Fears of the Fourth Estate: Current Challenges for the Pakistani Press
This event will feature a discussion of the current media environment in Pakistan. It will include the launch of a new Committee to Protect Journalists report and accompanying documentary, which is entitled “Acts of Intimidation: In Pakistan, Journalists’ Fear and Censorship Grow Even as Fatal Violence Declines.”
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Overview
In recent months—and particularly in the weeks leading up to Pakistan’s July election—journalists, activists, and analysts have expressed concerns about growing threats to the Pakistani press. This event will feature a discussion of the current media environment in Pakistan. It will include the launch of a new Committee to Protect Journalists report and accompanying documentary, which is entitled “Acts of Intimidation: In Pakistan, Journalists’ Fear and Censorship Grow Even as Fatal Violence Declines.” How has Pakistan’s media climate and its challenges evolved over the years? What are the implications of press crackdowns and censorship for democracy in Pakistan? What may come next, and what can or should be done by the new Imran Khan-led government to improve the situation? Panelists will address these questions and more.
Speakers
Steven Butler
Anwar Iqbal
Farahnaz Ispahani
Senior Fellow, Religious Freedom Institute
Madiha Afzal
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Indo-Pacific Program
The Indo-Pacific Program promotes policy debate and intellectual discussions on US interests in the Asia-Pacific as well as political, economic, security, and social issues relating to the world’s most populous and economically dynamic region. Read more
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