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Does Pakistan need a new professional news channel?

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I am sick of turning on Pakistani news channels and seeing doom and gloom news stories running the entire day.

I don't think they even spend 1 minute on showing good things happening in the country.

News stories are fabricated and shown as breaking news with all the banners to pull in viewers for the day. Stories are pulled the next day without any validation. Pure tabloid journalism.

Pakistan needs a CNN/BBC like channel. Please don't give PTV news as an example because the look is dated and not interesting to watch at all.

Spend 15 minutes of a bulletin to promote your country please. The world is watching.
 
BBC and CNN are no saints.

There was a talk on a new media house being set up. How far is it from becoming a reality?

I know but they do project a positive image of their countries.

Pakistan needs a consistent news channel which understands the geopolitical implications of the media it creates. A news channel which is nationally aligned to promote the country and yet provide news which is free from bias.

All I want is 15 minutes of a bulletin talking about good things in Pakistan. People need to be fed feel good factor and if people see good things on TV on a daily basis, after a few months the positive mood will reflect in society.
 
I know but they do project a positive image of their countries.

Pakistan needs a consistent news channel which understands the geopolitical implications of the media it creates. A news channel which is nationally aligned to promote the country and yet provide news which is free from bias.

All I want is 15 minutes of a bulletin talking about good things in Pakistan. People need to be fed feel good factor and if people see good things on TV on a daily basis, after a few months the positive mood will reflect in society.

I fully agree with you.

Dawn used to be like that when it was an English channel. Sadly it gave in to sensationalism after becoming an Urdu one. For one, our people should also not chase sensationalism. If a channel starts losing audience for being negative or irresponsible then system will correct it. PEMRA is also not doing its job,
 
Please!!! Get rid of these shrieking, sensationalizing channels with garish graphics and cheap music. It seems none of the people who run these channels or present are educated in journalism.

I honestly hate Pakistani private channels.
 
I have a bit of hope with Dawn, at least their online English version is doing a very professional and decent job.

Army should probably takeover PTV and turn into a watchable entity.
 
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The daily number of breaking news on any Pakistani news channels is far more than the combined total number of Breaking news of one month on say BBC, CNN, Al Arabiya, Al Jazeera (as an example).

Yes, we need a profession Urdu language news channel and a separate English language news channel on par will BBC, CNN, Al Arabiya, Al Ikhbariya, Sky News Arabic etc
 
99% of Pakistani Channels news/journalist sources of news ? CNN, BBC, New york Times, Guardian lol they don't even have direct contacts or any exchange debate with international journalist outside Pakistan so for what Pakistani people are looking for ? super duper professional news ? lol oo bhai jitna ata hey uthna he deengaynaa
 
Seriously Pakistan channel need to stop many advertising, just stupid advertising like Pepsi, Sprite, New Phone, Smartphone, etc repeatedly every five seconds. Even cricket, one wicket is out, then so much advertising promotion.

Pakistan channel need to show good advertising about High Educations, Mountain Tours, Kashmir, Lahore City, Universities studies overseas, etc something better than stupid advertising.

And yeah alot of negatives news 24/7 on Pakistan all days. That's not good
 
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I know but they do project a positive image of their countries.

Pakistan needs a consistent news channel which understands the geopolitical implications of the media it creates. A news channel which is nationally aligned to promote the country and yet provide news which is free from bias.

All I want is 15 minutes of a bulletin talking about good things in Pakistan. People need to be fed feel good factor and if people see good things on TV on a daily basis, after a few months the positive mood will reflect in society.
CNN critices americans as well as other nations. there is no channel that shows positivity as national news channel as ptv

We already have 100's of news channels we dont need more headache
 
This is what they are being paid for for the powers that be , to bring chaos this is Information war ----- Musharaf made mistake by letting Moulvi brother live now we have a terrorist in the middle of Islamabad and giving sermons during Juma -------- and not putting a leash on media houses he should have shoved the big shoes right up in media azz

This breaking news thing need to stop ----- and if you listen to field journos giving news its like they are brought thela ........
Good thing its been years i watched news such a relief it is ........
 
every one in Pakistan need a " Danda " media , judges , police , politicians , people , terrorist ..... and that danda will be provided by Army ... sadly we only understand the language of Danda
 
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