Friday September 08, 2006

A daily review of media coverage of media and communications issues

MEDIA AND GOVT

Secy health to breif media today

The NWFP Secretary for Health, Abdus Samad Khan will brief media men about the forth coming round of polio eradication campaign to be run from 12th to 14th of the instant in the province at the Committee Room of Health Secretariat Peshawar on September 8, 2006 at 11.30 AM. The Health Secretary will highlight steps being taken to control polio in the province .He will also disclose arrangements initiated for the coming round. Representatives of the donor agencies will also speak on the occasion.

http://www.frontierpost.com.pk/index.php?page=news&
nid=2618&tname=city_news

Sale of cassettes, CDs containing hate speeches:

NWFP govt orders police to delete terrorism charges

The NWFP government on Thursday removed terrorism charges against six shopkeepers arrested for selling cassettes, CDs and literature containing hate speeches and articles against the Shia community and the federal government.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\
09\08\story_8-9-2006_pg7_8

“Free education for kids of Slain journalist Naseer Khan Afradi”, The News, Page-11

“Journalist heirs given Rs 50,000”, The Nation, Page-5

“Government is well aware of the status of journalists: MNA Haroon Rasheed”, Daily Aaj, Page-4

PRESS CLUB

“President Hangu Press Club, Masri Khan said Tribal Union of Journalist made commendable efforts for the welfare and safety of tribal journalists”, Daily Aaj, Page-2

“ Joint meeting of Shangla press Club and Shangla Union of Journalist called today at press club building”, Daily Aaj, Page-2

“There is no need to establish separate press club in Londkhoor: President Shergarh (Mardan) press club”, Daily Aaj, Page-4

RADIO SECTOR

FM LISTENING: Defence Day celebrations on FM

It's a human nature that the more often you come across something, the more you begin to ignore it. There was once a time that when a conflict broke out in some nook or corner of the globe, it would become the chief topics of conversation throughout the world and would influence the thoughts of many.

http://www.thepost.com.pk/IsbNews.aspx?dtlid=57924&catid=17

TELEVISION SECTOR

“PTV's Water gets first prize in film festival”, The Nation Plus

MEDIA TRAINING

Journalists urged to create awareness against TB

Provincial Manager TB Control Programme Dr Abdul Ghafoor has urged the journalist community of the district to play their due role in creating mass awareness against the TB so that the fatal disease could be eradicated from the district forever. This he said while addressing a media workshop arranged by TB Control Program for the local journalists here on Thursday.

http://www.statesman.com.pk/national/national1.htm

TB awareness workshop

The provincial TB control programme on Thursday held a workshop for journalists at a local hotel in connection with the ongoing TB awareness week. Programme manager Dr Abdul Ghafoor, District TB Control Officer Dr Noorul Islam, representatives of WHO Dr Maqsood Ali Khan and Shandana Khisro read out their papers. The speeches were followed by group discussions with a view to achieving greater degree of awareness in backward and isolated Chitral district.

http://www.dawn.com/2006/09/08/local32.htm

Workshop on media role conludes

The 2-day workshop on the role of media in promotion of science arranged by Pakistan Science Foundation and Pakistan Scientific and Technological Information Centre (PASTIC) concluded at Pakistan Forests Institute Peshawar University. Scientists and media experts read out their papers in the workshop and put forth their recommendations for promotion of science and attracting the talent for a science oriented society.

http://www.frontierpost.com.pk/index.php?page=news&
nid=2625&tname=city_news

Media cell for research planned

The Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) will set up a media cell to make public the scientific research, says PSF chairman Dr M.N. Butt. Speaking at the concluding session of a two-day workshop titled ‘Media and Science Awareness in the Knowledge Society' here on Thursday, he said PSF was seeking assistance and cooperation of the media for this purpose.

http://www.dawn.com/2006/09/08/local40.htm

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

States Man: http://www.statesman.com.pk

Frontier Post: www. frontierpost .com.pk

Compiled by , Sajid Gondal Media Monitor, Internews Pakistan .

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