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RESOURCE CENTER - MEDIA MONITOR |
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Tuesday November 14, 2006
A daily review of media coverage of media and communications issues
‘Encouraging the trend of ‘localised media', Adnan Rehmat
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From the very beginning, the government has had a firm control over the electronic media in Pakistan. This has led to a communication gap between the informed and the ignorant sections of society. To meet these challenges and to lessen the general accessibility of the electronic sector for the masses, the field of electronic media was opened up to the private sector for the first time in the history of Pakistan in April 2002. However, with this boon in the industry of electronic media came in a blink of eye a number of private TV and radio channels in the country. Yet private TV channels to some extent satisfied the need for which they were established having a professional approach as compared to private radio stations like the FM channels. |
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/IsbNews.aspx?dtlid=68272&catid=17
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Newspapers snatched at gunpoint from news agency |
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Three unidentified armed men on Monday held a news agency at gunpoint, before snatching bundles of an Urdu-language daily and a Sindhi-language daily, sources said. They said that as soon aS the batches of the two dailies had reached a local news agency, three armed men appeared and held the agency's employees at gunpoint, before snatchng the papers and fleeing the scene. News agency employee, Rahim Bhatti, told Online that when he had tried to resist the gunmen,they threatened him before asking him not to intervene in the incident since it was a “political issue”. |
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\11\14\story_14-11-2006_pg7_13
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Conference on developments in electronic media:
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A one-day conference on electronic media developments on Monday focused on means to provide good quality contents to their audience, while ensuring independence and credibility of their organisations. Representatives from leading private and public radio and television channels and FM stations discussed the issues and proposed suggestions at the event, organised by the Deutsche Welle (DW), an international German broadcasting service. |
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\11\14\story_14-11-2006_pg7_54
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Journalists' colony ground-breaking on 19th |
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After the acquisition of land by the local administration, Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervez Elahi is all set to lay the foundation-stone of the journalists' colony here on November 19.Arrangements for the event came under review during a meeting, chaired by the Rawalpindi district coordination officer and attended by the Punjab Housing, director-general, director Housing, and other representatives of departments concerned Monday. |
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/NatNews.aspx?dtlid=68290&catid=2
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PA to give Best Parliamentary Reporting Award |
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The Punjab Assembly's (PA) Press Gallery Committee has announced giving `Best Parliamentary Reporting Award and a five-member committee would decide the names for the award. The announcement was made at the Punjab Assembly's Press Gallery Committee meeting with its president Zaheer Shahzad in the chair on Monday. |
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/CityNews.aspx?dtlid=68333&catid=3
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Attock council condemns journalist's murder |
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The members of district council Attock on Monday condemned the brutal murder of journalist Muhammad Ismail Khan and demanded early arrest of the killer. The demand came at a special condolence session, held under the chairmanship of convener Malik Sameem Khan to condole and condemn the journalist's murder…
Dawn, Page-18
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Arrangements finalized to lay down foundation stone of journalist colony |
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District Coordination Officer (DCO) Rawalpindi, Irfan chaired a meeting to examine the arrangement to laid down the Foundation Stone of Journalist Housing Society at Loi Bheer. Chief Minister, Punjab, Ch Pervez Elahi will lay down the foundation stone of the colony for journalist on November 19, 2006….
Daily Express, Page-2
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EDITORIAL
Closure of Illegal FM radio channels |
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The editorial appreciates the efforts by regional office of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to closure of illegal FM radio channels in NWFP. The editorial also suggests action against cable operators in Peshawar region that are not following the code of conduct of PEMRA…
Daily Aaj, Peshawar, Editorial Page
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Letters to Editor
Celebrating TV |
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Sir: Since the growth of TV channels, one would have thought the competition would induce all of them, or at least the better ones, to introduce new ideas, better production, better presenters and so on. But that has not happened and it doesn't look like it is about to happen. Take for instance the soaps these channels play. There was a time when Pakistan Television produced some great soaps, which were in great demand in India also. Indeed, some of our old serials are still very popular there. Then there was a mushroom growth of Indian channels and we began to copy their ordinary soaps with the saas-bahi themes. |
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\11\14\story_14-11-2006_pg3_7
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Pakistani film industry |
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Many Pakistani actors, producers and distributors support the showing of Indian films, saying that this is exactly the boost the local industry needs to revive itself and improve the quality of its productions. There is also much talk about joint productions between India and Pakistan, which will also benefit local cinema and talent. This will give a boost to the local industry's confidence and ability to make quality films. |
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/LetNews.aspx?dtlid=68246&catid=4 |
COMPILED by: Sajid Gondal, Media Monitor, Internews Pakistan (www.internews.org.pk)
DISCLAIMER: The contents, including news and headlines, in this newsletter are reproduced from their respective publications ad verbatim as a public service. Internews does not author the contents and these, therefore, do not necessarily reflect organizational policy.
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