ISLAMABAD, Apr 23 (APP): Speakers in a Pakistan television programme on Friday disapproved the negative attitude of some media persons saying this is against the norms of journalism and bringing bad name to the entire community. Analyst Prof. Hassan Askari said that sudden boost of electronic channels has created a lot of aggressive journalists who follow no norms while performing their duty.
For example the entry of a crowd of reporters in sensitive wards of hospitals for the purpose of news collection is not laudable because it disturbs the work of medial staff to attend the serious patients, he said.
He said that some journalists even force their way into the wedding ceremonies uninvited to the shame of entire community.
Askari said that journalism is a noble profession which should be used for building the national character rather than misleading and disturbing the people.
Editor of Daily ‘Aaj Kal’ Khalid Chaudhary said that it had been the tragedy of the nation that the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) despite being the most popular party was not tolerated by the establishments in past.
The baseless propaganda by some media persons reflects this aspect he said adding certain media persons have launched a false propaganda against the elected representatives of the people.
He said the PPP has proved through its polices that the democracy would be strengthened and these people are unhappy over this change adding the elements who have been paving way for dictators in the past were making desperate and vain efforts to derail the process of democracy.
Munawar Anjum of People’s Party said some journalists have been assigned to fabricate stories against Party’s leadership.
As the democracy was being strengthened the anti-people forces were active to block the progress, he said.
He felt the need for a regulatory body to check tendencies of yellow journalism saying the people involved in such practices should be brought to justice.
Analyst Wajahat Masood said that some journalists have allied themselves with the anti-democracy forces.
These people have been serving the interests of dictators in the past to further their personal agendas he said adding they were not feeling at ease with the democratic leadership.
Some media persons were rude enough even to use abusive and immoral language against the democratically elected leadership, he said.
He recalled that on the day following the election of President Asif Ali Zardari to his office a news item was published in a paper saying the capital city has suffered earthquake jolts because the people have elected wrong person.
This type of journalism is a shame for entire community he said and added that the people resorting to such practices should be discouraged by the community itself.
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