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Balochistan: Reaping the Benefits of Peace Journalism
Conflict & Communication Online, volume 14, issue 2 (2015), 12 pp.
"If the focus of peace journalism is to press for quality journalism during conflict reporting which will ultimately contribute to peace, then the findings of this study show that the available reporting on the Balochistan conflict passes the litmus test. The coverage is pro-people, and the reporter
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The Trust Factor: An EJN Review of Journalism and Self-Regulation
Deep Insights
London: Ethical Journalism Network (EJN) (2015), 72 pp.
"This report examines self-regulation in challenging times. Journalism is increasingly a single stream of information disseminated simultaneously across different platforms of media, but its regulation remains dominated by old-fashioned notions of how media work. Usually there are two ways of regula
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Why Information Matters: A Foundation for Resilience
Deep Insights
Internews (2014), 84 pp.
"This report: 1. Defines “information ecosystems” and proposes an analytic framework of eight critical dimensions for understanding them; 2. Analyzes information ecosystems across a spectrum of change and their impact on resilience, referencing four case studies of Internews’ previous work [In
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Global Information Society Watch 2014: Communications Surveillance in the Digital Age
Association for Progressive Communications (APC); Hivos (2014), 283 pp.
"This Global Information Society Watch tracks the state of communications surveillance in 57 countries across the world – countries as diverse as Hungary, India, Argentina, The Gambia, Lebanon and the United Kingdom. Each country report approaches the issue from a different perspective. Some analy
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Pakistan: Audience Realities in an Unstable Media Landscape
Gallup; Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) (2014), 43 slides
"TV is the main information platform by far, but the importance of individual channels varies by region and modes of access. Population is divided between those with access to non-State TV and those without. While most express generic satisfaction with media, actual opinions about specific channels
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PakVotes: A Social Media Experiment in Elections Monitoring
Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace (USIP) (2014), 5 pp.
"PakVotes, a pilot project supported by the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP), used social media platforms and a network of reporters located in areas outside of major cities in Pakistan to track violence during the 2013 elections. The project offers lessons that could guide future efforts to use socia
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Ethics in Conflict Coverage
Karachi: Pakistan Press Foundation; Pakistan Coalition for Ethical Journalism (2014), 33 pp.
"This discussion paper studies several main sources to assess the health of ethical journalism in Pakistan today. It takes three main areas of conflict and examines the ethics of reporting in relation to them. They are faith based issues (the blasphemy charge against 14-year-old Rimsha Masih, a Yout
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"Just 18.1% of Pakistanis say they follow current events about the country “a lot,” but almost half (47.7%) follow current events “somewhat.” About one-third report being less attentive, following current events “very little” (29.6%) or “not at all” (4.6%). Results trend upward with
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Communicating with Communities: A Case Study and Guide from Pakistan and Elsewhere
Geneva: International Organization for Migration (IOM); Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP) (2014), xix, 109 pp.
"The purpose of this handbook is to highlight achievements, as well as ongoing efforts and future plans, in improving information delivery to and communication with affected communities. This guide highlights the lack of critical information in emergency response and what needs to be done to ensure
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Women in Politics and Media: Perspectives from Nations in Transition
New York; London: Bloomsbury Academic (2014), xiv, 334 pp.
"This is the first collection to de-Westernize the scholarship on women, politics and media by: 1) highlighting the latest research on countries and regions that have not been ‘the usual suspects’; 2) featuring a diverse group of scholars, many of non-Western origin; 3) giving voice through pers
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"This report offers a fresh perspective on the information and media landscape in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). It presents insights into the human impacts of information challenges and articulates opportunities to design development programming. By bringing a ground-level
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Freedom on the Net 2014. Tightening the Net: Governments Expand Online Controls
Washington, DC; New York: Freedom House (2014), 986 pp.
"Internet freedom around the world has declined for the fourth consecutive year, with a growing number of countries introducing online censorship and monitoring practices that are simultaneously more aggressive and more sophisticated in their targeting of individual users. In a departure from the pa
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"The promotion of gender equality among journalists is a key objective of the SAMSN gender project going forward in 2014. The roundtables and the gender networking conference discussed strategies and campaigns that could address the issues faced by women in South Asia. The conference also put forwar
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The Media of Pakistan: Fostering Inclusion in a Fragile Democracy?
London: BBC Media Action (2013), 31 pp.
"The Pakistani media’s democratising function is constrained by its historic role as a state-building tool. The media remains vulnerable amid on-going threats to media professionals and the limitations imposed by the industry’s financial model, which must rely heavily on advertising revenue. The
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