Political reporting continues to dominate Pakistan media. From newspapers to television and from radio to the internet, politics is the name of the game. Each day the front pages of newspapers carry screaming headlines on political developments in the country. The same goes for the electronic media where main headlines and stories are mostly political.
The list of journalists who cover politics could run an arm’s length. It remains the most fancied beat for all the prestige and limelight it offers. Yet often it is found that the journalists are apt to put in their opinion or slant to the story. Frequently the copy is spiced with half-baked facts and innuendo. Alarmingly, such reports are also one-sided. Little attention is given to language. There’s a lot that needs fixing. JP’s experts on political reporting can be your guide to a more wholesome and objective report.