The field of journalism is full of responsibilities; balance, accuracy and timeline are the basic elements of the news. For the first time in history, PEMRA made a right decision towards regulation. Just as other departments are doing their jobs, Pakistani media is also doing the same.
Moreover, Pakistani media has lost its character just because of unprofessional and unqualified journalists. Journalists don’t know about ethics of media. They do harassment, they create violation and they are too away from social responsibility.
However, there are so many anchors who don’t know about rules and laws of media. I have seen many programmes where guests smoke cigarette in live and recorded shows. I usually see the awry in news, I usually see anchors support political parties. I usually see anchors do fun with dead bodies. I usually see anchors tell lies.
However, I have not seen any role of media in education, poverty, transport, agriculture, development and in rural journalism. Moreover, media has totally failed to raise the minority issues too.
Media in Pakistan has totally failed to provide a true image of society, there is not a symbol of Pakistani culture in it. Anchors should follow ethics and the government must implement laws on media. Most people will stand by with PEMRA if it brings an impartial bill regarding media ethics.
ISLAMUDDIN
Islamabad
