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RESOURCE CENTER - MEDIA MONITOR |
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Saturday January 13, 2007
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A daily review of media coverage of media and communications issues. |
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Free the press |
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THE Council of Pakistani Newspaper Editors has described the government’s treatment of the press. The Council’s press statement demanded that the President and the Information Ministry should both come forward and assure the journalist community that the rumored Press And Publication Regulatory Authority does not come into being. Earlier, the Information Minister had distanced himself from the PAPRA proposal when a draft of the proposed bill had attracted fire in the national press. But that is not enough. In the esoteric hierarchy of the present political setup, a decision in not final until it comes from the President (though even that has been known to change according to his will). |
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http://nation.com.pk/daily/jan-2007/13/editorials4.php |
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Guarantees for Freedom of Press |
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Nawa-e-Waqt Editorial on CPNE deliberations about freedom of press. Editorial stresses government to mend its policies to contain media, since now freedom can’t be curtailed.
(Nawa-e-Waqt-Editorial)
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Pak, Afghan journalists training stressed |
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Speakers at the concluding ceremony of a three-day radio training workshop on ‘Health Education Journalism’ have underlined the need for training the Pak-Afghan journalists.
The training held at the journalism and mass communication department, University of Peshawar was organised by Internews Pak-Afghan Cross-border Radio Trainings (PACT) in collaboration with the University of Peshawar.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_NatNews.aspx?dtlid=77444&catid=2&date=01/13/2007&fcatid=14 |
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Media workshop on 19th |
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A London-based institute working to promote strategic stability in South Asia is organising a workshop for media professionals in Islamabad on Jan 19. The workshop is aimed at increasing journalists’ understanding of the prevailing strategic discourse in the South Asia. Resource persons both from the academia and the media have been invited. Certificates will also be awarded to the participants.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_IsbNews.aspx?dtlid=77426&catid=17&date=01/13/2007&fcatid=14 |
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