As Pakistan’s news media enjoy a period of relative freedom, there are indications that some fundamental rules of journalism are in danger of being left by the wayside. The ethics of the profession appear, in particular, to be under threat of being forgotten.
First, there is the matter of verifying sources. To take the most recent scandal first, there was the embarrassment a number of media houses faced over the purported WikiLeaks story concerning Indian involvement in anti-state activities in FATA and other parts of Pakistan, as well as other information.
In my opinion, the greatest among these is the right-wing ideological slant increasingly taken by journalists and tolerated, even promoted, by their organisations. Beyond that, there are the questionable influences imposed by the rush for the highest ratings, the most advertisements and the largest viewership/readership.
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