The Associated Press has a story on how Pakistani TV channels have fought back against the crackdown, by continuing to go after the stories and finding new ways to broadcast (through internet and satellite). See full story here.
The story also notes something that I have been saying for a long time - that the decision of Geo TV and ARYOne to base their operations in Dubai (especially the decision to uplink from Dubai) was a brilliant one. This has allowed these two channels to really be free of government control and as a result they have emerged as the leaders in getting news out during this time. The head of GeoTV notes that a major reason for basing operations in Dubai was out of fear that there might precisely be a time a like now, when there is martial law and a crackdown on the media (this being Pakistan, it's pretty likely something like this will happen every ten years or so). It's ironic that a tightly controlled kingdom like Dubai provides more freedom to the media than does Pakistan.
The story also notes something that I have been saying for a long time - that the decision of Geo TV and ARYOne to base their operations in Dubai (especially the decision to uplink from Dubai) was a brilliant one. This has allowed these two channels to really be free of government control and as a result they have emerged as the leaders in getting news out during this time. The head of GeoTV notes that a major reason for basing operations in Dubai was out of fear that there might precisely be a time a like now, when there is martial law and a crackdown on the media (this being Pakistan, it's pretty likely something like this will happen every ten years or so). It's ironic that a tightly controlled kingdom like Dubai provides more freedom to the media than does Pakistan.
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