Media must reinvent itself to survive, seminar told
LAHORE: The media is going through a transformation the world over due to “digital disruption” and mobile technology has so bewitched the younger generation that very few among them watch…
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Pakistani journalist Asad Hashim wins AFP Kate Webb Prize
Freelance reporter Asad Hashim was named as the winner of the 2018 Agence France-Presse Kate Webb Prize on Monday for his coverage of the plight of ethnic Pashtuns and blasphemy…
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Info ministry resolves issue of ad rates amicably
Islamabad: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has concluded an amicable settlement to the issue of government rates of advertisements for broadcast media. The new slabs agreed with the Pakistan…
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PBA agrees to 70 percent cut in rates of government adverts: minister
ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry said Friday the Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) had agreed to a 70% cut in rates of government adverts. The minister announced this…
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Journalists condemn government’s anti-media policy
LAHORE – Journalists angry over continuing job and pay cuts, and the recent outburst of Punjab Information Minister Fayyaz ul Hassan Chohan against a reporter, staged a protest outside the…
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Geo to cut pays and sack staff as revenue falls
ISLAMABAD – Geo is to cut salaries by 20 percent and sack some staff in a bid to eliminate the gap between revenues and expenses. A statement from the network…