Journalism: Bias, Objectivity, Neutrality and Lifafay - Amber Rahim Shamsi - Journalist - #TPE 198

Journalist Amber Rahim Shamsi joins us on this episode of The Pakistan Experience to discuss journalism, bias, objectivity, neutrality, censorship, lifafay, the media, ethics and journalism.  Who is a Journalist?  How to report the news?  How to be fair in your journalism?  Should Imran Khan be charged under Terrorism?  Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience.  Amber Rahim Shamsi is an award-winning multi-media journalist, with wide-ranging experience in television, radio, online and the print media. She is also an International Visitor Leadership Programme (IVLP) and The Centre for Excellence in Journalism (ICFJ) fellow. She consults with Media Matters for Democracy, a policy research and advocacy organisation working on freedom of expression, the media and the internet in Pakistan. She has also participated twice in the Jinnah Institute’s India-Pakistan Track II Chaophraya Dialogue as an Emerging Leader. Ms. Shamsi has hosted news and current affairs shows on mainstream news channels and writes opinion pieces for national and international media platforms. Previously she was a bilingual reporter for the BBC World Service, television anchor, desk editor, and producer. Her reporting largely focused on human rights. She has also written research reports and training manuals on women in the media, gender and conflict reporting, as well as conducted numerous media trainings.  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 Intro 1:38 True objectivity and context 11:15 Media channel biases  25:48 Clickbait and media funding  32:58 Inciting violence and better speech 41:28 Criminal charges in civilian politics 50:33 Journalists being censored 55:14 Who is a journalist? 1:03:22 News channel credibility and verifying information 1:13:54 Lifafay and payouts  1:24:26 QnA 1:34:38 Sexism in the industry 1:40:43 Journalistic ethics