It’s much the same in the Western media. The news must be happy, at least when it comes to the global jihad and Islam. Jihad activity is downplayed, ignored, denied, or ascribed to “militants” or “youths,” while the media focus is on “backlash” against innocent Muslims. Those who call attention to the nature and magnitude of the jihad threat are ignored or derided as “bigots” and “Islamophobes,” or it is demanded of them that they report not only on Muslims murdering people and blowing things up in accord with the texts and teachings of Islam, but also on Muslims working at soup kitchens and helping little old ladies across the street. The news about Islam and jihad must be good; to report otherwise, even accurately, is “hatred.” Ignoring the real haters, or downplaying or excusing their violent acts, is the order of the day.
“Pakistan’s answer to terrorism: show only good news at bedtime,” by Khurrum Anis, Bloomberg, December 30, 2014:
Karachi: Pakistan has a new weapon in its fight against terrorism. Good behavior norms by the media.
A parliamentary panel has endorsed a list of 46 guidelines for television and print media, including censoring live reporting and setting up editorial boards to vet “each and every news, image, breaking news,” according to a statement on the parliament’s website.
To aid the psycho-social development of children the panel says “it’s a bad idea to speak against the country’s security apparatus,” and recommends showing “good news first and if possible before bedtime.”
Pakistan already has rules for reporting acts of terrorism and in June suspended the license of Geo TV for airing comments that accused the country’s spy agency of involvement in an attack on a talk show host. The latest guidance comes after the massacre of 152 people, including 134 students, by Taliban terrorists in Peshawar on 16 December.
“It is important for a policy to be followed, but what the government is asking is impossible,” said Zeshan M. Khan, director at Ilm TV. “Showing happy news at bedtime is simply not possible. But, it is necessary that channels do follow a code of conduct.”
The panel headed by Marvi Memon, a lawmaker from Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s party, also recommended not to “emphasize too much about smaller events like rape, robberies and murder,” as they can have “a much worse impact.” The recommendations need approval from parliament….
Ross says
A Liberal friend of mine lives by the saying “Don’t worry-be happy”. This is the result.
Stick your head in the sand and it will make it easier for Islam to cut it off.
mortimer says
Soviet era joke: Hitler and Napoleon are brought back from hell to watch May Day in 1960: Hitler says, ‘With rockets like those, I could have conquered the world.’ Napoleon is looking at Pravda…He says, ‘With a news like this, no one would have heard of Waterloo!’
Michael Copeland says
The BBC have a policy of not mentioning the difficult parts. Thus they tell that the choice given to Christians in Mosul was: Convert, pay a tax or leave. No mention of that problematical and revealing “or be killed”: it is somewhat too sensational.
Michael Copeland says
Liberty GB – A Caliphate in 90 Seconds
libertygb.org.uk/v1/index…libertygb/6541-a-caliphate-in-90-secoonds
mortimer says
Leaving out the ‘get chopped’ option is totally dishonest of the media. Shame on the editors.
Alarmed Pig Farmer says
While the Pak puts the screws on the reporters there, who didn’t want to report the facts in the first place, and haven’t, their new ally Communist China is busting organized religion in the Heavenly Kingdom, with the focus on Christianity. Pak and Communist China, our allies.
The one thing we can be proud of is the independence and objectivity of our media here. Just kidding. As the announcers on Fox RINO applaud Sony’s decision to release The Interview as Hollywood’s refusal to be censored, they’ve had a total censorship of moves about Islam since 9/11, except a few to make the Moslems look good.
Where are the Islamic Comedy movies? Moslems are the world’s best material for drama and black comedy, but nothing.
Salah says
“Where are the Islamic Comedy movies?”
It’s right there, in their own “holy” books, you know, the books they NEVER read.
http://crossmuslims.blogspot.com/2010/05/drawing-muhammad-dessiner-mahomet.html
mariam rove says
Let’s not talk about rape and murders. That would hurt Muslim’s feelings. M
Richie says
plus remember in Islamic culture, men who rape are seen as victims, and the woman (and children) who they rape always seen as being at fault
mariam rove says
Richie: If your comments were directed at me, I know this. I was born and raised a Muslim. M
Champ says
“…show only good news at bedtime”
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Hmm, the word gospel literally means “good news” …
Question: “What is the true gospel?”
Answer: http://www.gotquestions.org/true-gospel.html
This is the only “good news” I want to hear, especially at bedtime!
Champ says
♫♪ Word Of God Speak – MercyMe ♫♪
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JK_6osCH74
…such a *beautiful* song!
Huck Folder says
So TV channels go dead at bed-time?
Angemon says
And people say muslims don’t have a sense of humour 😀
Oh, wait, the pakis are serious about it… That makes it even funnier 🙂
PRCS says
Expand the picture at the beginning of this thread.
There are two dogs in that mob, which I don’t imagine is a dog appreciation rally.
Mirren10 says
”The panel headed by Marvi Memon, a lawmaker from Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s party, also recommended not to “emphasize too much about smaller events like rape, robberies and murder,” as they can have “a much worse impact.”
So, rape, robberies and murder are small events.
What about the prosecutions for blasphemy ? Is Asia Bibi, and many others like her, languishing on death row, waiting for the final judicial murder, a ”small event” ? Are such things even reported ?
I doubt it. Pakistan is a cesspool, and should not receive **one penny** of Western aid. They are scum.
jay says
Only in Mohammedland is rape and murder a petty crime.
duh_swami says
The Paki’s are finally figuring out what ‘the news’ is really all about.
Brainwashing manipulators who decide what you should know and not know.
This is behavior modification used by the clever everywhere known general as the MSM. Word trickery and word magic is how they do it…The Paki’s don’t want to destroy this, they want to improve it and structure it to the Islamic point of view for better control of their subjects..
Lia Wissing says
In SA this policy is known as ‘Sunshine News’ and the desired ratio is 70% sunshine news to 30% real news.