Overview

This book unpacks the media dynamics within the socio-cultural, political, and economic context of Pakistan. It provides an in-depth, critical, and scholarly discussion of contemporary issues such as media, state, and democracy in Pakistan; freedom of expression in Pakistani journalism; Balochistan as a blind spot in mainstream newspapers; media control by state institutions; women and media discourses; TV talk shows and coverage of Kashmir; feminist narrative and media images of Malala Yousufzai and Mukhtaran Mai; jihad on screen; and Osama bin Laden’s death on screen, to understand the relation between media and terrorism. The book covers diverse media types including TV, radio, newspapers, print media, films, documentary, stage performance, and social media. Detailed, interdisciplinary, analytical, and with original perspectives from journalists as well as academics, this volume will be useful to scholars and researchers of media studies, Pakistan studies, politics and international affairs, military and terrorism studies, journalism and communication studies, and South Asian studies. It will also interest general readers, policy makers, and those interested in global journalism, mass media, and freedom of expression.

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Author:   Qaisar Abbas (Southern Methodist University, Dallas, USA) ,  Farooq Sulehria (Beaconhouse National University, Lahore, Pakistan)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge India
Weight:   0.560kg
ISBN:  

9780367421953

ISBN 10:   036742195
Pages:   202
Publication Date:   04 August 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Walking in Circle: Democracy, State and Freedom of Expression in Pakistan Qaisar Abbas and Farooq Sulehria 2. Journalism in the Service of Jihad Faizullah Jan 3. Jihad on Screen: The Role of Jihadi Drama and Film and Their Press Coverage, 1979–89, in Islamising Pakistan Farooq Sulehria 4. The Politics of Pity and the Individual Heroine Syndrome: Mukhtaran Mai and Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan Fawzia Afzal-Khan 5. TV News as Merchant of War Hysteria: Framing the Kashmir Conflict in India and Pakistan Qaisar Abbas 6. Performing Piety and Sexuality in Pakistan Afiya Shehrbano Zia 7. The Cost of Doing their Job Online: Harassment of Women Journalists Ayesha Khan 8. Counter-terrorism Perspective and the Pakistani TV Channels: A Case Study of Osama bin Laden’s Assassination Amir Hamza Marwan 9. The Journey of Pakistan’s Oscar Success A Girl in the River: An Insider’s Account Haya Fatima Iqbal 10. What Freedom? Reflections of a Working Journalist Farah Zia 11. Covering the Periphery: Balochistan as a Blind Spot in the Mainstream Newspapers of Pakistan Adnan Aamir 12. Interviews with I. A. Rehman, Mehdi Hassan, and Eric Rahim: Freedom of Expression and the Sham Democracy Qaisar Abbas and Farooq Sulehria

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Qaisar Abbas is Advisor, SMU Human Rights Program at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, USA. Farooq Sulehria is Assistant Professor at the Department of Liberal Arts, Beaconhouse National University, Lahore, Pakistan.

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