GEO News - Pro or Anti State?
GEO television came up as the first privately owned news channel in Pakistan and changed the way we look at news from around the world and in particular from within the country itself. They take pride in being the freedom loving, right supporting, impartial news channel but are they really what they say they are?
Pessimism is the major ingredient of their news coverage, half of which is simply not true. They don't verify their stories and push them to the breaking news segment just to add more confusion. 30-40% of their news content is a syndication of whats happening in bollywood or in India - giving you that strange feeling. They superimpose images of politicians on cartoons and run songs in the background (clearly libel) which frankly is making fun of the whole system. Their shows are extremely overrated and their news coverage is full of sensational hodgepodge.
Don't you think they're crossing the line? And every time someone holds them accountable, they cry in the name of freedom. I believe there should be a check and balance system put in place, an independent media monitoring organization that could keep them neat and tidy.
So, do you think this ratings and viewership hungry channel is crossing the line?
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