Wednesday June 19, 2013
Kabul (BNA) regarding to current situation of Afghanistan print media, we can survey this issue from two perspectives the achievement and shortcoming. The achievements which currently exist are appreciable that was implemented in institutionalizing and supporting of freedom of speech in the country. We are witness that the media of the country as a free tribune perform a good role in broadcasting and publishing of different issues and we are making efforts to put media as a correlation bridge between the people and government to play journalistic and professional role in this connection. According to the material possibilities, relations, organizing and the administration of print media obviously the text and concept of the publications are different from each other. Through a number of publications including of daily newspaper, weekly, monthly and magazines the editorial, news, reports, interviews and increasing issues are publishing. Such publications according to their concepts have their readers and fan. A number of the newspapers have super publications but there are some newspapers that for the filling of the pages publish irrelevant issues and news which have no readers. In some publications the moral disciplines of journalism are not observed in this case even complaints were referred to the complaint commission and to the attorney general. Therefore, the operators of these publications should observe the article 45 of mass media law not to face problem and from other side preserve their publication’s trust. Another problem is explicitly a donation source to some publications that pave the ground for the political influence and alien’s culture in the country. Lack of economic support by government to the publications has caused that a number of publications established by a number of people, again fall down and stop journalistic efforts. If financial assistance provided by government to the non-government publications they will progress and continue their activities. Also it is necessary that the unions and journalistic organs which have activities in the country to support the free media. Despite problems and shortcomings which exist in the country the situation of print media are hopeful. Media has been a major achievement for the people and the government of Afghanistan after the collapse of Taliban regime. Today people have variety of sources to get information and news from around the world. The number of radios, TVs, newspapers, magazines, and online media is growing very fast in the country. We are hopeful that the shortcomings in media sector reduces day by day and be witness of more print media with better publishing concepts in capital and provinces of the country.
