1. Creating politically educated citizens: Web 2
Creating politically educated citizens: Web 2.0’s struggle in Pakistan Ovais Ahmed Tanweer, DAWN NEWS TV

2. Functions of Media Inform Educate Entertain Opinionate Watchdog
Business

3. Functions of Media Inform Educate Entertain Opinionate Watchdog
Business

4. Functions of Media Inform Educate Entertain Opinionate Watchdog
Business

5. Functions of Media Inform Educate Entertain Opinionate Watchdog
Business

6. The functions are also applicable to Internet.
Functions of Media
The functions are also applicable to Internet.

7. The U.S. Example

8. Pakistan’s Story

9. Pakistan’s Story Audience democracy Politically inactive people
Low voting

10. Statistics
1988: 43.1%
1990: 45.5%
1993: 41.00%
1997: 55.2%
2002: 41.8%
2008: 44%

11. Political Parties
PPP
PML-N
PML-Q
MQM JI
Tahreek-e-Insaf

12. Political Parties
PPP
PML-N
PML-Q
MQM JI
Tahreek-e-Insaf

13. Political Parties
PPP
PML-N
PML-Q
MQM JI
Tahreek-e-Insaf

14. Political Parties
PPP
PML-N
PML-Q
MQM JI
Tahreek-e-Insaf

15. Political Parties
PPP
PML-N
PML-Q
MQM JI
Tahreek-e-Insaf

16. Political Parties
PPP
PML-N
PML-Q
MQM JI
Tahreek-e-Insaf

17. Results
Almost no interactivity options on websites of political parties
Only Tehreek-e-Insaf offered blogs
Very few politicians use social networking

18. Here Comes the Blogger
Students
Journalists
Doctors
Engineers
Bankers

19. Ban on media by Fmr. President Pervez Musharraf
Here comes the Blogger!!
Ban on media by Fmr. President Pervez Musharraf

20. Here comes the Blogger!!
Judicial movement

21. The Integrity Issue Integrity is the biggest issue. Measured by:
Applause
Popularity
Search Engine Ratings
NOT by critical content evaluation

22. What is happening to news channels?
Blogs, RSS, Tweets are the source of news.
TV channels need technology experts now
Risk of loss of audience
Limited research

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