Issues in Mass Communication

Presenters:

•Mr. Umair Saeed Khan(070157015)

•Miss. Ayesha Nawaz(070157003)

Topic: Freedom of Press in Pakistan

Agenda:• Introduction

– Freedom of Press– Situation in Pakistan.

• What constitutes the sector?– Print, Electronic, Radio,

Cinema, Cable TV, Online, Advertising, APP, NNI, PPI, Internet etc.

• Media laws in Pakistan.

Agenda:• Who runs Pakistani media?

– Profiles of major media houses.• Who Influences: Official or

non-official media?– Government.– Others.

• Suggestions.• Conclusion

• Miss Ayesha Nawaz

Introduction• Freedom of Press

•Freedom to print or publish without governmental interference.

•refers to the dissemination of expression of thought, belief or opinion through the medium of the press, without censure.

Situation in PakistanRapid growth of media after 2002.Media has multiple roles to play. Pakistan has not attained a position

that can be described as "free media".Freedom House, a respected

organization has ranked Pakistan at 61st position.

Reporters Sans Frontiers that monitors press freedom all over the world has placed Pakistan at 150th in its press freedom index.

What constitutes the sector?• Print Media

– Readership profile and habits• Total Readership = approximately 25 million • Average time of Newspaper readership - 26

minutes

Newspaper Magazine

Urban 27% 10%

Rural 15%

Male 27% 8%

Female 12% 14%

Source: Gallup Pakistan

What constitutes the sector?• Electronic Media

– TV viewer-ship statistics

Source: Gallup Pakistan

In Million Population

TV viewers

%age

Total adults 10+ 107 62 58%

Rural 70 36 51%

Urban 36 25 69%

Regular Viewers 42 % (4 days in a week)Occasional Viewers 16 % (3 days in a week)

What constitutes the sector?• Terrestrial TV Channel• Cable / Satellite Television channels• Advertising• Education TV channels• Radio• Internet• Cinema• Associated Press of Pakistan (APP).• Pakistan Press International (PPI)• News Network International (NNI)•

Media laws in Pakistan

• Freedom of Information Ordinance-2002

• The Press Council Ordinance 2002

• The Registration Ordinance 2002

• The Defamation Ordinance

• Mr. Umair Saeed Khan

Who runs Pakistani media?

• Jang group of Publications– Mir Khalil ur Rehman– Jang, Awaz, AKhabare Jahan, GEO

• Pakistan Herald Publications.– Dawn, Herald, Spider, Star, Aurora,

Dawn News • Nawa-e-Waqt group of Publication

– Nawai Waqt, Phool, Nadai Millat etc.

Who runs Pakistani media?

• Liberty Papers Limited– Khabrain, Naya Akhbar, The Post.

• Kawish Group of Newspapers– Daily Kawish, Televison Network.

• Century Publications– Daily Express (Urdu)

• Other Groups– ARY, Express, City 42 etc

Who Influences: Official or non-official media?

• Government media machinery• Federal Ministry for

Information and Broadcasting• Press Information

Department (PID)• Inter Services Public

Relations (ISPR)

Who Influences: Official or non-official media?

• Political Parties• Media Industry itself (Yellow

Journalism)• Business Organizations• Pressure Groups

Suggestions

• What can Government do?

• What can Media do?• What can be done by

public?• What do us student of

media can?

Suggestions•What can Government do?

– Good governance– Respect for the rule & law– Freedom of expression & association

– Transparency & accountability

Suggestions

• What can Media do?– Information & awareness– Voice of citizens– Narrowing the

democratic deficit– Development activities

Suggestions

• What can be done by public?– Role of non-profit

institutions– Independent agency– Creation of academic

professionals

Suggestions• What do us student of

media can?– Increases leadership

opportunities:– Generates public support:– Inspires students to enter

the profession:

Conclusion• Everyone has the right to freedom of

opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference, and impart information and ideas through any media regardless of frontiers."

• Free and Responsible Media

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