Saadia Asad’s thoughts on Morning Shows in Pakistan. In fact same can be said about the entertainment shows in the West. It is true with freedom of speech comes responsibility, but is it the personal responsibility and responsibility of media or outside censorship, as suggested by Saadia Asad, is required ? Once outside censorship steps in, where will it stop, especially in case of morality? ( F. Sheikh )

With freedom comes responsibility : responsibility of what to
choose,what to say and how to act.Our media has attained freedom …but
they have not acquired responsibility ,which becomes apparent by watching
the morning shows.Nothing worthwhile,decent or sensible is being aired in
these shows which are supposed to give one a fresh start to the
day.Outrageously made up hosts ,weird topics and activities ranging from
weddings on stage,dancing,shopping and haunting make up the jisst of these
shows.Crude language,indecent body language,double meaning sentences and
gestures have become a norm of these shows.
Most of the people i have talked to have negative
feedback regarding these programms.The highest viewership of these shows
are the upcoming lower and lower middle-class,who are newly being exposed to
this fake world of glamour.A very wrong message is being conveyed to this
group that education,awareness and mannerisms all become secondary in the
face of glamour and rowdiness.These morning shows actually have become a
warning for what is ahead.They are a reflection of the moral degradation
society is headed towards.It is urgently requested that electronic media
regulation authority should do something about this.Curbing the
vulgarity, bringing in some sense and common sense into the script and
topics are the right steps to improve this scenario.
by Saadia Asad