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Published 27 Jan, 2012 06:51am

The great ethics debate V

In part five, of a six-part series on ethical journalism, Hosh media looks at the race for ratings. With looming deadlines and a competitive media are Pakistani journalists pulling each other down the gutter? Sensationalism over solid facts? In video five Nasir talks about where to draw the line and how to report breaking news. View part one here, part two here, part three here and part four here.

The race for ratings:

 

Sahar Habib Ghazi worked as a TV producer and editor in Pakistan from 2005-10 and later launched Hosh Media. The volunteer-based organisation of bloggers and journalists recently put together a crash course on some of the stickiest ethical dilemmas journalists in Pakistan face.

The views expressed by this blogger and in the following reader comments do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Dawn Media Group.

 

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