Dawn which I read regularly pretty much ignores MQM most of the time and when it talks of politics in Karachi politics it maintains a neutral stance. Same with Jang which I too read regularly for example Jung wont give the party name of a worker killed. If you look at Lahore and Karachi versions of any newspaper you will notice a difference in reporting, I think its giving the people what they want to read.
Yes I agree with you its mainly to do with advertising and money, I have heard pro-MQM programs make more and get higher rating than anti-MQM ones, nearly every home in Karachi has a TV and they like hearing nice things about the party they vote for. But what I find irritating is way too in depth reporting on Karachi by almost every news channel, you would think there is no other city in Pakistan. One other thing I would like to add, all ethnicities of Pakistan live in Karachi and all get equal reporting time.
I dont agree moving their headquarters to Lahore or any other city would make a difference. Almost very anchor is based in Islamabad and almost every TV channel has a second headquarter in Islamabad. If you look at News One which is Lahore based, it spends a whole lot of its time airing MQM, I think its giving your audience what they want. Also I noticed Imran Khan is given a lot of airtime on different channels simply because he is good for ratings.
Many Karachi based columnists and anchors hold anti MQM views and air them frequently. Azizi spares no one and that is the way it should be. No one is above humour.
