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|artist=Carlotta Gall | |artist=Carlotta Gall | ||
|subject= | |subject=Political/Economic/Social Opinion | ||
|confronting_bodies=The Express Tribune | |confronting_bodies=The Express Tribune | ||
|date_of_action=March 14th 2014 | |date_of_action=March 14th 2014 | ||
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|description_of_incident=Although this story appears on copies of the international version circulates in other countries, in Pakistan, The New York Times' Pakistani printing partner, The Express Tribune, removed the story leaving about two-thirds of the front page blank. According tot the source, "The Times’s Pakistan printer, part of the Express Tribune newspaper in that country, removed the article without its knowledge, according to Times spokeswoman Eileen Murphy" and that they never "self-censor." (1) | |description_of_incident=Although this story appears on copies of the international version circulates in other countries, in Pakistan, The New York Times' Pakistani printing partner, The Express Tribune, removed the story leaving about two-thirds of the front page blank. According tot the source, "The Times’s Pakistan printer, part of the Express Tribune newspaper in that country, removed the article without its knowledge, according to Times spokeswoman Eileen Murphy" and that they never "self-censor." (1) | ||
|description_of_result=Pakistani Ambassador to the US, Sherry Rehman has expressed disappointment over the censorship but otherwise, no action taken place to date. | |description_of_result=Pakistani Ambassador to the US, Sherry Rehman has expressed disappointment over the censorship but otherwise, no action taken place to date. | ||
|source= | |source=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-22/new-york-times-story-on-pakistan-censored-by-pakistan-printer.html, http://www.pakistantribe.com/story/8686/tremors-for-new-york-times-and-express-tribune-partnership-in-pakistan/ | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:23, 20 January 2023
Artist: Carlotta Gall
Year: 2014
Date of Action: March 14th 2014
Region:
Location: Pakistan
Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion
Medium:
Confronting Bodies: The Express Tribune
Description of Artwork: "Gall’s reporting looks at the ties between Pakistan’s main intelligence service, ISI, and the Taliban. Her article points to former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf as one of the Taliban’s protectors who knew about Osama Bin Laden’s whereabouts in Afghanistan." (1) Gall's reports have received criticism, and has been called "baseless" by Major General Asim Bajwa, the head of the Pakistani Army's PR department. (2)
The Incident: Although this story appears on copies of the international version circulates in other countries, in Pakistan, The New York Times' Pakistani printing partner, The Express Tribune, removed the story leaving about two-thirds of the front page blank. According tot the source, "The Times’s Pakistan printer, part of the Express Tribune newspaper in that country, removed the article without its knowledge, according to Times spokeswoman Eileen Murphy" and that they never "self-censor." (1)
Results of Incident: Pakistani Ambassador to the US, Sherry Rehman has expressed disappointment over the censorship but otherwise, no action taken place to date.
Source:
• http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-22/new-york-times-story-on-pakistan-censored-by-pakistan-printer.html,
• http://www.pakistantribe.com/story/8686/tremors-for-new-york-times-and-express-tribune-partnership-in-pakistan/
