State Control, Corporate Interests, and Media Independence in Pakistan
During the past two decades, the media sector in Pakistan has grown immensely in terms of scale and influence. With the deregulation policy and…
As Pakistan approaches a crucial election, its media watchdog bans critical voices from TV
On 18 August, Pakistan’s media watchdog directed all TV channels to stop giving airtime to 11 people: a group including journalists considered close to former Prime…
The Spectacular Rise Of TLP And The Challenges Ahead
Even without a wider platform or broad agenda to achieve victory in the polls, groups such as TLP are poised to exploit the grievances…
Karachi Literature Festival: Panel Discussion On Fake News And Disinformation
We are inundated with information, so much that lines of truth, fact, and value have blurred. One has to dig deeper and do silting…
The Intercept: Moderating Panel Discussion On Investigative Journalism, Accountability
I moderated this event last week organised by the center that I direct – Park Center for Indepenent Media – and the Finger Lakes…
My Interview On Digital Media In Pakistan And Beyond
The mainstream media in Pakistan does not give a full picture or cover all pertinent angles. The main job of media is to inform…
International Newsletter ‘The Story’ Gives Naya Daur A Warm Shoutout
Laxmi Murthi writes about the new space in Pakistani journalism created by Naya Daur, a new media portal that upholds diversity of opinion and…
US Media Environment: My Interview With Prof Aminah Al-Deen
Raza Rumi and Prof. Aminah Al-Deen discuss the alarming state of journalism and media in the United States. They discuss how all American mainstream…
Pakistan’s Changing Popular Culture: Discussion With Mohsin Saeed, Fauzia Yazdani, Sabahat Zakariya and Ahmer Naqvi
A riveting discussion on the (d)evolution of popular culture in Pakistan, and its relation with media. We as humans and communities are constantly involved…
My Interview on Identity, Politics and Media
I was interviewed by Roshandan team in the summer of 2019. Saw the video a little late. Here’s the video and there is a…
Can Feminism Succeed In Pakistan?
Afiya Zia, the author of ‘Faith and Feminism in Pakistan’, tells Raza Rumi that women in all parts of the country, across social classes,…
کیا بی بی سی جانبدار رپورٹنگ کرتا ہے؟ | نیا دور | اردو
برطانوی خبر رساں ادارے بی بی سی پر یہ الزام عائد کیا جاتا ہے کہ وہ جانبدار رپورٹنگ کرتا ہے اور اس کا جھکاؤ…
Standing Up To Injustice
My talk involving human rights, minority rights and injustice.…
Media continues to suffer crackdown as political parties look the other way
وزیر اطلاعات فواد چوہدری نے حال ہی میں سوشل میڈیا پر کریک ڈاؤن کا اعلان کیا ہے۔ اس اعلان کے بعد ایف آئی اے…
The Importance of Independent Media: An Interview With Raza Rumi By Aisha Mae Mughal
Raza Rumi is a Pakistani journalist, author, and policy analyst. He serves as the Director of the Park Center for Independent Media at Ithaca…
Theatre is an art that helps you understand yourself: Sarmad Khoosat talks to Naya Daur
In the following video, Sarmad Khoosat talks about the significance of theatre. Sarmad Khoosat says theatre is the platform through which you can express…
Misogyny normalized by media through sexist content
Sexist slurs, jokes are a norm in Pakistan. This is not limited to Khawaja Asif’s remarks against Shireen Mazari or Aamir Liaquat’s suggestive captions.…
Raza Rumi says that Pakistani electronic media promoted extremism
Raza Rumi’s take on how media in Pakistan has promoted extremism. He asserts that the attitudes prevalent in social media is similar to that…
Interview with new PCIM Director Raza Rumi
Raza Rumi’s shares his vision as the new PCIM director.…
حضرت عمر بن خطاب نے کہا تھا کہ اگر دریا کے کنارے کو کتا بھی مرا تو اس کا ذمہ دار میں ہوں گا
حضرت عمر بن خطاب نے کہا تھا کہ اگر دریا کے کنارے کو کتا بھی مرا تو اس کا ذمہ دار میں ہوں گا…