Comments on: Is there a ‘right’ way to cover terrorism?

By: Gojib Erries

Gojib Erries — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I believe that the media should not be censored. The public should be able to view everything that terrorists are capable of but also put focus and the lives and victims that terrorists affect.

By: Satya

Satya — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Personally, when you put restrictions on news then it’s not news, only an opinion. Perhaps a balance should be drawn. If channels show bad things, they should double-up on showing good things also. Or how about a “lessons learned” segment, a discussion and step towards resolution.

By: Shafiqa khan

Shafiqa khan — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

In every country media playing vital role, like in Pakistan the step is taken is good. Media got freedom, but it had itself also made the bad image for Pakistan by showing cartoons of political leaders and so on…

Well this step is good..

MAY ALLAH BLESS PAKISTAN.

AMEEN.

By: Bashir Hussain

Bashir Hussain — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Well, every body is performing his duty in order to lead a green Pakistan, so as you people broadcasting situations live from its domain, describing situations, telecasting the imaginations and thoughts of the people, but all these would get ruin if the capital doesn’t listen anybody, even though media, so this is the place of thinking that how to take our rights from the Capital, who is not listening anybody.

By: Agha Ghulam Nabi

Agha Ghulam Nabi — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

The meeting of Media Managers is of least importance at this stage as I consider. But being the true visionary of Pakistan, I would stress media to unite and show up the true face of Terrorism and the faces behind terrorism.

Atleast this Govt. (both provincial and Federal) have started fight against image-breaking agents who are creating such suicide bombers in the name of Islam.

By: Hamza Arain

Hamza Arain — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I believe this is a step in the right direction because realization is the first step towards improvement. Another point that should be brought into their notice is the tagging of ‘Muslim’ with the word ‘Terrorists’ worldwide. I have never read any foreign media reporting some thing as ‘Christian serial killer’ or ‘Jew rapist’ etc. By making this mistake we are associating Islam with terrorism in every ones mind although Islam severely condemns terrorism.

By: Faria

Faria — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Criticism is easy – productive improvement is hard. Atleast this group of media managers have realized their mistakes and are voluntarily trying to take steps towards better news. Its better late than never.

By: Shaikh Mohommad

Shaikh Mohommad — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Graphic details are necessary to show the insensitivity of the Government Armed forces.
Remember the Lal Masjid massacre where innocent students were deliberately murdered and no enquiry has been held and media was kept out of this massacre. Now the Pakistan Army is continuing its bombing spree in Waziristan and no media is allowed to verify the claims of the Pakistan Army. When will Pakistan Army be sent to barracks? Is there a possibility of Pakistani Army’s economic empire to be dismantled?.

By: shaukat chughtai

shaukat chughtai — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

While I am for media’s freedom but at the same time there are some irritations when the newscasters asks their reporters in the field the silly questions which gives an impression that channels representative at a certain location is a controller of everything what is happening and that he should answer all those questions for which he does not yet or have no answers. For instance, if five people have been killed, are the hospitals ready to receive dead bodies, are the hospital staff on duty, is government agencies taking action and so on. How can you expect that a reporter of the channels is more powerful and informed of everything, like he is more than the law enforcement agencies as he demonstrates he knows everything. This is hypocrisy and misleading, Media has to be realistic and the anchors or newscasters should ask relevant questions.

Some media people seem to be pro or against some political parties. So there are lot of contradictions that media should look into for the benefit of the audience.

By: Ahmed

Ahmed — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

We need more freelance journalism to air the truth of what’s happening in Pakistan, and show the world what attrocities the Pakistan goverment continues to impose on the people of Waziristan through the Pakistan led, American war on terror.