The conflict now is between Geo and the Military establishment; neither can seriously claim moral high grounds... If the military conclusively wins this round, it is goodbye to freedom and independence of media. If Geo emerges victorious, the monopolistic corporate media house with a less than glorious history will very probably become more manipulative, more arm twisting. ...The failings of the military establishment are many and so are the sins of Geo. Yet, the parallel is not exact. Repressive state machinery/institution is qualitatively different from a Media group, albeit an irresponsible one, and so are the consequences. ...Geo, like any huge organisation, is a multitude, with the very best and saner voices (Hamid Mir being in this group) and some not so. This is a time for these saner voices to prevail and at least, initiate a process of self-examination. Many of us have no choice but to uphold the right to free expression, since we are prisoners to convictions. - Saroop Ijaz in Express Tribune bit.ly/1i7cEqW
Posted on: Sun, 04 May 2014 04:40:13 +0000
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