Media Freedom for the Loudest and Powerful Media Owners: NeoLiberalism A Threat to Media Freedom?

Abstract

The study is a content analysis of editorials, opinion articles, and letters to the editor of two English and two Urdu dailies Dawn,
The News, Jang, and Nawa-i-Waqt from 2007–2012 to explore whether Pakistani press promoted the responsible role media
needs to play in society or the emphasis was on freedom of the press only. In the context of neo-liberal policies and wake of
deregulation of electronic media in Pakistan, findings show that there is a significant difference in the coverage on media
freedom and media accountability