Dawn scribe says PTI responsible for rendering journalists jobless
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 1 February 2019
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Asad Malik, a journalist from Dawn, accuses the PTI government of causing significant job losses in the media sector. He points to the government's failure to deliver on job creation and the negative impact of anti-media measures.Summary
ISLAMABAD - Asad Malik, a reporter with Dawn, on Friday held the PTI government responsible for making more than 10000 journalists jobless.
In a tweet in Urdu, he criticized the government’s promise of creating 10 million jobs. He added that in only six months nearly 10000 workers in the media industry had lost their jobs.
He also maintained that because of the “government’s anti-media measures” hundreds of workers have witnessed cuts in their incomes.
ایک کروÚ' نوکریوں کا جھانسا دلا کر Øکومت لینÛ' والوں Ú©Û' Ù¾ÛÙ„Û' Ú†Ú¾ Ù…Ø§Û Ù…ÛŒÚº صر٠میڈیا انڈسٹری سÛ' قریبا 10 Ûزار اÙراد Ú©Û' روزگار Ú†Ú¾Ù† گئÛ' اور Øکومت Ú©Û' میڈیا مخال٠اقدامات Ú©ÛŒ ÙˆØ¬Û Ø³Û' سینکÚ'ÙˆÚº اÙراد Ú©ÛŒ ماÛØ§Ù†Û Ø§Ø¬Ø±Øª میں Ø®Ø§Ø·Ø±Ø®ÙˆØ§Û Ú©Ù…ÛŒ بھی Ûوئی
— Asad Malik (@asadrp) January 31, 2019
The Dawn Media Group, publishers of Dawn newspaper and monthly Herald, announced on Wednesday its decision to impose a 40 percent cut on staff salaries because of falling advertising revenue and an increase in operational costs.
On the other hand, presenter Asma Sherazi lamented that journalists raise voice for everyone, but today there is no one to highlight their plight before “exploiting” media owners.
صØاÙÛŒ Ûر مظلوم Ú©ÛŒ آواز Ûیں لیکن اÙÙ† Ú©Û' لئÛ' آواز اٹھانÛ' والا اور استØصالی سیٹھوں سÛ' Ù„Ú'Ù†Û' والا کوئی Ù†ÛیںÛ" صØاÙیوں Ú©Û' گھروں Ú©Û' چولÛÛ' بند کرنÛ' والوں کا اØتساب کون کرÛ' گا ØŸ
— Asma Shirazi (@asmashirazi) February 1, 2019
In her Urdu tweet, she asks, “who will hold accountable the people responsible for extinguishing hearths in journalists’ homes.”
Photo: Twitter (@asadrp)KEY POINTS:
- Over 10,000 journalists have lost jobs under the PTI government.
- The government promised to create 10 million jobs but failed to deliver.
- Dawn Media Group announced a 40% salary cut due to declining revenues.
- Asma Sherazi highlights the lack of support for journalists' rights.
- Anti-media measures have led to widespread income reductions for media workers.
