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Dawn staff calls for withdrawal of decision to cut wages

January 31, 2019: Dawn newspaper workers union has called on the management to review and withdraw its decision of cutting staff wages by 40 percent

Dawn slaps 40 percent cut in staff wages

January 30, 2019: The Dawn Media Group has announced a 40 percent salary cut for its staff starting February 1, 2019, due to falling advertising revenue and rising operational costs. This decision makes Dawn the first newspaper in Pakistan to reduce wages amid the ongoing media crisis.

India bars journalists in Jammu and Kashmir from covering event

January 29, 2019: Ten photo and video journalists were barred from covering a government function marking India's Republic Day in Srinagar

Cheques issued by Nawa-i-Waqt Group bounce, says former staffer

January 29, 2019: Cheques issued to sacked staff of Waqt TV by Nawa-i-Waqt Group have bounced, claims former staffer Matiullah Jan

Supreme Court grants bail to Dr. Shahid Masood

January 28, 2019: Supreme Court grants bail to Dr. Shahid Masood, a prominent name in Pakistani media in the PTV corruption case

Express News, BOL and Samaa mics removed from event at press club

January 28, 2019: Journalists angry over layoffs by three media houses - Express News, BOL and Samaa - remove their mics from a presser at National Press Club.

Free news sites BuzzFeed, HuffPost feel the layoff pinch

January 28, 2019: American news websites BuzzFeed and HuffPost cut jobs leaving an advertising-dependent journalism economic model under threat

National Press Club slaps coverage ban on Express News and BOL

January 27, 2019: National Press Club will not permit Express News and BOL to cover events at the club premises for laying off workers and not paying staff wages

Dawn terms creation of PMRA senseless and dangerous

January 27, 2019: The creation of PMRA does not make sense as print and electronic media are separate entities points out Dawn

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa journalists set to start protest campaign

January 27, 2019: Journalists want implementation of KP Assembly resolution that links government payments for adverts to media houses with reinstatement of laid-off workers

Iran sentences journalist to five years over corruption report

January 26, 2019: Iran sentences journalist Yashar Soltani to five years in jail for reporting on corruption in Tehran land deals

PFUJ rejects Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority

January 26, 2019: PFUJ rejects the setting up of Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority to regulate electronic, print and social media

Mir Shakil appears in court for allegedly running fake news

January 26, 2019: Jang Group owner Mir Shakil-ur- Rahman appears in a Karachi court for running fake news against BOL News investigative journalist Asad Kharal

APNS objects to formation of Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority

January 26, 2019: APNS expresses concern over the formation of Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority that will regulate electronic, print, and social media

Formation of Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority approved

January 25, 2019: The federal cabinet approves the formation of a single media regulatory authority PMRA that will regulate print electronic and social media

Egypt TV presenter sentenced to prison for interviewing gay man

January 25, 2019: Egypt TV presenter for LTC TV Mohamed al-Gheiti is jailed for one year for interviewing a gay man on his show Sah al-Noum

Four Kashmiri photojournalists hit by pellet-gun fire from Indian security forces

January 24, 2019: Fire from pellet-gun by Indian forces injures four Kashmiri photojournalists in Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir according to media

RIUJ continues protest against layoffs at Daily Express

January 24, 2019: RIUJ protests layoffs at Daily Express on a call of PFUJ President Afzal Butt

Information minister points to excessive coverage of crime by TV channels

January 23, 2019:

Geo cuts half a dozen jobs in Peshawar

January 23, 2019: Geo News Television has laid off several employees, including reporters and sub-editors, from its Peshawar center as part of a plan to balance revenues and expenses. The network is also cutting salaries by 20 percent for those earning over Rs 0.4 million per month and 10 percent for those earning between Rs 110k and Rs 400k.

Journalist murdered in Mexico, first of 2019

January 22, 2019:

Photographer killed during clashes between militia near Tripoli

January 21, 2019:

Cyril Almeida suspends writing Sunday column for Dawn

January 20, 2019:

Journalist unions protest as Daily Express lays off staff in Islamabad

January 20, 2019:

Journalist Aaliya Shah authors new book titled 'Imran Khan and Naya Pakistan'

January 18, 2019:

Journalist Mariana Baabar irritated by Imran Khan's dress and uncombed hair

January 18, 2019:

Investigative journalist shot dead in Ghana

January 17, 2019:

Journalists hammer outgoing chief justice

January 17, 2019:

E-magazine Editor Shahzad Badar serves legal notice on APP

January 17, 2019:

Shaheen Sehbai blasts Mujeeb-ur-Rahman Shami

January 16, 2019:

PFUJ condemns district bureaucracy for conspiring to demolish Sukkur Press Club

January 15, 2019:

Minister appreciates National Press Club's reported operation clean-up against fake journalists

January 15, 2019:

Iran jails journalist for six years over critical writing

January 15, 2019:

Freedom Network welcomes information minister's statement

January 15, 2019:

Minister says information ministry to table bill on journalists' protection

January 15, 2019:

Lab Azad Awards honor journalists for excellence in rights-based reporting

January 15, 2019:

Herald explains why it dropped 'Khalai Makhlooq' for person of the year contest

January 15, 2019:

Photojournalists in the Netherlands to go on strike demanding decent pay

January 14, 2019:

Imtiaz Alam slams information minister

January 14, 2019:

Pakistani journalist wins AFP Kate Webb Prize

January 14, 2019:

Jan Achakzai accuses Dawn of promoting western agenda

January 12, 2019:

Shahzeb Khanzada bats for jailed Dr. Shahid Masood

January 12, 2019:

PBA agrees to 70 percent cut in rates of government adverts: minister

January 11, 2019:

Myanmar court rejects appeal of jailed Reuters' reporters

January 11, 2019:

Journalists condemn government's anti-media policy

January 11, 2019:

Minister Fayyaz ul Hassan Chohan apologizes for outburst

January 10, 2019:

Geo to cut pays and sack staff as revenue falls

January 10, 2019:

Journalists boycott Punjab Assembly proceedings, demand minister's resignation

January 09, 2019:

Journalists assaulted by neo-fascists in Rome

January 09, 2019:

Daily Times tells erring ministers to show respect for media professionals

January 09, 2019:

IFJ demands release of editor in Yemen

January 09, 2019:

Talat Hussain objects to prime minister greeting Indian cricket team

January 09, 2019:

Azad Group deals blow to Journalist Panel, Shakeel Qarar elected president National Press Club

January 09, 2019:

Journalists in Peshawar protest layoffs

January 08, 2019:

Journalists demand an apology after minister's thoughtless response to a reporter's question

January 08, 2019:

PEMRA tells TV channels to stop airing plays having objectionable themes

January 08, 2019:

Daily Express cuts jobs in Peshawar

January 08, 2019: The Express Media Group continues its wave of layoffs, with the latest terminations at Daily Express in Peshawar, where the news editor and four sub-editors were fired. The group's ongoing downsizing efforts have also led to shutting down its English language television channel Tribune 24-7, resulting in over 100 job losses, and the sacking of The Express Tribune's reporting team in Peshawar.