Media
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When Nature paints in blue…
I happened to be at Alexandria Waterfront on the right time this week. But even as a photographer I could not fully know that the blue color will make such beautiful scene for pictures from Old...June 27, 2020 976 1 -
Three AP photographers win Pulitzer for their images of Kashmir crackdown
The featured image above is one of the AP photos Pultizer has displayed in announcing award for three photographers in featured photography. The image by Dar Yasin shows women shouting slogans as Indian policemen fire teargas...May 5, 2020 944 0 -
‘The Press provides antidote to epidemic of misinformation’
UN Secretary General marked the World Press Freedom Day with the observation that the Press provides an antidote to conspiracies and misinformation circulating at the time of coronavirus pandemic. “The press provides the antidote: verified, scientific,...May 2, 2020 1739 0 -
UN alarmed as governments charge, arrest journalists for criticizing COVID-19 responses
As the coronavirus pandemic rages on, governments in several countries are reacting ham-handedly to media accounts critical of their responses and nearly 40 journalists have reportedly been arrested or charged. The United Nations and International Press...April 26, 2020 1845 0 -
Americans believe news media doing fairly well in covering coronavirus outbreak
There is so much happening around the world with regard to coronavirus outbreak that I am tempted to recall Vladimir Lenin’s famous quote: “There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen.”...March 22, 2020 819 0 -
High School grad says National Press Club’s Diversity Award ‘very affirming’
The National Press Club awarded a high school graduate from Georgia, Edna Anne Rutland, its 2019 Diversity Scholarship Award at an even that celebrated the budding talent as well as the best performing professional journalists in...August 31, 2019 1007 0 -
Media freedoms under attack in democracies and authoritarian states alike
It might have been almost unthinkable until a few years ago but many democracies around the world are resorting to new forms of curbs and attacks against journalism. The latest Freedom House report says independent media...June 6, 2019 800 0 -
Data-based marketing and emerging competing scenarios
Marketing companies and individuals have never had so much data to make use of, as they have now. Yet in the fast data-driven field of marketing, the immediate future presents a landscape filled with opportunities and...March 13, 2019 850 0 -
After criticism, BBC pledges to restore comment about Indian spy’s involvement in Pakistan
BBC Broadcasting House Image Credit: Zizzu02/Wikimedia Commons Reputed for allowing dissident voices to express their views on its broadcast platforms, the BBC has long been facing criticism from dictatorial regimes. But this week, the British Broadcasting...December 14, 2018 862 0 -
How advertisers in Pakistan use the media clout key
Governments and private sector organizations the world over spend billions of dollars every year on promoting their “products” whether it be individuals, political parties, corporate entities, programs, etc. While history records many propaganda campaigns, the most notoriously...November 13, 2018 977 0