Interview with Khalid Chandio Bureau chief of Sindh TV
By Sadam Solangi
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Khalid Chandio is a journalist, anchorperson and ex Left wing activist. He is old Hyderabadian, who ahve been living in the suburbs of the city. Chandio was born at Bachal Chandio village (Qasimabad), and got earlier education from Ismail Soomro School Qasimabad. He did his matriculation from Noor Muhammad High School, intermediate from Muslim College, Masters in Sociology from Sindh University. He spent fifteen years as worker in Left wing progressive party (Communist Party of Pakistan). He started the career as journalist from the Daily Khadim-e-Wattan an eveninger of Kawish group some fifteen years ago. He also served as computer operator in Ibrat newspaper. He is currently serving as bureau Chief, Director, Administrator and Anchor in Sindh TV.
Q: Why did you join
this field of media?
A: As I was a left wing political activist, therefore I had deep knowledge regarding social and public issues
and conflicts in the society. To understand and explore the state and public
issues, along with my livelihood, I got space in journalism and availed it.
Q: Is Sindhi media
playing its constructive role in our Sindhi society, if not why? If yes how?
A: There is a
progressive and constructive role of print and electronic media in our Sindhi
society. It plays an inevitable role to spread the knowledge and information
about economy and expose the social evils and interpret, evaluate and analyse the political issues of
society. Sindhi had been vocal in taking up the problems of down trodden people and Sindh issues. At the same time, some demerits are also there in Sindhi media. It,
somehow, makes compromise with the status quo and feudal or political power on
the sake of problems of lower class or unprivileged class.
Q: What is difference
between media of 1980-90 and current media?
A:The sources
to obtain information in media of 1980-90 were limited and Print media was the only source for common man for easy access information and what was happening in the country as well as in over all in the world. Now due to modern technology and the best use of
intellect in current media, common people feel no difficulty in accessing the information and knowledge. This has also made news-gathering easy. At the same time the audience and reader has also become more demanding
Q: How you will define freedom of expression in Sindhi media? Share your opinion.
A: Except the
fundamental conflicts and controversies in the society, yes it is free in
expanding the knowledge about the public issues in society. Yet it is not free
in the matters of religion, establishment, and other policies of country. Urdu
media, in comparison with Sindhi media, uses the freedom of expression on above
mentioned issues because of some privileges to Urdu language.
Q: Media
considered as the fourth pillar of state, what is status of Sindhi media in this regard?
A:In the state
of Pakistan, our Sindhi media is small in size and volume. Sindhi media has not
enough freedom to broadcast the live programs of government policies and other
activities. It would not be wrong to say that it is not fourth pillar of state.
Q: What is position of ethics in media? Is it practiced properly?
A: Media is not
practicing as per the code of conduct and ethics in the state at all. The lord
system or feudal system is dominant factor in media.Thus indirectly or directly
it is governed by those powerful authorities of society. On the name of freedom
media has forgotten its laws and ethics that it broadcasts without predicting
or forecasting the negative influences and consequences on the basis of
sentiments of people.
Q: How media is the
mirror of society? Elaborate with specific reference of Sindhi media.
A: Yes, media is mirror of society. It is the
reflection of social problems and diseases. Through media, people raise the
voice against the illicit acts. Such as, Kala Bagh dam, 1991 issue, Sindhi
language issue, misconducts of landlords, and the issues of misbehavior of
police in the countryside, and only media reflects these issues. As media
broadcast the Kasur issue of sex scandal of innocent children properly.
Q: Is there any
message for youth of Sindh?
A: “It is easy
to think, it is hard to act, but the hardest thing in the world is to act in
accordance with your thinking.” Youth of Sindh must be practical in all the
fields, especially, journalism. The deep study of things helps us to analyze
the things in the society and in our young generation there is dire need of
study in general perspective along with the specialization. The skills and
expertness in modern technology is also important as well as necessary to keep
a pace with other nations in the world. Our youth has to get out of imaginative
and fancy world and participate in the rational and logical existing world. And
this can enhance and enable our youth to be more
competitive and challenging in the state.
Practical work carried under supervision of Sir Sohail Sangi
Practical work carried under supervision of Sir Sohail Sangi
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