Which journalists were charged? Can you do better than a wiki article because as far as I remember, NO journalist was ever charged for breaking any laws.
Journalists werent charged, instead the station was closed for a certain period, and the government issued notice charging the station with airing news and analysis in contravention of PEMRA laws. The wiki article has a link, look it up.
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I think you have a serious problem comprehending posts. Where did I saw Nazir Naji's journalistic behavior is appropriate? I was saying how your conclusions are just silly if you assume every journalist is expected to believe in freedom of speech. Nazir Naji is obviously one who doesnt and voiced his support for the curbs on media, so how does that make him appropriate in my eyes?
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If it is NOT an example of appropriate journalistic behaviour in your eyes, what is the point of giving him as an example? Yes I have a serious problem comprehending you, atleast when you're dealing in non-sequitors.
Me: Journalist X acted inappropriately cause journalists should be for freedom of speech.
You: No they dont have to be for freedom of speech, look at Nazir Naji, he wasnt!
Me: Oh thats your counter-example. Does it mean it was appropriate when Nazir Naji did it?
You: Whats your problem! You dont comprehend me! I dont think it was appropriate.
There is no point to your citing Nazir Naji if you think he wasnt acting appropriately.
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Now did it ever occur to you maybe there is one set of journalists like Ansar Abbasi who feels strongly about his religious being blasphamized, and then there is Nadeem Paracha who does not believe in religion in the first place. Both of them will react differently to such blasphemous emails.
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Sure. They will have different reactions.
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One of them might get agitated, and report it, the other might even pat the sender on his back for its subject matter.
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Patting the sender on the back is cool. Reacting in a way as to trigger government mechanisms against free speech is NOT. There are other ways of showing displeasure and hurt feelings.
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Thats the beauty of journalism, you'll find some that are saying the exact opposite of what you want them to say, live with that,
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Right, so long as one side doesnt think its okay to get the government to boff off people you disagree with.
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So if its all legal, lets stop whining then and let criminals face the system. If he did disrespect the Prophet pbuh, I hope he gets his punishment swiftly.
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Just as you stopped whining when PEMRA laws were being enforced, and channels like AAJ were being taken off air?