Media in Pakistan

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Dawn employees in Islamabad reject pay cuts

Dawn employees in Islamabad reject pay cuts

 Published 6 years ago:  Staff of Dawn newspaper in Islamabad has rejected the management decision to cut wages by 40 percent

Magistrate summons Express Media Group owner over layoffs

Magistrate summons Express Media Group owner over layoffs

 Published 6 years ago:  District magistrate summons Sultan Ali Lakhani the owner of Express Media Group following a complaint filed by President of National Press Club

Unpaid for months, Geo staff goes on strike

Unpaid for months, Geo staff goes on strike

 Published 6 years ago:  Staff at Geo TV go on strike across Pakistan frustrated over the management not paying their salaries.

Venezuela frees two French reporters after media crackdown

Venezuela frees two French reporters after media crackdown

 Published 6 years ago:  Venezuela has released two reporters for a French TV show who were among five foreign reporters arrested including one from Spain EFE news agency.

Dawn scribe says PTI responsible for rendering journalists jobless

Dawn scribe says PTI responsible for rendering journalists jobless

 Published 6 years ago:  Asad Malik, a reporter with Dawn newspaper says the PTI government is responsible for rendering more than 10000 journalists jobless in the media industry.

Dawn staff calls for withdrawal of decision to cut wages

Dawn staff calls for withdrawal of decision to cut wages

 Published 6 years ago:  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

Dawn slaps 40 percent cut in staff wages

 Published 6 years ago:  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

India bars journalists in Jammu and Kashmir from covering event

 Published 6 years ago:  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

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

 Published 6 years ago:  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

Supreme Court grants bail to Dr. Shahid Masood

 Published 6 years ago:  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

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

 Published 6 years ago:  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

Free news sites BuzzFeed, HuffPost feel the layoff pinch

 Published 6 years ago:  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

National Press Club slaps coverage ban on Express News and BOL

 Published 6 years ago:  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

Dawn terms creation of PMRA senseless and dangerous

 Published 6 years ago:  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

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa journalists set to start protest campaign

 Published 6 years ago:  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

Iran sentences journalist to five years over corruption report

 Published 6 years ago:  Iran sentences journalist Yashar Soltani to five years in jail for reporting on corruption in Tehran land deals

PFUJ rejects Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority

PFUJ rejects Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority

 Published 6 years ago:  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

Mir Shakil appears in court for allegedly running fake news

 Published 6 years ago:  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

APNS objects to formation of Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority

 Published 6 years ago:  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

Formation of Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority approved

 Published 6 years ago:  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

Egypt TV presenter sentenced to prison for interviewing gay man

 Published 6 years ago:  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

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

 Published 6 years ago:  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

RIUJ continues protest against layoffs at Daily Express

 Published 6 years ago:  RIUJ protests layoffs at Daily Express on a call of PFUJ President Afzal Butt

Geo cuts half a dozen jobs in Peshawar

Geo cuts half a dozen jobs in Peshawar

 Published 6 years ago:  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.