So after all the public pressure, Samaa TV apologises, says the programme that was broadcast (moral policing, intrusion of privacy) does not reflect their policy, and that it won’t happen again. The anchor says that the programme host Maya Khan has also apologised – but the apology we are then shown is no apology. Sitting [...]
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A morning show broadcast in Pakistan on Jan 17, 2012, on Samaa, a Pakistani television channel, has catalysed what could well be the beginning of a media consumer rights movement. In the show, Subah Saverey Maya kay Sath (Early Morning with Maya), the host Maya Khan, charges through a public park looking for dating couples [...]
Filed under: Human rights | Tagged: ary report, cnbc pakistan, consumer rights, India, maya khan, media responsibility, moral police, online activism, Pakistan, pink chaddi, samaa tv, sri ram sene, vigilantism | 12 Comments »
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