Shahan Mufti's article gives excellent insight into the state of media in Pakistan. Reading this article offered perspective on the way the American media has covered Pakistan for the last six months.
Since September 11, American media have often offered positive reports of Gen. Musharraf. Little reporting was done on the limitations he placed on the people of Pakistan. Words like dictator or totalitarian were never thrown around with regards to Gen. Musharraf, even though in many ways that is what he represents.
The glowing praise offered to Benizir Bhutto in the American media is contrasted by the images of Bhutto offered in the article.
The development of the media in Pakistan is a fascinating story, and it is hard to fault journalists there for failing in some regard...virtually going through experiences for the first time, with no supposed manual of how to operate in these situations, I believe these journalists excelled in incredibly difficult situations.
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