Information & Cognitive Warfare

Double Edged Sword of Social Media — Empowering Yet Disruptive

Effective government control over traditional media is not the sole reason for the youth’s preference for social media. Commercialization, cost, dull and monotonous content, editorial gatekeeping, lack of diversity, limited access and coverage, one-way communication, sensationalism, and time delays are among the many other factors contributing to this shift.

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How to Fix The Center of FakeNews – Pakistani Media

Media in Pakistan has enjoyed unprecedented freedom since 2000 but without much accountability. The laws under PEMRA are not implemented properly and PEMRA has become a joke. The unchecked flow of money to media houses and media celebrities has resulted in, allegedly, corrupt, for sale and incompetent media houses.

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A Jihadi Propaganda Machine? No.

It will be on rare occasions that you’ll find me addressing the CommandEleven audience about something related to CommandEleven. We didn’t build this platform, bring the best analysts together and begin counter the negative image being wrongly portrayed about Pakistan to sit back and accept someone’s blind judgement of our work and organization.

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Facts First, Then Distort

Some people are of the opinion that India and Pakistan could have better relations, and that it is Pakistan who causes acrimony, with the Establishment specifically to blame. They qualify their argument by accusing the Establishment of creating an artificial situation so as to justify a huge defense budget, pay and allowances and perks.

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DAWNLeaks – A Classic Media Influence Operation

The DAWNLeaks report is finally here and a notification has been issued from the PM House. Four people and an institution have been blamed for DAWNLeaks that include Rao Tehsin Ali, Principal Information Officer in the Ministry of Information, and Tariq Fatemi, the Special Assistant to the PM.

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Lt. General Tariq Khan (Retired) & DAWNLeaks

When DawnLeaks happened, the State handled the crisis as best as it could. No one says that it is to everyone’s satisfaction, nevertheless it was resolved with the best of intent. Our DG-ISPR was the messenger and unkind remarks about him are either out of ignorance or malice.

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The Grey Shades of Pakistani Media

The job of the media in every civilized nation to inform and educate the public, to take the difficult problems, policies and government positions and make them easier to understand for their readers and viewers.

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