Monday July 10, 2006

Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi died

http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/pakistan/story/2006/07/0607
10_qasmi_dead.shtm l

MMA to resist media blitz against Islamic values: Baloch

Deputy Secretary General of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), Liaquat Baloch said on Sunday that MMA would resist the ongoing media blitz against the Islamic values. Talking to newsmen at the Quba Auditorium, he said that this media blitz was a deep conspiracy against the two-nation theory and Islamic identity of Pakistan . He said that the Islamic laws could not be ended through propaganda or use of force.

http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=14950

‘Illegal' FM radio stations in NWFP

The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PERMA) said on Sunday that more than 100 seminaries were still operating “illegal” FM radio stations across the North West Frontier Province , stressing concern over the impact of these broadcasts on such a volatile part of the country.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\07\10\story_10-7-2006_pg7_6

Call to provide citizens access to information

Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI) Pakistan has demanded of the government to make accessible to all citizens information and reports of the parliament and its committees as the house is being run by their representatives.

http://www.dawn.com/2006/07/10/nat7.htm

PTV transmission being expanded to UK: Ashraf

“Pakistan Television (PTV) is playing an effective role in promoting the country's culture in abroad through various cultural programmes”.This was stated by PTV Managing Director Ashraf Azim while talking to Patron in Chief of British Democratic Party and Convenor of Commonwealth Society International Tariq Gul Khan in United Kingdom, says a message received from UK.

http://www.thepost.com.pk/IsbNews.aspx?dtlid=48423&catid=17

Pak film festival cancelled

A Pakistani film festival which was to be held in India has been cancelled. Eleven Lollywood films were nominated for the festival. All the writers, directors and actors of these films were supposed to attend the festival. According to sources, due to some unavoidable reasons the organisers of the festival had to annul the event.

http://www.thepost.com.pk/ShowBizNews.aspx?dtlid=48357&catid=9

FM LISTENING : Art Lounge

It is truly the time for multimedia to take over the world. With so many Pakistani television stations, as well as local radio stations, there are many opportunities for young graduates. Rather than simply completing courses in Economics and Business, more and more young people are signing up for courses relating to media; be it print media, electronic media or advertising and public relations. Keeping in view the boom in this field, Radio One FM 91 has designed a program called “Art Lounge”.
http://www.thepost.com.pk/IsbNews.aspx?dtlid=48380&catid=17

Feature:

Via media

review of the draft National Media Policy
By Nadeem Iqbal
The first ever draft National Media Policy aimed at the so far elusive target of "promoting a free, independent, dynamic and public spirited media" seems more focused at regulating the media products. It does not pay attention to the process of manufacturing these products for people's consumption or capacity building of media practitioners.

http://jang.com.pk/thenews/jul2006-weekly/nos-09-07-2006/dia.htm#2

Freedom of force

The Peshawar Press Club attack showed the kind of pressures journalists have to face while performing their professional duties

By Rahimullah Yusufzai

The Peshawar Press Club has strived to serve as a neutral venue for politicians of every denomination but certain political parties want to deny this platform to their rivals. That was the reason for the June 28 attack on the club by ruling PML activists, who were angry that party dissidents had been allowed to hold a news conference there.

http://jang.com.pk/thenews/jul2006-weekly/nos-09-07-2006/dia.htm#4

“Who wants to win a BMW: What radio commercials lack”, By Fasi Zaka” Aurora , Page-18

“Survival of the fittest? With a second wave of TV channels beginning operations” By Osman Samiuddin” , Aurora , Page-28

“Radio Rubble: Role of FM radio Stations in the aftermaths of October 8, 2005, earthquake” By Matiullah jan”, Aurora , page-31

“Who's afraid of new media, By Umair Mohsin, Aurora, Page-32

“ Television is no more the part of family”, The News, Page-3

NEWS 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: www.ifex.org

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.brecorder.com

Asia Media: www.asiamedia.ucla.edu

PEMRA: www.pemra.gov.pk

Compiled by , Sajid Gondal Media Monitor, Internews Pakistan .

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