Journalism Gasping for Breath as Unemployment Storm Hits Media Workers
Chehra WebDesk
Cold winds of unemployment have begun to blow through the media industry.
Nukta Pakistan laid off 37 journalists.
Before the shock could settle, GTV dismissed nearly 50 employees nationwide.
News desk staff, producers, reporters, cameramen, engineers—all affected.
A WhatsApp message from HR: “Our financial situation is not good.”
That was it. Silence followed.
Journalists are gripped by uncertainty and anger.
No press club, no journalist union has issued a condemnation.
Those who gave voice to poverty, helplessness, and deprivation—now have no voice themselves.
Sources reveal troubling signs at Dawn TV as well.
Unpleasant news regarding staff may surface any moment.
Under the PML-N government, journalism is bleeding.
The sanctity of the pen, the light of the camera, the echo of the mic—all fading.
These are not just job losses—they are suffocations of truth.
