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Thread: Role of Media Outlets & Some Journalists During #COVIDー19.
This thread shall cover few of the many instances where Pakistani media channels & some journos were caught spreading disinformation due to obvious reasons.
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This thread shall cover few of the many instances where Pakistani media channels & some journos were caught spreading disinformation due to obvious reasons.
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Click Bait Story (sensationalism) : It was about Italy.
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That report regarding medical equipment was outdated & was about Dengue's mitigation effort in 2017-18 (equipment was distributed).
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Jang Group did a breaking story on the first Covid-19 case in Karachi which was proven to be fake.
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Dawn News, naam hi kaafi hai.
To them there was some kind of competition going on.
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To them there was some kind of competition going on.
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According to Klasra, Pakistan wasn't serious at all about mitigating Covid-19.
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Another clickbait story, there were no deaths at that time but for the sake of sensationalism....
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Another biased reporter was trying to politicize the much needed control & mitigation efforts during a pandemic.
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Program Topic: Where is the coordination for Covid-19 mitigation?
Discussion: Mir Shakil, Mir Shakil
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Discussion: Mir Shakil, Mir Shakil
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Level of Journalism: Dr Zafar Mirza marked his tweet # as he always does but Geo News reported as number of deaths.
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Plane Fake News which was peddled by multiple News Channels & media persons.
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It is an established fact that whole clan of Jang Group & Dawn was bent backwards to spread disinformation. They had no data or study to prove back their claim for effectiveness of full fledged lockdown for Pakistan.
Fine rebuttal by @Pk_FakeNews
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Fine rebuttal by @Pk_FakeNews
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Again, this news was peddled by many re the rent of a facility installed in Expo Center Lahore. Blatant Lie!
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Another wave of propoganda which was designed right in the peak of Covid-19. Interestingly, it was everything about Federal, Punjab or KP/Balochistan Govts. Nothing for Sindh.
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Tribune did a whole story during the peak of Covid-19 re misplaced priorities of @GOPunjabPK which was proven to be a fake as well.
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While they were spreading disinformation re Covid-19, they didn't ignore the potential of political uncertainty amidst the pandemic.
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Fahad Husain of Dawn, did a story damaging the repute of CM Punjab which was nothing but a blatant lie. It was peddled by many, it even trended on Twitter despite the rebuttal. That's how low was the level of Journalism during Covid-19.
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Another fake news which was peddled by many including the legend himself.
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A brief package on #FakeNews
This is what media was doing at the peak of Covid-19 when Federal govt was about to get the finance bill passed. They were hell bent to topple it. https://twitter.com/NaikRooh/status/1277637468309856257?s=19
