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A daily review of media coverage of media and communications issues. |
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Media Regulation
Aaj, Dawn back conditionally |
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The government allowed Aaj TV and Dawn News to go on air on Thursday, with certain conditions. However, sources said Aaj TV was allowed back on the condition that two of its talk shows - “Live With Talat” and “Bolta Pakistan” - would not be run. Aaj TV Director News Talat Hussain confirmed that the channel was back on air. “Any understanding between the employer and the government that will infringe on our editorial independence is unacceptable,” he said. “We will either resist or resign from our jobs,” he said. |
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\11\16\story_16-11-2007_pg1_11 |
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Ban on four TV channels lifted |
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International news channels BBC and CNN and two local stations returned to screens Thursday after authorities relaxed a ban imposed under a state of emergency.
“Aaj, Dawn, BBC and CNN have been allowed on cable,” a spokesman for the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority told AFP. But two leading private channels remain off air. Geo, the largest network, has lodged a challenge against the ban with the Sindh High Court.
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http://www.nation.com.pk/daily/nov-2007/16/index11.php |
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Media in Courts |
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http://www.jang.com.pk/jang/nov2007-daily/16-11-2007/main.htm |
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Media Protest
No let-up in journalists, students’ protests |
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Journalists' protest against imposition of emergency and restrictions on the media entered its 7th day here when they gathered in front of Rawalpindi/Islamabad Press Club camp office to slam unconstitutional steps. As Global Action Day was observed Thursday, memorandums were presented to the Pakistan high commissions and embassies in more than 100 countries all over world. A memorandum by RIUJ was presented to the United Nations Resident Coordinator Jan Vandemourtele to draw his attention towards restrictions imposed on the media in Pakistan.
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CPNE demands lifting of media curbs |
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A meeting of representatives of civil society in Pakistan convened by the CPNE Action Committee to deliberate on the existing situation in the country in relation to the media and the amendments to the print and media laws as carried out under the emergency Thursday unanimously called for the withdrawal of all these amendments and lifting of the ban on TV channels.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/IsbNewsT.aspx?dtlid=128993&catid=17 |
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Call to withdraw media law changes |
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Three leading associations representing the print media in Pakistan, the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) met Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Durrani in Islamabad on Thursday and urged him to persuade the government to withdraw the amendments to a critical law governing the print media.
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/11/16/nat3.htm |
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APNS, CPNE, PFUJ call for repeal of ‘draconian’ amendments |
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The three leading associations representing the print media in Pakistan ? the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) and Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) — met with Minister for Information and Broadcasting Muhammad Ali Durrani on Thursday here and urged him to persuade the government to wholly withdraw the recent amendments to a critical law governing the print media.
According to a press release of the APNS, they emphasised that the recent amendments imposed at the beginning of the emergency were “draconian in intent but meaningless in effect”.
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The News |
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Journalists protest media curbs in Pakistan |
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PESHAWAR/LAHORE/ ISLAMABAD: Journalists across the world observed a “Global Action Day” on Thursday to condemn curbs on the media following the imposition of emergency rule in Pakistan. The day was observed on a call of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ). According to a PFUJ press release, memorandums were submitted to Pakistani embassies on behalf of IFJ affiliates in 115 countries. IFJ General Secretary Aidan White appealed to world journalist unions to voice their concern for situation in Pakistan. On the PFUJ’s call, the Rawalpindi Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) also held a protest at the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Press Club against the media curbs. RIUJ (Dastoor Group) President Nawaz Raza led the demonstration. The participants chanted slogans against the curbs. Raza condemned amendments to the PEMRA ordinance that imposed curbs on the electronic media. The South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) Pakistan chapter expressed solidarity with journalists against the sanctions on the media imposed after the proclamation of emergency in the country, according to a press release. The press release said that all SAFMA chapters were sending letters to Pakistani high commissions in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
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Daily Times |
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Safma rejects code of conduct |
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Safma seminar condemns emergency, media curbs
The South Asia Free Media Association (Safma) has condemned the curbs imposed on the media and termed the new ‘code of conduct’ issued by the government as ‘ridiculous’. Participants of a meeting held by the NWFP chapter of Safma at the Peshawar Press Club on Thursday condemned the blocking of electronic news channels and said access to information was a right of the people. They said President Pervez Musharraf, who used to claim that he had given freedom to the media, was the one who had snatched it, imposed a ban on the media and issued a code of conduct under the amended Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority Ordinance. Safma vice-president Abdullah Jan said information was public property and media should be free to inform the public. He criticised the code of conduct for the media. “It is ridiculous that if any participant says something against government policies during a talk show on a TV channel, the anchor and the channel will be held responsible,” he said. The association’s senior vice-president Ismail Khan said there should be a code of conduct but banning Pakistani news channels for allegedly spreading ‘vulgarity’ seemed absurd as foreign entertainment channels were still on air.
The Post,
Dawn |
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Sukkur journalists hold demos against curbs on media |
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Journalists staged a demonstration outside the Sukkur Press Club on Thursday to condemn the curbs on the print and electronic media.
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=81010 |
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Journalists rap media curbs |
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The Gujranwala Union of Journalists on Thursday organised a hunger strike camp at the press club, demanding that the government end ban on private television channels and remove restrictions on the print media. Speaking on the occasion, union leaders criticised the government for silencing the media under the emergency. They said they would come on roads if the ban on private television channels and restrictions on the print media were not lifted immediately. Those present at the camp were wearing black armbands. They condemned Islami Jamiat Talaba for manhandling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan during an anti-government rally at the Punjab University’s New Campus on Wednesday and later handing him to police.
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/11/16/nat34.htm |
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Regional media empathise with journalists |
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The country chapters of South Asian Free Media Association and different media organisations in the region expressed solidarity with the journalists in Pakistan against the curbs on media freedom imposed after the proclamation of emergency.
They handed over or will hand over letters of protest to the Pakistani high commissions in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, according to a press release. “We share Pakistani media’s concerns over the present situation and fully support their demand for the immediate withdrawal of the laws that have severely hampered the normal functioning of the media and forced private television news channels to go off the air,” said a letter by SAFMA India chapter.
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/11/16/nat38.htm |
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Journalists continue protest |
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The journalist community held a protest camp for the second day here on Thursday against the imposition of emergency rule, ‘assault on the judiciary’ and ‘chaining of the press’ through new laws. The Khyber Union of Journalists set up a four-hour token protest camp outside the Peshawar Press Club on Shershah Soori Road. Members of the union wore black armbands to protest against the growing intervention of the state in the domains of parliament, the media and judiciary.
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/11/16/local30.htm |
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KUJ organises token hunger strike to protest against media restrictions |
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Media bodies urge govt to remove black press laws
Journalists observe hunger strike, hold rally in Peshawar
The Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ) organised a token hunger strike on Wednesday against media restrictions imposed under a State of Emergency after a protest call by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ).
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Watchdog demands lifting media curbs |
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SAMC condemns restrictions on media
Safma, regional media organisations express solidarity with Pakistani journalists
THE South Asia Media Commission, a regional media watchdog, Thursday condemned curbs on freedom of information and expression by the military government in Pakistan and demanded their immediate withdrawal. “We call on Pakistani authorities to stop intimidating the media, allow independent news channels’ broadcast and revoke the two media ordinances General Pervez Musharraf proclaimed while declaring emergency in the country,” Commission’s Chairman N. Ram and Secretary General Najam Sethi said in a statement.
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=81051 |
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Journalists’ protest continues |
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A number of journalists of the twin cities on Thursday staged a protest demonstration in front of the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Press club camp office to insist the government restore the freedom of press entirely. Numerous members of the civil society and relatives of the missing people also joined the protestors to express solidarity with them against the sanctions imposed on the media.
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\11\16\story_16-11-2007_pg11_4 |
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Press under siege | For our own good by Sadaf Arshad |
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“Their demand for independent news channels to be watched makes sense but not in the circumstances that we are living in. One wonders through, if banning access to information will serve the purpose of the government when other modes for getting information are available. People are saying that the president should consider his friend, President Bush’s advice to end the emergency. They believe the US cannot support violation of human rights. And if it does, many questions would be raised regarding its double standards. People should try to understand that government’s acts in the recent past show its strong urge to realize a better society. Long live the government’s efforts to manage press freedom, long live the affected TV channels.” |
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/OpinionNews.aspx?dtlid=128870&catid=11 |
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Nation Photo |
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Online News |
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Hyderabad: Journalists shout slogans during a protest demonstration against ban on media and imposition of emergency rule in the country
Peshawar: Journalists take part in protest demonstration outside Peshawar Press Club against restriction on media and imposition of emergency in the country.
Peshawar: Journalists take part in protest demonstration outside Peshawar Press Club against restriction on media and imposition of emergency in the country.
Islamabad: students of Quaid-e-Azam University holding placards shout slogans during a demonstration to protest against ban on media and imposition of emergency rule in the country, in Islamabad.
Lahore: Pakistani journalists take part in a protest demonstration outside Lahore Press Club against ban on media and imposition of emergency rule in the country.
Lahore: A journalist takes part in a protest demonstration outside Lahore Press Club against ban on media and imposition of emergency rule in the country.
Islamabad: Pakistani journalists take part in a protest demonstration Outside Islamabad Press Club Camp Office against ban on media and imposition of emergency rule in the country.
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Islamabad - Nov 15: Journalists hold a demonstration against curbs on electronic media in front of Rawalpindi-Islamabad Press Club camp office on Thursday.—Photo by G.A. Zaidi |
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Media Miscellaneous
Media has responsibilities, says PCP chief |
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Chairman Press Council of Pakistan Justice (Retd) Javed Iqbal Thursday called on Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Muhammad Ali Durrani. President All Pakistan Newspapers Society Hameed Haroon, Secretary General CPNE Warriq Zuberi, President PFUJ Huma Ali and Secretary General Islamabad Press Club Afzal Butt were also present on the occasion and reposed confidence in the new chairman of the Press Council of Pakistan. |
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/IsbNewsT.aspx?dtlid=128992&catid=17 |
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PPP media advisor calls on Zia Shahid |
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PPP Chairperson Benazir Bhutto's media advisor Riaz Bashir called on Zia Shahid, the chief executive of Khabrain Group of Newspapers and Imtinan Shahid, the Editor Khabrain and Managing Editor The Post, at latter's offices here on Thursday.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/CityNewsT.aspx?dtlid=128984&catid=3 |
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Letter to Editor, “Media’s role” |
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Muhammad Mahtab Bashir, “Media plays an important and constructive role in holding free and fair elections. A free press always plays an important role in a democratic society. The media, especially the electronic media, has been accused of sensationalising the present scenario. The media crossed its limits at times. Freedom of expression and freedom of the press can be ensured in our society through elected representatives.”
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/LetNews.aspx?dtlid=128880&catid=4 |
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