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RESOURCE CENTER - MEDIA MONITOR |
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Monday April 09, 2007
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A daily review of media coverage of media and communications issues. |
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TV channels’ reporter ‘kidnapped’ |
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Four unidentified people allegedly kidnapped an electronic media journalist from Nawankot on Sunday night. Islam a cameraman of Labaik TV channel told this reporter by phone that he, along with crime reporter Irfan Khalid came out of plaza after meeting some body at a newspaper office. “No sooner had we reached the road than a car stopped near us and four armed men came out of the vehicle. One of them slapped me and others dragged Irfan into car at gunpoint and sped away.” He said. Irfan is a resident of Township and works for the Labaik channel at J block in gulberg Lahore. Nawakot poice on contact informed that SHO had rushed to the spot after receiving a 15 call.
(Dawn-9)
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Govt’s media managers trying to quash rumours |
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The rumours refuse to subside. While President General Pervez Musharraf is not himself denying reports of an imminent high-level change, the government’s media managers are desperately trying to quash the speculation about Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. It was expected that the president would reject the rumours at his Taxila public meeting on Saturday, but he added to the speculation by reiterating that the present assemblies would complete their constitutional term, without saying the same for the government. All private TV channels, wire-services and even the official news agency, APP, reported so.
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\04\09\story_9-4-2007_pg1_9 |
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Fig leaf of media freedom “Gulmina Bilal” |
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Last week, the inquiry committee constituted to investigate the Geo attack gave its report. The report at best can be described as wishy-washy at the very least and an attack on press freedom at worst. The attack and the inquiry committee’s report actually exposed the government’s claims of “giving” press freedom. It started with pulling the plug on access to information of one man. It snowballed into an attack on the press itself. Soon after the meeting at the Army House, the Chief Justice was driven home although he wanted to go to the Supreme Court. Driving in a car sans the official flag, he entered his home devoid of access to newspapers and internet. According to Air Marshall (R) Asghar Khan, the Chief Justice’s telephone lines and TV along with internet had been disconnected, his personal mobile phone blocked, and the delivery of newspapers to him stopped. All the family was placed in a room.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/OpinionNews.aspx?dtlid=91276&catid=11 |
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Western media keen in Lal mosque |
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Lal Mosque issue has drawn tremendous attention of western media. On Sunday, CNN and some other foreign channels and news agencies conducted a series of interviews of Mulana Abdur Rasheed head of Lal Mosque. PTV team also recorded an interview. Western media is fully focused on Lal mosque after some hardlined religious announcements.
(Aaj-8)
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Ban on website condemned |
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Mulana Abdur Rasheed Ghazi Head Lal Mosque has condemned the ban on Lal mosque website. He termed it a resentful act of government to curb information. Website was not projecting any illegal material. It was a news website disseminating just the activities of the seminary.
(Nawa-e-Waqt-8)
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PBC is promoting national cause |
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The Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) is the largest source of information for the public and it is playing a vital role in promoting the national cause, said PBC Director Ashfaq Gondal on Sunday. He was briefing mass communication department students of the F-7/2 Margalla College for Women here at the PBC headquarters. Gondal said the media had witnessed significant progress in the past seven years owing to the government’s policies. He briefed students about the introduction of a new religious channel, ‘Soutul Quraan’, which, he said was aimed at promoting the teachings of Islam and the Quran.
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\04\09\story_9-4-2007_pg11_10 |
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Consignment handed over to press club |
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Federal Minister Mohammad Ali Durrani has said that the government was taking all steps to enhance professional capacity of the media community. He said that the government was trying to provide every support to journalist community for enhancement of capacity building in all fields. Media University and foreign scholarships would enable media community to learn modern techniques. He was addressing to a handing over ceremony in Islamabad in which equipments on behalf of the Ministry of Information were handed over to Rawalpindi Islamabad press club. Mushtaq Minhas and Afzal Butt received the equipments.
(Jang-2) (Nawa-e-Waqt-1) (Express-8)
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Fm listening | ITP FM channel in full swing |
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It is most obvious, that where there is monotony with regard to anything, it eventually leads to a huge amount of boredom. If we take in to consideration our local FM channels many people would feel that almost all of the channels have similar transmissions. With just about the same themes and are usually related to the new generation, though there are a few (very few) programs for the old, kids and for sports lovers.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/IsbNewsT.aspx?dtlid=91190&catid=17 |
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PU journal’s 10th edition comes out |
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The Department of Political Science Punjab University has published the 10th edition of 'Journal of Political Studies'. The articles on various political issues written by Iram Khalid, Zafar Nawazish Jaspal, Hassan Maqsood and Ras Masood Hussain have been included in it. The editor of the journal is Dr Umbreen Javaid. The advisory board consists of various renowned national and international academics and scholars including Dr Rasheed Ahmad Khan, Dr Anwar Hussain Syed, Dr Samina Yasmin, Dr Mughees-uddin Sheikh, Dr Hans Peter Mattes, Dr Robert Wising, Dr. S. R Gregory, Dr. Katharine Michaela, Dr Gilles Boquerat, Prof Lok Raj Baral and Dr. Sukh Deo Muni.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/CityNewsT.aspx?dtlid=91243&catid=3 |
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Public Library to be inaugurated on April 12 |
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Federal Education Minister Lt. Gen (R) Javed Ashraf Qazi will inaugurate the Islamabad Public Library on April 12 at the G-8 Markaz. A book fair is also being organised on the occasion by the Federal Zone Pakistan Publishers and Booksellers Association from April 12 to 14. All the leading booksellers of Rawalpindi and Islamabad are participating in the book fair and will display books on various subjects including Pakistan studies, Islamic studies, history, geography, management sciences and computer sciences.
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\04\09\story_9-4-2007_pg11_4 |
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New Edition of - Daughter of the East |
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Nawa-e-Waqt report highlights an addition of a new chapter in the new version of “Daughter of the East”, a book written by Pakistan Peoples Party leader Benazir Bhutto.
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PTV General Manager’s moot from 16th |
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A three day quarterly General Managers Conference of PTV will start in Islamabad from 16th April. Federal Minister for Information & Broadcasting will address the conference. State Minister for Information & Broadcasting will inaugurate the conference.
(The Nation-13)
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Kidnapped journalist beheaded by Taliban |
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Taliban militants on Sunday beheaded an Afghan reporter kidnapped last month with an Italian journalist, after the government refused to negotiate his release, a militant spokesman said. “We killed Ajmal (Naqshbandi) because the government did not respond to our demands,” said Shohaabuddin Atal, spokesman for Taliban military commander Mullah Dadullah. Atal said the journalist was beheaded in Helmand’s Hazar Joft district and the Taliban leaders would decide whether to return his body to his relatives or not.
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/04/09/top13.htm |
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