Category Archives: Media

Do you QR?

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

Aamir Rauf on the dexterity of the QR Code. You may or may not have seen these funny little barcode things, either in magazines, on billboards or even on plane or train tickets. But before we can get into what … Continue reading →

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Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy named one of Time magazine’s ‘100 most influential people in the world’

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

Pakistan’s first Oscar winner, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy has joined the ranks of the ‘100 most influential people in the world’ by making it on the Time 100 list for 2012. This list, Time magazine’s ninth annual list, appeared yesterday (19 April, … Continue reading →

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“If freedom means the freedom to say whatever you like, I don’t think Mr Jinnah would have subscribed to that notion”

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

Professor Ayesha Jalal, Mary Richardson Professor of History and Director, Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies, Tufts University, was in Karachi in February to participate in the Karachi Literature Festival. Here she speaks to Mariam Ali Baig about … Continue reading →

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“The press is interested in scandals. It is not interested in serious issues”

Posted on April 14, 2012 by

During a recent trip to Karachi, A.G. Noorani, one of India’s pre-eminent constitutional lawyers and authors, spoke to Mariam Ali Baig about the media in India. MARIAM ALI BAIG: Although you are a lawyer, in fact a leading constitutional expert … Continue reading →

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Four cuppas and 10 newspapers

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

By Fahd Husain I am a journalist who happens to be working as an anchor of an evening talk show. I say this to make a point: journalism is a profession, anchoring is a job. The two should not be … Continue reading →

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Larger than life

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

Marylou Andrew profiles Razaq Baloch. For a man who has spent his entire career in one line of work, Razaq Baloch has managed the seemingly impossible: a diverse portfolio of accomplishments and an extremely broad worldview coupled with a strong sense … Continue reading →

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The Buzz

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

MEDIA SPEAK Pakistan’s Oscar win On February 26, Pakistani filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and her co-director Daniel Junge brought Pakistan its first Oscar in the Best Documentary (Short Subject) category. The documentary, Saving Face depicts victims of acid attacks and the … Continue reading →

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Desktop thinking

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

This issue brings two distinguished personalities to our pages; Professor Ayesha Jalal and Mr A. G. Noorani talking about media matters in their respective countries –Pakistan and India. Although both made it clear that their domain of expertise is not … Continue reading →

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Master puppeteer

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

Fareeha Rafique profiles Faizaan Peerzada. Neither critical acclaim nor success are new to Faizaan Peerzada, the COO of the Rafi Peer Theatre Workshop (RPTW). And neither is handling events and productions on a mammoth scale. What is new, however, is … Continue reading →

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Beyond the offline illusion

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

Advertising professionals need to get over their fear of the digital media, writes Adnan Yousuf. There was a time when most TV commercials ended with the phrase ‘tafseelaat akhbaarat mein’ (please refer to the newspaper for details). It was a … Continue reading →

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