PEMRA Amendment Bill raises concerns regarding media censorship
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Amendment Bill, 2023, approved by the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Information and...
Usman Shahid is Manager at Digital Rights Monitor (DRM) under the Digital Rights & Internet Governance (DRIG) programme at Media Matters for Democracy (MMfD). He is also co-leading Facter, a digital investigation initiative facilitating newsrooms in countering mis/disinformation.
Usman formerly worked as the head of Culture desk at SAMAA TV (Digital). He is also a DRAPAC23 fellow.
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