Journalism, The Establishment and Lifafas - Mubashir Zaidi - #TPE 187

Mubashir Zaidi, comes on The Pakistan Experience, to discuss Journalism, What a Journalist is, The Role of The Establishment in Politics, Political Victimization,  News as Entertainment and the dangers of Journalism.  Mubashir Zaidi is a journalist and television personality, co-hosting the popular current affairs show Zara Hut Kay on Dawn News. He is a former editor with Dawn TV and DAWN.COM. He writes for India’s leading newspaper The Hindu, and has earlier worked as special correspondent for BBC, LA Times, Hindustan Times and Voice of America. Mubashir has written extensively on politics, terrorism, and nuclear black market.  The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience  And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience    The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications.  Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89  Chapters: 0:00 Politicians relying on the Establishment 8:48 Military Dictatorships and Brainwashing people 13:29 Dollar Rate and Fuel Subsidy 16:30 Being criticized online by political party supporters 19:00 Political Victimization  23:30 Karachi 27:45 Is  Journalism is dead? Who is a Journalist? 38:00 The dangers of Journalism 48:00 Establishment using politicians 51:30 Stories: Facts and Perspectives 58:00 Fake cases on politicians 1:03:00 The current crisis and the Judiciary 1:08:22 News as Entertainment 1:12:00 Running news that is critical 1:26:39 Peoples Questions and Answers