The resource pack is designed to equip journalists and information practitioners across Pakistan with the knowledge and skills necessary for ethical, responsible, and informed election reporting
Authors: Majid Nizami, Mudassir Rizvi
Design: Aniqa Haider
Published by Media Matters for Democracy, ‘2022: Year Review’, documents and celebrates the major achievements of MMfD last year.
Design: Aniqa Haider
Published by Media Matters for Democracy, this research study analyses reporting on the 2022 Floods in Pakistan by the broadcast media.
Authors: Yasal Munim, Muhammad Arslan
Design: Aniqa Haider
This research study investigates the existing systems of fact-checking and information verification
employed by journalists and newsrooms in Pakistan.
Author: Momina Mindeel
Design: Aniqa Haider
The research published by Media Matters for Democracy seeks to highlight the issues that hinder women journalists’ way to success, such as the wage gap, gender discrimination, and harassment.
Author: Ayesha Khalid
Design: Aniqa Haider
Published by Media Matters for Democracy, this study compares Pakistan’s digital media laws with regulatory frameworks in India and Bangladesh and suggests a set of regulations that do not infringe on the fundamental rights of citizens.
Author: Yasir Abbas
Design: Aniqa Haider
Published by Media Matters for Democracy, this study explores how criminal defamation undermines the right to freedom of expression in Pakistan.
Author: Salwa Rana
Design: Aniqa Haider
Published by Media Matters for Democracy, this research examines the quality of Covid-19 news coverage in Pakistan’s mainstream print, broadcast media by analysing content published between 2020 and 2021.
Authors: Waqas Naeem, Aroosa Shaukat
Design: Aniqa Haider
The publication is a step towards mapping and analysing the media’s economic landscape of the country, and its role in ensuring media and digital freedoms.
Published by Media Matters for Democracy, this study examines the 2021 Facebook Papers revelations in Pakistani context and explores Big Tech’s negligence towards young users.
Author: Hamza Shahid
Design: Aniqa Haider
Published by Media Matters for Democracy, this study examines the extent of misinformation spread through videos on YouTube against the annual Women’s March in Pakistan.
Author: Amel Ghani
Design: Aniqa Haider
Published by Media Matters for Democracy, this policy paper is a comparative analysis of Pakistan’s internet access and related policies and initiatives with international standards. Author: Salwa Rana
Published by Media Matters for Democracy, this study explores the situation for open and equitable access to the internet and digital resources in Pakistan.
Authors: Hija Kamran, Sadaf Khan, Salwa Rana, Zoya Rehman, Maria Malik
Design: Aniqa Haider
Published by Media Matters for Democracy, this comic tells us the story of three friends, Ali, Imran and Harris, as they learn the importance of verifying their news source.
Story by: Aeman Malik
Illustrator: Naffay Masood
Published by Media Matters for Democracy, this comic tells us the story of Sarah and her mother as they learn to counter misinformation in their everyday lives.
Story By: Aeman Malik, Safa Imran
Illustrator: Naffay Masood
Published by Media Matters for Democracy, ‘Protecting the Data’ is a comparative analysis of global data protection practices in relation to local proposed legislation
Author: Jannat Ali Kalyar
Designer: Aniqa Haider
Published by Media Matters for Democracy, ‘Misinformation in the Public Eye’ studies public’s perception of misinformation and their ability to identify and push-back misinformation on various mediums.
Authors: Amel Ghani, Sadaf Khan
Designer: Aniqa Haider
Published by Media Matters for Democracy, ‘Women Journalists and the Double Bind’ examines the factors that push women journalists to limit their professional expression and practice self-censorship.
Research Team: Aroosa Shaukat, Waqas Naeem
Designer: Aniqa Haider
Published by Media Matters for Democracy, with support from Friedrich Naumann Foundation, the study attempts to assess just how deep the ‘information disorder’ goes, how it affects the newsrooms, and how are the journalists and media dealing with it
Authors: Sadaf Khan, Amel Ghani
Designer: Aniqa Haider
Published by Media Matters for Democracy, ‘Women Disconnected’ examines the impact of the gender digital divide on women in Pakistan during the coronavirus pandemic. The research is based on a survey with 215 women from across Pakistan and a series of in-depth interviews.
Authors: Hija Kamran, Zoya Rehman, Zoha Batool Khan
Designer: Aniqa Haider
Published by Media Matters for Democracy, the study looks at the information needs and news consumption behaviour of the Pakistani public during the pandemic.
Author: Waqas Naeem
Designer: Aniqa Haider
Published by Media Matters for Democracy, this guidebook is aimed at journalists who want to learn more about they key concepts of digital journalism
Author: Waqas Naeem
Designer: Aniqa Haider
The paper reviews the international trends and policy approaches in media regulation, and presents a brief history of different media regulations in Pakistan to contextualise the policy analysis, which is focussed on the issues with the nature and impact of broadcast media regulation.
The regulatory efforts and policy measures undertaken by the government regarding online media during the past two years have raised serious questions about the protections for press freedom and freedom of expression on the Internet in Pakistan
Prepared and Published by Media Matters for Democracy, this white paper outlines the reforms required under Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016 in pursuance of civil liberties and fundamental rights
Author: Waqas Naeem
Published by Media Matters for Democracy, ‘A Democratic Fundamental’ presents an overview of all laws governing free speech and expression in Pakistan.
Authors: Noor Ejaz Chaudhary, Omer Imran Malik
Designer: Aniqa Haider
Published by Media Matters for Democracy, this booklet aims to serve as a tool of support for consumers of information to help them make decisions about the authenticity of the content they are consuming.
Author: Waqas Naeem
Design: Aniqa Haider
Published by Media Matters for Democracy, ‘2019: A Year in Review’ documents and presents some of MMFD’s achievements from 2019, and celebrates the team and their work.
Author: Sarah Zafar
Designer: Aniqa Haider
Published by Media Matters for Democracy, ‘Data Journalism in the Newsroom’ offers it’s readers a thorough insight into the best practices of data journalism
Author: Waqas Naeem
Published by Media Matters for Democracy, ‘Data Journalism in Pakistan’ offers recommendations and resources about data-driven journalism for journalists, news organisations, and media development organisations.
Author: Waqas Naeem