The highest form of criminality is when the act and the perpetrator are known to all, well in advance. And the brazen attack on journalist Asad Ali Toor came with this sickening clockwork predictability. In the media, we knew of it in advance and had already braced ourselves for it. For instance, in connection with […]
301SharesOn Wednesday 19 May, the Associated Press terminated Emily Wilder who had been hired as a news associate barely three weeks earlier, on 3 May. Wilder was not involved in reporting for AP, and did not cover international news. According to her own statement, Wilder was subjected to a smear campaign due to her history […]
49SharesAfter the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) initiated an inquiry against 49 journalists under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), a senior official of the agency reportedly said that the FIA will not register cases against these media-persons. Samaa reporter Roohan Ahmad claimed that the FIA has ‘refused to lodge FIRs against the journalists. Refusing […]