Media and Culture

Effects of news addiction

İBRAHIM ALTAY PublishedOctober 17, 2016 Illustration by Necmettin Asma – twitter.com/necmettinasma As we enter the third part of the debate surrounding the concept of news addiction, another perspective shows us that even the usage of the word addiction is not agreed upon, though negative aspects seem, regardless, to affect the […]

An open letter to Geo TV

Daily Times: by Kashif N. Chaudhry — You remember well that the last time your host Mr Amir Liaquat promoted anti-Ahmedi hate speech on your forum in September of 2008, two prominent Ahmedi leaders were gunned down within 48 hours. You have done it again. Yet another murder (a third) […]

NBC News Pulls Veteran Reporter from Gaza After Witnessing Israeli Attack on Children

Firstlook.org: Ayman Mohyeldin, the NBC News correspondent who personally witnessed yesterday’s killing by Israel of four Palestinian boys on a Gazan beach and who has received widespread praise for his brave and innovative coverage of the conflict, has been told by NBC executives to leave Gaza immediately. According to an NBC source upset at […]

Why I hate Malala

Viewpoint: by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid – How can I accept Malala to be a hero, when her speeches do not have any Islamic or nationalistic agenda? How can I consider her to be my future leader when nothing she says or does imbues a false sense of superiority in me […]

Saudi Arabia may block Skype, Viber, WhatsApp, others

Source:CNN (CNN) — Saudi Arabia may block access to popular Internet messaging applications like Skype, Viber and WhatsApp if telecommunication providers there don’t comply with rules and regulatory conditions, according to the country’s official news agency, SPA. A statement from Saudi Arabia’s Communications and Information Technology Commission released via SPA […]