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Marketing: Ad-supported content dominates expanding media landscape
Two smartphones a Samsung Galaxy J5 and an iPhone 6S, Photo: Senado Federal (Fotos produzidas pelo Senado)/Wikimedia Commons Marketing, branding and advertising involve approaches to introducing or publicizing a huge variety of products and services through the...March 28, 2018 1012 0 -
Pakistani-American entrepreneur commits to funding journalism scholarship
A prominent Pakistani-American businessman has pledged to fund journalism undergraduate scholarship through Pakistani-American Press Association, a newly formed body of journalists. Mossadaq Chughtai said at an event on Saturday he will contribute a minimum of $...March 26, 2018 5365 3 -
Renowned Pakistani journalist Afzal Khan passes away
Veteran Pakistani journalist and former Washington correspondent of the Associated Press of Pakistan Afzal Khan passed away in Virginia on Thursday. Khan had been unwell in the last few years with cardiac complications and was under...December 14, 2017 2253 3 -
Global ad investment to grow 4.3% in 2018; Google, Facebook to gain big
Photo: ITU Updating its ad investment forecasts for the current and next year, GroupM, the media investment group of WPP, sees a growth of 3.1% in 2017 and 4.3% in 2018 representing an jump of $23B...December 11, 2017 1783 0 -
The challenges facing Pakistani journalists
Journalism in the rapidly changing environment has a lot of new opportunities. However, it also faces many new challenges. In several developing countries, challenges facing working journalists outweigh opportunities, especially when journalists investigate corruption and misuse...December 3, 2017 2207 0 -
IFJ’s new UN Convention for protection of journalists gathers support
A photographer running away from a burning vehicle Photo Credit: Aziz Ahmed A ground-breaking United Nations Convention aimed at giving greater protection for journalists and journalism in the face of a tide of violence and threats...November 18, 2017 1353 0 -
Journalism challenges amid ‘fake news’ and Internet echo chambers
Photo Credit: UNESCO The onslaught of information – that may be wrong and in many cases misleading – in the digital age is posing stiff new challenges for genuine journalism. A new report Monday warned that...November 7, 2017 1830 0 -
UN terms Qatari neighbors’ demand to close Al Jazeera ‘unacceptable attack’
Al Jazeera English Newsroom Photo by Wittylama/Wikimedia Commons Voicing outrage over Persian Gulf countries’ demand to shut down Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera, the UN Human Rights chief has termed it as an “unacceptable attack” on the right to...July 1, 2017 1302 0 -
CNN drops ‘Believer with Reza Aslan’ after author’s anti-Trump tweet
Photo: Roanokecollege/Wikimedia Commons CNN has decided to cancel the production of the “Believer with Reza Aslan,’ in the wake of the Iranian-American author’s use of inappropriate words in criticism of President Donald Trump’s stance on London...June 9, 2017 1077 0 -
Journalists face increasing online and physical threats – IFJ
A photographer running away from a burning vehicle – Photo Credit Aziz Ahmed The ongoing wars and conflicts are not the only threats journalists face in the line of duty. A variety of vested interests and...May 3, 2017 1407 0