by SAMSN Admin | Jul 4, 2018 | Pakistan, SAMSN Blog
Whatsapp is a tool for communicating, but how will it impact journalism? Lubna Jerar Naqvi discusses this in the latest blog. WhatsApp has become a valuable tool for many journalists in Pakistan, initially it was the SMS. Journalists have joined numerous groups that...
by SAMSN Admin | May 15, 2018 | Afghanistan, SAMSN Blog
When video journalist Yar Mohammad Tokhi took his morning ride to the privately-owned TV station in Kabul where he worked, he may have been thinking about his upcoming wedding. He may have been looking forward to a day of photography, followed by an evening with his...
by SAMSN Admin | May 4, 2018 | Gender, India, SAMSN Blog
On World Press Freedom Day, a team of women reporters of Khabar Lahariya, a newspaper run by rural women in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, said that if they were to reply to this question, with one of their own, they would say, ‘Dear Male Colleague, Are...
by SAMSN Admin | May 3, 2018 | Freedom of Expression, SAMSN Blog, South Asia
Jane Worthington – IFJ Asia Pacific acting director wrote this piece for the South Asia Press Freedom Report 2017-18 – Clampdowns and Courage. As we fight for journalist rights for another year, there’s a pervading sentiment emanating through the...
by SAMSN Admin | May 3, 2018 | SAMSN Blog, Sri Lanka
Delivering the keynote address at the World Press Freedom Day event on May 2, 2018, organized by the Free Media Movement at the Sri Lanka Press Institute, MJR David provides a succinct analysis of media reforms in Sri Lanka. There have been many efforts to develop...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 14, 2018 | Harassment, Pakistan, SAMSN Blog
Despite the fact that sexual violence and harassment are rampant, there is very little awareness about it, says Lubna Jerar Naqvi who is doing her bit to raise awareness. Sexual harassment and sexual assault are rampant but in societies like Pakistan – religious...
