About

Journalist and Editor Badar Alam joins us on The Pakistan Experience to discuss Print Journalism, The Media Industry, Censorship, Herald, the business of News, Channel Owners, Advertising and the state of Journalism today. Muhammad Badar Alam has been a journalist since 1992. He worked as the editor of Herald magazine, Pakistan’s premier current affairs magazine, from June 2010 to July 2019 – until the magazine was forced to close down as a punishment for its independent editorial policy and fearless reporting. He then co-founded loksujag, an independent digital news media outlet dedicated to public interest investigative journalism, and worked as its chief editor between April 2020 and November 2022. He has also worked as a bureau chief, a reporter, a foreign correspondent and a deputy editor for different news outlets. He, similarly, has vast experience in journalism training and research. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:52 Shehzad @ The Herald, why print journalism is dying, business and political interests of media owners 14:58 censorship and the dangers of journalism, taking a stand 24:22 delayed salaries and bullying by big media, ad revenue dictating policy, Bahria Town, serving public interest and journalism ethics 34:17 Bias in media and the purpose of journalism, propaganda, and misuse of power 44:55 judgement in absence of evidence, verifying information, Military involvement in parliamentary voting under PTI 58:18 journalists overcompensating in search for balance, are only politicians corrupt, and the IK situation 1:10:15 May 9 and its impact on PTI, can anyone get a majority, engineered power, and the legislative success of politicians 1:20:46 disruption of democracy, lawyers movement and APS attack, and no democracy in political parties 1:29:12 dynastic politics, hate for politics, resistance and protesting for demands, killing of regional identities, Mithi vs Kasur 1:38:43 BTK and PPP, marginalization of rural populations, creating ghettos, and remembering the Herald 1:54:41 Audience Questions