SAMSN Blog
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21 Aug 2015
Official censorship by Indian government on the rise
By Geeta Seshu
Today (August 21, 2015) marks the expiry of the 15-day deadline issued by India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on August 7 to three television channels – NDTV 24×7, ABP News and Aaj Tak – to show cause why action should not be ...
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12 Aug 2015
Sri Lanka’s young journalists have their own battle to fight
By Gagani Weerakoon
Being extensively engulfed in ‘war reporting’ for almost 30 years and subsequently being subjected to excessive media suppression by the rulers, journalists- especially the younger generation – in Sri Lanka are struggling to come out of the box...
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05 Aug 2015
One year later: #FindMoyameehaa
By Yameen Rasheed
Minivan News journalist Ahmed Rilwan was last seen entering the Hulhumalé ferry terminal at 00:44 hrs on 8th August 2014, after spending the evening with friends and family. Almost one year later, there has been little progress in the investigation ...
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29 Jul 2015
Journalists at risk as IS, Taliban and Warlords fight over power in Afghanistan
By Samandar Rahimullah
The recent Attack on Afghan Parliament shows how strongly Taliban are fighting to show Islamic State (IS) and Afghan government their power and control over the country. Soon after this attack, Afghan Parliament invited senior security officials to a...
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15 Jul 2015
Minorities and media
By Lubna Jerar Naqvi
Pakistan’s media is evolving since it emerged from the 11 draconian years of Dictator General Ziaul Haq’s martial law (1977-1988). As it happens in dictatorships, many fundamental rights and freedoms of the people are usurped, and that is what ha...
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08 Jul 2015
Taking on the fight for better working conditions
By Suraj Acharya
In Nepal, we are still slowly recovering from the disastrous earthquake in April and May. A lot of challenges and opportunities are in front of us. On the one hand, we have to ensure support to more than 1,000 journalists affected by the earthquake, ...
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30 Jun 2015
Next steps in gender equity
By Sujata Madhok
The woman editor of an English language daily was dismissive as she told a researcher, “The gender issue has now been transcended.” Her generation of Indian women journalists had broken the glass ceiling, she believes. When she hires staff she lo...
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17 Jun 2015
Why BOL matters to Pakistan’s journalists
By Sidra Dar
Journalist Sidra Dar is determined to stay on the job at beleaguered Pakistani media company BOL despite the controversy. Here she explains why. As Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) expands their investigation into Pakistan’s fake degree scandal...
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10 Jun 2015
Cartooning as activism
By Aseem Trivedi
Cartooning is a blend of journalism and art. Much like the editorial write-up of in a newspaper where the editor expresses views on certain issues, an editorial cartoonist has freedom to express views through cartoons and, importantly, freedom to adv...
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03 Jun 2015
The censorship behind Pakistan’s Bol scandal
By Adnan Rehmat
It was the most anticipated launch of a TV channel in Pakistan in over a decade years. Not since Geo TV – the first independent TV channel of the country – was launched in 2002 had so much hype been built around the launch of a current affairs br...