Pakistan ruling party's tweets spark fresh censorship concerns
From the Blog mehmal*PM Imran Khan's PTI asks scribes to practise journalism, not 'agenda'* On July 16, the official Twitter handle of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) sparked off a fresh debate on censorship under the present regime when it sent out a dozen tweets on media ethics, using the hashtag #JournalismNotAgenda. The content of the tweets confirmed that PTI's media managers have a murky understanding of state, citizenship, media and the complementary way they function in a democracy, said political analyst Salman Zaidi, speaking to *The Hindu*. "Whether or not these tweets represent the Prime Minister's views... the PM is not known to rein in federal Ministers when they behave like trolls," he said. Pointing out that many of the statements tweeted invoked "defence and security", Mpakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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