Why doesn't Pakistan have internet or media personalities like Dhruv Rathee and Samdish Bhatia?
Watch our engaging discussion with Chevening scholar and journalist Fatima Zaidi in another episode (podcast #62) of the OTS Educational Podcast Series. This episode features a debate on the recent backlash over the Pakistan government's plan to implement a "controversial" national firewall policy, which is being described as "new internet censorship" intended to curb "free speech," especially in the wake of social media journalism.
The debate goes further into a Defamation Bill passed by the Punjab Assembly that has drawn criticism from opposition parties, civil society, and journalists over "vague" and "ambiguous" clauses that seek to empower the government over the public and press freedom. This raises questions like whether the new legislation is anti-fake news or anti-free speech.
The podcast also covers discussions on left-wing politics in Pakistan, social media activism, democracy, Western feminism, the Israel-Palestine debate, and much more about Pakistani and global affairs.
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00:00 - 04:50 | Highlights
04:50 - 07:47 | Introduction: National Firewall & PPP
07:47 - 13:27 | Press Freedom: Why Is India Different?
13:27 - 16:07 | Why Can't Pakistan Have Dhruv Rathee?
16:07 - 17:00 | Censorship in Third World Media
17:00 - 18:23 | Digital Revolution in Journalism
18:23 - 21:15 | Silencing Dissent: Firewall Case
21:15 - 22:50 | China: Propaganda or Censorship?
22:50 - 25:55 | On Punjab Defamation Bill 2024
25:55 - 29:36 | Does Media Do Justice with People?
29:36 - 37:02 | Journalism or Activism?
37:02 - 42:49 | Student & Left-wing Politics in Pakistan
42:49 - 49:43 | APMSO vs IJT: Women & Campus Politics
49:43 - 57:53 | Legacy of the Left: Past & Future
57:53 - 1:01:35 | Resistance in Pakistan: Hopeless Case?
1:01:35 - 1:08:07 | Protest for Humanity: East vs. West
1:08:07 - 1:13:10 | Intersectionality: Feminism on Trial?
1:13:10 - 1:18:28 | Conclusion: Education & Disparity
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