We are inundated with information, so much that lines of truth, fact, and value have blurred. One has to dig deeper and do silting to get to what is actual. Who bears the fault for fake news? What is the agenda for disinformation, where it is set and whom it targets? What tools can help …
Karachi Literature Festival: Panel Discussion On Fake News And Disinformation
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The Spectacular Rise Of TLP And The Challenges Ahead
Even without a wider platform or broad agenda to achieve victory in the polls, groups such as TLP are poised to exploit the grievances of the general public Many Pakistanis – and the world at large – have been wondering how a religious group has been agitating for the expulsion of the French Ambassador from …
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The Intercept: Moderating Panel Discussion On Investigative Journalism, Accountability
I moderated this event last week organised by the center that I direct – Park Center for Indepenent Media – and the Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival (FLEFF). This was a discussion with Rodrigo Brandão and Sharon Lerner from investigative independent news outlet The Intercept held on Wednesday, March 24. The conversation centered recent stories …
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US Media Environment: My Interview With Prof Aminah Al-Deen
Raza Rumi and Prof. Aminah Al-Deen discuss the alarming state of journalism and media in the United States. They discuss how all American mainstream media is owned by a handful of corporations, who act as arbiters of truth and (in Noam Chomsky’s memorable phrase) “manufacture consent”. Rumi and Al-Deen also talk about the lack of …
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International Newsletter ‘The Story’ Gives Naya Daur A Warm Shoutout
Laxmi Murthi writes about the new space in Pakistani journalism created by Naya Daur, a new media portal that upholds diversity of opinion and freedom of speech as its topmost ideals, while breaking away with entrenched taboos in mainstream Pakistani media and discourse. The following is an excerpt from Murthi’s article, as she gives an …
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My Interview On Digital Media In Pakistan And Beyond
The mainstream media in Pakistan does not give a full picture or cover all pertinent angles. The main job of media is to inform and that gets compromised when storytelling is layered with a carved out agenda. In this context, a space for digital media platforms like Naya Daur has been created. Naya Daur gives …
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Pakistan media: Through the looking glass
It is ironic that the electronic media which played a major role in the movement against a military dictatorship is now being cited as one of the challenges to the fractured democratic transition since 2008. Perhaps it is not by design. It is clear that the electronic media remains a nascent industry and like the …
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Pakistan’s Changing Popular Culture: Discussion With Mohsin Saeed, Fauzia Yazdani, Sabahat Zakariya and Ahmer Naqvi
A riveting discussion on the (d)evolution of popular culture in Pakistan, and its relation with media. We as humans and communities are constantly involved in the process of “creating” culture. How is this process affected and redefined by technology, wider access to media, more platforms of expressing oneself, as well as with new methods of …
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Can Feminism Succeed In Pakistan?
Afiya Zia, the author of ‘Faith and Feminism in Pakistan’, tells Raza Rumi that women in all parts of the country, across social classes, are becoming familiar with the feminist philosophy. She adds that Islamic politics is not opposed to women’s rights, feminism’s biggest challenge comes from the average self-righteous social media users.
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My Interview on Identity, Politics and Media
I was interviewed by Roshandan team in the summer of 2019. Saw the video a little late. Here’s the video and there is a brief description penned by Mehmood Ashraf. Roshandan interviewed Raza Rumi on his journey spanning decades of professional engagement on various policy, media and academic platforms. Raza shares his insights on what …
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