Tuesday August 01, 2006

Parliament's own TV, training institute for legislators proposed

The establishment of an independent TV channel has been approved for the live coverage of proceedings of the Senate and National and provincial assemblies.  This was decided at the conclusion of 15th Speakers' Conference in Quetta Monday.
http://www.thepost.com.pk/NatNews.aspx?dtlid=51952&catid=2

Arrest of two journalists in fake case

Minister orders action against SHO, IO

Punjab Agriculture Minister Muhammad Arshad Khan Lodhi has taken notice of arrest of two newsmen by the police in a fake case and taking them to the dera of their opponents.

http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=18030

Protest against burning of newspaper copies

Local journalists took out a protest rally against the torching of the copies of various newspapers on Monday. The protesters marched through different roads. They talked to the DSP who assured them of action against the accused.

http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=18021

PTV sails into PFF Cup final

Pakistan Television (PTV) struck a late goal nine minutes from time to beat Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) 1-0 and to move in the final of sixth PFF Cup at the University of Agriculture Ground , Faisalabad on Monday.
http://www.thepost.com.pk/SportsNews.aspx?dtlid=51938&catid=5

Arrest warrants for stage actors

Judicial Magistrate Mazhar Abbas Monday issued arrest warrants for stage actors Iftikhar Thakur, Amanat Chan, Jawad Waseem, Sohail Ahmad, Ayesha Chaudhry and Sohni for not showing up in a damages suit against them.
http://www.thepost.com.pk/CityNews.aspx?dtlid=52043&catid=3

Journalism course concludes

Two week journalism course featuring lessons on press releases and committee summations concludes

A twoweek course on the fundamentals of journalism, participated by 21 officers of the National Assembly, including deputy secretaries of standing committees and research offices, concluded at the Information Services Academy on Saturday.

http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=50061

ARTICLE:

The power and influence of media

By Fayyaz Zafar

The role of television has broadened during the last few years with a sprawl of private television channels. These channels have set a new tradition of bold and open dialogue which was hardly conceivable during the reign of the state-run channels. Many established norms and values have been called into question.

http://www.thepost.com.pk/OpinionNews.aspx?dtlid=52017&catid=11

LETTERS TO EDITOR :

Confessions of a negative journalist

Sir: The editorial “An honours list for the media?” (Daily Times, July 27) regarding the government's plans to “soften” up 30 ‘negative' journalists is a timely service to the cause of freedom of the press. Perhaps I should elucidate with my own experiences with successive governments over the years as my name is also on the list.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\08\01\story_1-8-2006_pg3_8

Freedom of expression

The alarming increase in the harassment and victimization of journalists trying to perform their professional duty not only contradicts the government claim of having allowed the media unprecedented freedom of expression, but also does not bode well for the development of investigative journalism.

http://www.thepost.com.pk/LetNews.aspx?dtlid=52021&catid=4

Training journalists

Considering the cardinal role of the media, there is a growing need to improve work ethics amongst journalist and to imbue professionalism in them. Unfortunately the press clubs in our country claim only to be champions of the rights of journalists but they do less to contribute to their professional growth.

http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=17989

BBC on FM

BBC Radio runs 24 hours a day. It is available in various media outlets in India , on FM in Bangladesh and Singapore . BBC TV is available here 24 hours a day. So why not BBC FM? The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority has a very strange rule that FM stations cannot broadcast foreign radio stations. On the other hand, TV offers innumerable foreign stations to watch.

http://www.dawn.com/2006/08/01/letted.htm#9

MORE NEWS:

“General body of Peshawar Press Club demanded early arrest of Hayatullah's murderer”, Daily Times, Page-B-2

“PTV's policy of giving opposition coverage commendable”, Daily Times, Page-B-3

SOURCES :

The News: http://jang.com.pk/thenews/

The Nation: http://www.nation.com.pk/

Daily Times: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/

The Dawn: http://www.dawn.com

Spider: www.spider.tm

BBC South Asia : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/

Herald: http://dawn.com/herald/

Aurora : www.aurora@dawn.com

The Economist: www.economist.com

IFEX: http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/158/

Jang: http://www.jang.com.pk/jang/

Nawa-i-waqt: http://www.nawaiwaqt.com.pk

Khabrain: http://www.khabrain.com

Daily Development News: http://asp.isb.sdnpk.org/

The Post: http://www.thepost.com.pk/

Business Recorder: http://www.pakistanpressfoundation.org

Asia Media: www.asiamedia.ucla.edu

PEMRA: www.pemra.gov.pk

Compiled by , Sajid Gondal Media Monitor, Internews Pakistan .

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