Abstract
This research identifies the security problems faced by journalists of the Southern
districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, besides ascertaining their possible effects on the
performance of journalists in the region. While carrying out their professional
activities, journalists are exposed to threats from different groups. This study
reveals that 81 per cent of the respondents strongly agree and 13 per cent agree
that the journalists receive threats from various quarters. The study also shows that
journalists do not feel secure in their respective areas and feelings of insecurity
affects their professional work. The study also shows that 56 per cent of the
respondents strongly agree and 25 per cent agree that they are feeling insecure in
their area when they are going out to fulfill their professional activities, which
stops them from objective journalism. The study also shows that there are no
arrangements on the part of media organizations and the government to impart
safety trainings to the journalists and they are completely helpless in the face of
all kinds of threats in the field. Keeping in view the security situation of Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa, it is essential to provide security trainings to the working journalists
so that they may manage to cope with the situation of emergency in a better way.
Journalists highlight the problems of common people and when they do not feel
secure in their area then it would not be possible for them to fulfill their
professional responsibilities in an effective way.
Nasir Iqbal, Abdur Rauf. (2018) Security issues Affecting Performance of Journalists: A Case Study of Southern Districts-Based Journalists of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, The Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, Volume-26, Issue-2.
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