This book unpacks the media dynamics within the socio-cultural political and economic context of Pakistan. It provides an in-depth critical and scholarly discussion of contemporary issues such as media state and democracy in Pakistan; freedom of expression in Pakistani journalism; Balochistan as a blind spot in mainstream newspapers; media control by state institutions; women and media discourses; TV talk shows and coverage of Kashmir; feminist narrative and media images of Malala Yousufzai and Mukhtaran Mai; jihad on screen; and Osama bin Ladenâs death on screen to understand the relation between media and terrorism. The book covers diverse media types including TV radio newspapers print media films documentary stage performance and social media. Detailed interdisciplinary analytical and with original perspectives from journalists as well as academics this volume will be useful to scholars and researchers of media studies Pakistan studies politics and international affairs military and terrorism studies journalism and communication studies and South Asian studies. It will also interest general readers policy makers and those interested in global journalism mass media and freedom of expression. . Language: English