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 Pakistan
 Rapid 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
In Million Populatio TV viewers %age
n
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)
Source: Gallup Pakistan
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
Questions
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