Interviews with Pakistani Journalists.pdf

This study utilised Semi-structured qualitative interviews to seek journalists’ opinions, thoughts, ideas, and attitudes about Pakistan’s current media situation. The journalists are selected based on the diversity in their experiences; They agreed for the interview after emails were sent regarding the purpose of research. Since the respondents are knowledgeable about the media system, media policy and the state’s role in the media, they will help provide a better understanding of the media environment in Pakistan. After the respondents were purposively selected, the interviewer travelled to different news offices in Lahore, Pakistan, where face-to-face interviews were carried out on three different days in April 2017. The conducted interviews guaranteed the anonymity of the respondents. To be sure that the information gathered during the interview is accurate, interview protocols were adopted. All the interviews were recorded and transcribed later on to investigate Pakistani media and answer the resrach questions: 1. What is the role of the state in media regulation in Pakistan?2. How the media theories and systems of Western journalism are different when compared to Pakistan?3. Is the universal requirement for freedom of speech being applied in Pakistan?