Biased Coverage Of Anti US Rally By English Press
June 30, 2009 at 4:57 pm | Posted in Dawn, Journalism, Media, Media Bias, Pakistan, US | 6 Comments 
The English press coverage of a mammoth ‘Go America Go’ rally organized here in Karachi was all time poor. The huge participation of Karachitis in an anti American rally couldn’t catch the attention of news editors in Pakistan’s English language newspapers. All newspapers groups have certain leaning and so dawn group of newspaper which claims to be progressive. I repeatedly say that newspapers never remain impartial but the professional demands a balance.
The ‘stuff’ been associated with Dawn over times has not only pretended to be progressive and socialist but also anti capitalist. The strange aspect of this story is the undeclared association of these past socialist with the capitalist America which for acquiring the hegemony has made aggression on Muslims states. I don’t understand the mentality of this liberal lot in the news rooms of English daily who on hands ridicule Islamists for waging against Soviet Union but on the hand are against their insurgency against the US. The only reason behind their stance is their enmity of Muslim insurgents and love for the aggressor whether it comes in form of USSR or adopt a new name of US led allied forces.
which of these two pictures and news are prominent? which deserve space at the front page?
The only reason behind killing this story seems to the above stated reason. Interestingly, the participants had gathered to pressurize the government to say goodbye to the US war on terror and ask her to go out of our land.
What else they demanded?
“They said the root cause of all the problems facing , but the rulers instead of raising voice against this hegemony are playing role of silent spectator”
Like the motherland, the newspaper started by the father of Pakistan has been high jacked by liberal fascists. The name of Qaid-e-Azam is still used by Dawn but his progressive vision has been put into dustbin by the Editors of Dawn.
Pakistan is this unwanted US meddling. The US has even violated the sanctity of territories of Pakistan and killed thousands of innocent men, women and children in drone and missile attacks
Again what wrong with this? The protest of five to six women demanding equal rights or bashing Islam may be important to highlight and thus get space in the front page of Pakistani English Daily but doesn’t the protest hundred of thousand including thousands of women deserve to placed at the back page? Dawn gave this story a space of two column at the page third of its metropolitan pages. The coverage of this story in the news and daily time was also in name only. If all this progressiveness, then I pray that Allah may not make any one progressive. These hypocrites have converted progression in suppression, the suppression of voice against injustice and aggression.
Talkhaba doesn’t necessarily agree with the views and policies of Jamaat-e-Islami.
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It is the fact that all the “Free Media” is free in highlighting any of the smallest blot of mischievious muslim and creatung a hype of it. as was in the case of “fictitious” video of flogging of the girl in swat. But when the true picture came, that media do not bothered to condemn the role of the media men involved in it. Instead they always kept on to keep the “Islamist forces” behind the veils.
All the media men , who at one time were associated with the progressive forces (inclined to USSR Block) are now putting there weight behind USA. That is the reason they are not giving so much coverage to any Anti US rally or demonstration. But it is also to be noted that the people can not be hoodwinked for a long time. The time will come that all the peolpe will be against the US tyranny
Comment by Sirajul Islam— June 30, 2009 #
These liberal fascists in journalism are certainly in need to learn a good “lesson”. Let’s teach them…
Comment by Maximilien— June 30, 2009 #
english and urdu both media groups are being more and more entangled by CIA to promote the agenda of US imperialism.Dawn and Dusk both are in the same line……NOW THINK ALTERNATELY…..THE ALTERNATE MEDIA I MEAN
Comment by ZAFAR IQBAL— July 1, 2009 #
Thats true…. i watched it closely and they way they have played such an important story down is so obvious and shameful…. problem is with Jamat e Islami for not having proper influence on these newspapers like other parties have… see MQM get front page coverage very often and they know how to get it… we need to learn and change ourselves too….
Comment by zeeshan— July 1, 2009 #
zeeshan sb sorry to say this, that there is a difference in between mqm and jamaat e islami , the way they taught the meadia is very different from jamaat , just i am quoting the telepohonic conversation in between one of the top journalist of the country ( we know about the school where your children are getting education , thats not out of karachi.), so this will not do and never do.
Comment by iqbal choudhry— July 1, 2009 #
@ Zeeshan Bhai
@ Iqbal Chaudhry Sb,
This not the Question of Coverage of Jamaat or MQM. I am not supporter of Jamaat rather i have picked the topic due to Media biases whether it is towards, Jamaat, PPP, MQM or any other party or group. The Question not that why was Jamaat not been given proper coverage. The matter is why the editor gave small space to a story which it deserve placement at front page.
My Intro in the above post is due to my strong relationship with Media, vast Knowldge of their working and politics of the remains of Marks who are no more Markist but know working for the capitalist US.
Comment by talkhaaba— July 1, 2009 #