Saturday November 04, 2006

A daily review of media coverage of media and communications issues

Journalist’s murder mystery remains unsolved
Mystery still surrounds the murder case of Muhammad Ismail Malik, the Pakistan Press International (PPI) bureau chief, as the joint investigation team could not uncover any evidence in its inquiry. Officials of the Special Investigation Group on Friday visited the PPI office and questioned the staff. Mohammad Shafique and Mohammad Naseer, who are the owners of a lumber house in Sector F-6/1 where Ismail’s body was found, have been remanded in custody for investigation.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\11\04\
story_4-11-2006_pg11_4

PTV shows militants
PTV has telecast a report showing people being trained to carry out terrorist attacks and suicide bombings, at the madrassa in Bajaur that was raided recently. According to the PTV report, the madrassa was actually an arms training camp where training sessions were held in the night and early morning. Photographs taken from infrared cameras showed that highly skilled experts were training men, according to the PTV report.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\11\04\
story_4-11-2006_pg7_4

FM LISTENING
Pretty professionalism for pretty FM
While listening to programmes and presenters on some private radio channels one can feel the absence of professionalism. I remember there was a time when while listening to these channels I used to think about this deficiency but never got any reasonable answer to it. It is quite obvious that in this modern era when a lot of development is taking place in all sectors, especially that of media, people expect to hear classy programmes on radio.

http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_IsbNews.aspx?dtlid=66675&catid=
17&date=11/04/2006&fcatid=14

LETTERS TO EDITOR
The youth & FM stations
PROVIDING entertainment, it seems, is the purpose of the various FM radio channels that have mushroomed in the past couple of years. However, have our morals deteriorated so much that we find pleasure in those western songs whose language will put any respectable being to shame? Are decently worded songs a feature of the past? Is this what we want our youth to learn?

http://www.dawn.com/2006/11/04/letted.htm#10

COMPILED by: Sajid Gondal, Media Monitor, Internews Pakistan (www.internews.org.pk)

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