The report explores the structural dynamics of the media landscape and its impact on media freedom in Pakistan. It assesses the role of relevant legal and regulatory frameworks as well as formal and informal mechanisms employed by the state institutions and their impact on the media freedom in Pakistan.
The study relies on primary and secondary sources of data. The primary data is resourced from key informant interviews (KIIs) and testimonials of journalists and analysts. Thirteen (eight men and five women) Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) and 34 testimonials of journalists on suppression of the media,recent retrenchments, and the state of weak employment regulation contributed to the report.
The secondary research supplemented the study to factor in the opinions of other stakeholders and provide a broader picture of the thematic areas covered in the report. These include published work, such as research reports and articles, as well as media pieces on the subject. The report was conceived and drafted in tandem with PFUJ’s consultation, coordination and mobilization of regional chapters of journalists’ unions and press clubs under its campaign for media and journalist freedoms. The shared timeline of the initiatives allowed the report’s content to reflect the learnings from these interactions whilst simultaneously informing the agenda for both formal and informal engagements with journalists as well as other key stakeholders, especially PFUJ’s provincial seminars on the state of media and journalists in Pakistan.
