From Terrorism to Television: Dynamics of Media, State, and Society in Pakistan

This book unpacks the media dynamics within the socio-cultural, political, and economic context of Pakistan. It provides an in-depth, critical, and scholarly discussion of contemporary issues such as media, state, and democracy in Pakistan; freedom of expression in Pakistani journalism; Balochistan as a blind spot in mainstream newspapers; media control by state institutions; women and media discourses; TV talk shows and coverage of Kashmir; feminist narrative and media images of Malala Yousufzai and Mukhtaran Mai; jihad on screen; and Osama bin Laden’s death on screen, to understand the relation between media and terrorism. The book covers diverse media types including TV, radio, newspapers, print media, films, documentary, stage performance, and social media. Detailed, interdisciplinary, analytical, and with original perspectives from journalists as well as academics, this volume will be useful to scholars and researchers of media studies, Pakistan studies, politics and international affairs, military and terrorism studies, journalism and communication studies, and South Asian studies. It will also interest general readers, policy makers, and those interested in global journalism, mass media, and freedom of expression.Additional ISBNs9780367824464, 9780367425821, 9781000167337, 9781000167306, 9780367674564From Terrorism to Television: Dynamics of Media, State, and Society in Pakistan 1st Edition is written by Farooq Sulehria; Qaisar Abbas and published by Routledge India. ISBNs for From Terrorism to Television are 9781000167368, 1000167364 and the print ISBNs are 9780367421953, 036742195X. Additional ISBNs include 9780367824464, 9780367425821, 9781000167337, 9781000167306, 9780367674564.