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RESOURCE CENTER - MEDIA MONITOR |
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Thursday February 15, 2007
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A daily review of media coverage of media and communications issues. |
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Roshni TV taken off air for not paying dues |
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On January 21, Roshni TV was taken off air because of its failure to pay a satellite company, Thaicom, rendering the channel workers unemployed. According to Waris Raza, director news, the channel owes Thaicom 65000 dollars. The channel has not paid its employees for the last six months. While the employees-of which only 40 are left out of atotal of 150- have not been formally asked to leave channel they realize that staying on would be useless.
(Herald, February 2007. Page-50)
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Zohra Yusuf’s media watch |
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Why don’t newspapers follow-up on stories?” This exasperated complaint is often heard against the print media and, occasionally, against the emerging private television news channels. Readers complain that they are usually left in the dark once the breaking news phase is over. Examples abound, both recent and from the not-too-distant past. Whatever happened to the investigation into the deaths of women in a stampede at a religious congregation last April? Or what about the children who were maimed as a result of playing in chemical waste in Korangi? Was any action taken against the factory owners who dumped the waste? These are questions to which the media seems to provide no answers.
(Herald, February 2007. Page-19)
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http://www.dawn.com/herald/index.htm |
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Trial on editor’s captors turns cold inside cave |
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Investigators are baffled by sudden vanishing of the trial of kidnappers of Sohail Qalander, the resident editor the Express and his businessman friend Niaz. The trial tuned cold inside a cave in the Shalobar area of Bara Tehsil I Khyber Agency according to the police and the political administration.
(Herald, February 2007. Page-49)
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Judicial inquiry of Marriot Hotel Police baton charge, notices for Feb 16 |
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Judicial inquiry against Police baton charge incident against journalists outside Marriott hotel has begun. All concerned parties are summoned on 16th February to record statements about the incident. Notices have been issued in this regard. District Sessions Judge Islamabad is conducting the inquiry on the probe.
(Khabrian-8)
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Journalists to continue hunger strike till Qalandar’s recovery |
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The protesting journalists Wednesday continued to stage hunger strike camp in protest against the kidnapping of their colleague Sohail Qalandar and his friend Niaz Muhammad for the ninth consecutive day at the Press Club. Those who attended the hunger strike camp included Tribal Union Of Journalists President Selab Mehsud, Ahmad Nawaz, Javid Noor, Syed Hassan Mehmood, Zafar Wazir of Wana, South Waziristan Agency, Shah Nawaz Mohmand of TUJ, Mohmand Agency, Masihur Rehman, PTV Employees Union General Secretary Ibrahim Kamal, Sarhad Artists Association President Ijaz Mir and artiste Arshad Hussain.
(The Nation-5)
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/NatNews.aspx?dtlid=82826&catid=2 |
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PFUJ plans protest day |
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The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists will hold countrywide rallies on Monday in protest against the ‘mysterious kidnapping’ of Peshawar journalist Sohail Qalandar and government’s failure to trace him. A PFUJ statement on Wednesday directed all its affiliate unions to organize protest meetings and processions and wear black arms-bands on the day. It appealed to human rights organizations, trade unions, lawyers and people from all sections of society to join the protest rallies. The PFUJ also appealed to international journalists bodies to observe the protest day on February 19.
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/02/15/nat11.htm |
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2nd day of hunger strike in Islamabad for missing journalist |
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Journalists observed hunger strike in Islamabad on 2nd consecutive day. PFUJ has announced countrywide protest. In a police crackdown for recovery 21 suspects of Slober tribe have been arrested. Two buses have been taken into custody. Political administration has vowed to continue crackdown till recovery. In advertisement in paper, Peshawar Press Club and Khyber Union of Journalists have jointly appealed to President of Pakistan Gen Pervaiz Mushrraf to take notice of prolong missing and action for safe recovery.
(Daily Express-1)
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Qalander case: Crackdown in Bara, 100 shops sealed |
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In bid to recover missing journalist Sohail Qalander, Police has conducted crackdown in Bara. Police have sealed 100 shops and arrested 25 suspects. Political administration has also taken into custody the transport of Slober tribe. In crackdown for recovery of missing journalist, number of suspects arrested has reached 100.
(Daily Aaj-1)
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Ban on Indian channels and vulgar movies for Cable operators |
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In Lahore, DCO has issued an order to cable operators to impose ban on Indian channels and vulgar Indian movies. Special teams of PEMRA have been set up for monitoring. Cable operators have been asked to run free health messages with prior approval from Health Department. DCO told that following steps have been taken for public interests.
(Daily Jang-8)
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FM Radio licensing bidding today |
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The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) would hold a bidding ceremony of FM radio licensing on Thursday at a local hotel at 9.30am. The bidding would be held as part of phase-V of the radio licensing. Chairman PEMRA Iftikhar Rashid and high-officials would also be present.
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=42912 |
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Inter provincial visits of journalists will settle national issues |
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Director General PID Punjab Furrakh Shah has said that inter provincial visits of journalists will settle national issues. Problems are being settled cordially due to close working relationship of press and government. He was talking to a visiting delegation of journalists from Sindh who met him in his office. Sindh journalists are on a study tour in Lahore.
(Ummat-8)
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Ednan Shahid’s funeral tomorrow |
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Funeral prayer of deceased Editor of The Post Ednan Shahid will be held tomorrow on Friday 16th February 2007 at 3:00 p.m after Juma Prayer at N/5 Model town Extension Lahore.
(The Post)
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