Journalism, Politics and Propaganda - Azaz Syed - Masterclass on Journalisms - #TPE 262

Pakistan's premier journalist Azaz Syed comes on The Pakistan Experience for a masterclass in Journalism. This really is a must watch for anyone interested in journalism in Pakistan. One half of the popular Talk-Shock Duo, Azaz Syed on today's episode discusses Journalism, Verifying Facts, Imran Khan's conduct, The current political crisis, Dealing with Bias, Propaganda, Fear of Threats, The Establishment and attacks on Journalists. Azaz Syed is an Islamabad based print and electronic media journalist trainer and author.His book titling, "The Secrets of Pakistan's War On Al.Qaeda"remained the best seller in year 2015. He reports and analyses issues related to democracy, civil military relations, counter terrorism, intelligence , national security and anti corruption.. In year 2009 / 2010 he hosted the countries first ever television show titling, The Spy Master , at Dawn News in which the role of intelligence agencies and military in politics was exposed. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters: 0:00 intro 01:10 Haqeeqat TV, what is journalism and being a journalist 07:48 Zil e Shah’s murder & attacking the police 16:21 Gathering information, verification of facts, is objectivity impossible?, Imran Khan’s conduct 23:31 Dealing with bias & doubt, PTI’s presentation of narrative, “syllabus” of the media and towing the line of respectability 31:20 Fear of threats, staying motivated, keeping going and possibility of being manipulated 40:11 Is the Establishment doing things differently, Imran Khan still powerful, mob violence, giving people context, being used 51:09 dealing with the establishment, information gathering through personal relationships and finding the truth 1:02:53 Requests from the powerful, institutional ganging up in Pakistan, violence & Hamid Mir’s attack 1:10:59 How to fix Journalism in Pakistan and predictions for the future