Greedy JANG and Google AdSense

Posted by anas on May 18, 2009 in Pakistan | 9 comments I have always wondered why the media giant, Jang group of newspapers, need to put AdSense and other advertisements on their website to generate money. They already are getting helluva amount and having such ads do not make their site appear any neat. Furthermore, they have clogged the website with Adsense, and have, apparently, absolutely no control over which ads are displayed. This is bad,...
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GEO does it again!!

Posted by anas on Jul 17, 2008 in Pakistan | 6 comments It’s GEO again with their careless, absurd and nonsensical reporting. So what is it this time? The famous red BREAKING NEWS tape appeared reporting the death of the legenday poet Ahmed Faraz in Chicago, while he was still alive, going through hell. This appeared on their TV channel as well as their up-to-date website. An hour or so later, another news item appeared on the same site...
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Suo Motu Action Against GEO

Posted by anas on May 12, 2008 in Pakistan | 0 comments Pakistan’s most popular news channel, GEO News, tasted a bit of inherited agility from the post-emergency Supreme Court. The honorable SC summoned GEO for a hearing today (12th May) for a contempt of court notice. The next hearing is scheduled for 22nd May. The news and views on this action of court will vary and in probably the SC will be criticized by the vocal groups. However, I do think...
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