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RESOURCE CENTER - MEDIA MONITOR |
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Saturday July 14, 2007
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A daily review of media coverage of media and communications issues. |
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Media Protest
Media watchdog condemns ban on CNN journalists |
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Reporters Without Borders condemned on Friday the decision of the Pakistan government to deny journalists from US network CNN access to Lal Masjid. The media watchdog said on July 12, nearly 200 Pakistani and foreign journalists were allowed inside the mosque complex in Islamabad where fighting between the Army and the Islamic militants left nearly 100 people dead, but journalists from the Atlanta-based channel were kept away. It said the decision to discriminate against CNN staff followed a broadcast on the channel on July 7 of a documentary entitled ‘The threat within’, which dealt with the presence of the Taliban and Al Qaeda inside Pakistan. It said a crew from CNN was also refused access to a press conference given by the prime minister on July 10. |
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\07\14\story_14-7-2007_pg7_17 |
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Media Miscellaneous
President Tells ministries to release info on Lal Masjid to media |
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President General Pervez Musharraf has directed the authorities to provide all information to the media about operational matters.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_Fb_ShortNews.aspx?fbshortid=2087&fcatid=14&date=07/14/2007&bcatid=14&bstatus=Archive |
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Lal Masjid issues kept secret from media: Shujaat |
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Pakistan Muslim League president Chaudhry Shujaat admitted on Friday that the matters related to Lal Masjid were kept clandestine from the media and said that he was against the policy of bars on media. He said stern action should be taken against the seminaries involved in spreading extremism.
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\07\14\story_14-7-2007_pg7_8 |
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Movies
Lollywood divided over release of Indian film |
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The issue of the release of an Indian film, Kaafila, in Pakistan from July 29 has divided Lollywood into two groups. One group is in the favour of the release of the film while the other group is opposed to its screening in Pakistan. It is pertinent to mention here that Europe, America and Canada had also banned the release of anti-Pakistan films, as these could result in a communal fighting in those countries. Renowned distributor Satish Anand, who is the uncle of famous Indian film actress Juhi Chawla, is releasing this film in Pakistan. |
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_CityNews.aspx?dtlid=107286&catid=3&date=07/14/2007&fcatid=14 |
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Books
FJWU makes access to ebrary |
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In the Line with Higher Education Commission (HEC) decision to provide 40,000 online books in addition to 23,000 journals through digital library program, Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU) Rawalpindi also has made access to ebrary and all of the powerful research technology to ebrary platform for its students as well as for its faculty university.
(News-20)
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Condolence
Condolence |
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The President CPNE, Syed Faseih Iqbal and Secretary General CPNE Mr. Wamiq Zuberi have expressed deepest sympathy to the family of Mr. Wasim Ahmed, Editor Daily Awam and the Vice-President of CPNE Balochistan upon his father’s sad demise. They prayed for the soul of the departed. |
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/arc_news.asp?id=4 |
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Death of journalist condoled |
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A joint meeting of Attock press club and central union of journalists Attock expressed condolence over the tragic death of Rawalpindi based journalist during operation silence. They also condemned the unlawful acation of law enforcing agencies against Islamabad Rawalpindi press club which include harassment and humiliation of media persons and sealing of press club building.
(Dawn-14)
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Updated at 11:00 PST (06:00 GMT) |
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