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PEMRA AND MEDIA FREEDOM: A STUDY OF THE PEMRA AND FREEDOM OF MEDIA DURING 2010-2020
(UMT, Lahore, 2021) Mujtaba Khan
This research paper discusses the role and the responsibilities of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory & Authority (PEMRA) on media in Pakistan. It highlights the weaknesses and loopholes in PEMRA which prevent it from becoming an effective monitoring authority of digital and print media. This research paper reveals the details of problems occurring in society due to the media and also the constraints faced by the media in expressing the truth. The youth who want to work in the media face new technical, political, and ethical pressures. The research will attempt to bring out the truth as against myths regarding PEMRA and media freedom, the deception of media, and the limitations of PEMRA. The discussion uncovers the role of political parties and the vested interest groups using media power for their purposes during the recent decades. It reveals the significant influence of some sociopolitical factors and elitist power centers that possess the capacity to coerce and intimidate honest journalists, causing them psychological stress. The study discovers that the media profession is being misused and abused by the ruling elite for protecting, projecting, and perpetuating their self-interests despite the existence of PEMRA.