Mehr joining DawnNews
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 14 January 2013
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Mehr Bukhari is set to join DawnNews as a television talk show host. Previously, she faced controversy due to a leaked video that raised questions about media ethics.Summary
ISLAMABAD: Mehr Bukhari, the television talk show host at the center of a scandal that rocked Pakistan media last year, is to join DawnNews.
Insiders tell JournalismPakistan.com she has been hired on a monthly salary reported to be Rs1.8 million.
She has been away from the television screen for several months and was previously with Dunya News Television where a leaked video of a program she hosted along with Mubashar Luqman last summer showed behind the scene conversation with their guest, property tycoon Malik Riaz.
The clip first posted on YouTube revealed the interview with Malik was set-up as Meher admitted herself during the conversation that took place before the program and during commercial breaks.
The video that went viral created a rumble within the media fraternity leaving the role and ethics of television anchors open to question.
Mehr has also worked for Samaa Television. Her husband Kashif Abbasi, is also a television anchor, associated with ARY Television.
KEY POINTS:
- Mehr Bukhari joins DawnNews after months away from TV.
- Her salary at DawnNews is reported to be Rs1.8 million per month.
- Bukhari previously worked at Dunya News where a scandal erupted.
- The leaked video involved behind-the-scenes conversations with Malik Riaz.
- Questions about media ethics were raised following the video's release.
