Election Coverage in Pakistan: A Checklist for Ethical and Fair Reporting

The challenge of objectivity, impartiality and balance in media is faced daily by Pakistan journalists, but there is no test of professionalism greater than that posed by a political election. During an election the impulse to manipulate media and to control information is strongest among ruling parties and political leaders running for office.

This publication from the Pakistan Coalition for Ethical Journalism contains suggestions for individual media organisations concerning editorial preparation for elections in line with Clause 9 of the Code for Election Coverage. This document is intended to assist media organisations in drawing up their own checklist.


Photo credit: Nida Fatima Zaidi – winner of the ILO GE4DE Journalism Competion in Pakistan (electronic media), copyright ILO Asia-Pacific. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 IGO License. 

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