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RESOURCE CENTER - MEDIA MONITOR |
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Friday May 18, 2007
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A daily review of media coverage of media and communications issues. |
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Media Regulation
NA committee wants PEMRA to put pressure on cable operators: Discourage immorality |
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The National Assembly Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting decided to mount pressure on the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to bring cable operators under its censorship, here on Thursday. The committee expressed concern over inability of cable operators to provide “standard” channels —those which the committee thinks are in conformity with Pakistani culture and family values. MNA Begum Rehana Aleem Mashhadi presided over the meeting, held at the Parliament House, which was also attended by the minister of state for information, Tariq Azim. A number of members of the committee were of the view that cable operators were offering channels which were against the spirit of the Pemra’s censorship policy and were negatively affecting the young generation. They wanted strict action by Pemra to force cable operators to abide by the “ethics” of morality. Sources said that some members claimed cable operators were also under pressure from many households that were bored of Pakistani or Indian channels and wanted something new. These members said customers should be given a free choice and offered a variety of channels and those who wanted to prevent their children from being exposed to nudity or violence-packed programmes should install child locks on their television sets.
(Daily Times- B1) (Khabrian-11) (Express-8) (Nawa-i-Waqt-3) (Jang-3)
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/05/18/nat11.htm |
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No guidelines issued for TV on Cellphones: Ministry of IT |
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Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication has rejected such news that it has issued any guideline for TV transmission on cell phones. Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication has clarified that it has issued no such guidelines for telecommunication companies to get distribution license for TV transmission on cell phones.
(Jang-3)
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Media Protest
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Legal and political wrangling over the suspension of the Chief Justice by the President of Pakistan appears to be leading to new pressures on the media, news organizations and media advocacy group, says a report in New York Times. News organizations and rights group say that government is becoming increasingly intolerant of independent Media’s coverage of the judicial crisis. Government officials deny clamping down on the news media and say they have unprecedented freedom.
(Daily Times-A12)
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APNS has presented Aaj TV issue before the Ministry of Information |
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APNS leader Hameed Haroon has said that the issue of firing at Aaj TV channel has been presented before the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. APNS has raised the issue after receiving a letter from Secretary Pakistan Broadcasting Association (PBA) Asad Zuberi. He said that whenever the press was ignored, it weakened democracy. He told that PBA secretary has raised serious issues against the government. Secretary Information has been asked to submit evidences against allegations raised by PBA. APNS would set up an executive committee to review the evidences from both sides. After thorough consideration, APNS committee would present recommendations to the government.
(Nawa-e-Waqt-8)
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Newsmen demand withdrawal of fake case |
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Members of the Sehwan Press Club and the Sindh Journalists Network held a protest rally in Sehwan against the registration of, what they called was, a fake case against a newsman. On Wednesday, after an exchange of hot words between newsman Imdad Gadhi and some policemen on the deteriorating law and order situation, the Sehwan Police had registered a fake case against him. The media persons also staged a sit-in and observed a token hunger strike. They demanded action against the police officials and withdrawal of the case.
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=56516 |
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The Nation Editorial “Media's plight” |
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A brief look at a recent report of the International Press Institute on the state of the media gives a lie to the government's repeated claim that it has granted 'complete' freedom to the press as well as other news communication channels. The report places Pakistan in the unenviable company of four other countries - Afghanistan, the Philippines, Mexico and Sri Lanka - where violence against journalists has been frequently used as punishment for adverse reporting and a means of pressure to forestall it in the future. As free press is, indeed, a sine qua non for democracy, a government with democratic pretensions ought to let it operate in an atmosphere free from coercion. It is the best recipe for good governance.
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http://www.nation.com.pk/daily/may-2007/18/editorials3.php |
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Media Miscellaneous
‘Black Saturday’ riots haunt govt: TV channel under attack didn’t call me —Waseem Akhtar |
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The Adviser to the Sindh Chief Minister for Home Affairs, Waseem Akhtar, has defended his security plan for the Chief Justice’s May 12 visit to the city, despite the fact that over 40 persons were killed and over 100 were wounded in armed political clashes on the day. As for the firing upon Aaj television’s office, the adviser home affairs said that “if a building is situated between two fronts, it is bound to take some of the shots, though again it should not have happened,” Mr Akhtar said. However, he questioned why Aaj journalist Talat Husain was lying in the gallery, saying that he should have been sitting in a room instead of creating hype. “They (Aaj Television) used the occasion to create unnecessary hype,” the adviser remarked. Replying to a query as to why no help was dispatched to Aaj TV despite their repeated requests, he said that he didn’t receive a call, otherwise he would have reached the spot himself. Replying to a question about the present government’s seriousness about carrying out a de-weaponisation drive, considering the amount of heavy weaponry seen last Saturday, the adviser said that there are no arms manufacturing factories in Karachi. He added that the source should be cleaned, admitting that it is a difficult proposition.
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/05/18/local1.htm |
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New openings in media sector reflect unprecedented freedom |
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Pakistan’s first media university to be inaugurated in September. Pakistan has 46 private channels, 28 official radio channels, 93 private radio channels. Media in Pakistan has undergone a massive change under the present government’s policy to entertain a free press in country and mushrooming private television channels and FM radio stations are evidence of this change. A report by Daily Times.
(Daily Times-B2)
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Durrani refutes press report |
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Minister for Information Muhammad Ali Durrani has expressed surprise at a report published in a section of the press on Wednesday attributing to the President's remarks about Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan. The minister said Pakistan Muslim League Secretary-General Mushahid Hussain Syed conveyed the proceedings of the meeting held at the Aiwan-e-Sadar on Tuesday to media and any other report or attributions were mere conjectures.
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=7923 |
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Music
Video, CD shops given 10-day deadline |
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Unidentified persons here delivered pamphlets to owners of video and CD shops asking them to wind up their business within 10 days. Some shop-owners here at the Flying Coaches Stand Market on the Cavalry Road claimed that when they opened their shops in the morning they found pamphlets in Urdu lying on the floor. The owner of Shahadat Video, Sagheer Khan, claimed that when his son opened the shop on Thursday morning he found out the pamphlet carrying the threat was already there. The pamphlet does not carry name of any person and only the words “your well-wisher” are written. The pamphlet states: “My dear Muslim brothers with the resolve to stop the growing obscenity and vulgarity we warn you to wind up your business within 10 days so that no innocent person gets killed.” The police have increased security in the markets. They have also directed video centre owners to remove objectionable CDs, videos and posters within 48 days otherwise the police would launch a crackdown against them.
(News-2)
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/05/18/nat3.htm |
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‘Obscene’ CDs destroyed |
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Hundreds of CDs were set on fire by police here on Thursday which officials said contained pornographic material. The ‘anti-obscenity’ drive in the district was launched after a blast in a CD shop in the Shewa Adda area on April 22. “It is a message to owners of CD shops to close down their businesses or face action,” police sources said. Reports from some areas said that people there had bought CDs from shops and then set them on fire. Thousands of pornographic cassettes and CDs were destroyed in Tandkohi, Murghuz, Kernel Sher Killi, Tehsil Chota Lahor and Doabian areas.
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/05/18/local10.htm |
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Radio
Fm listening | Blast from the past Sehrish Wasif |
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Obviously, the young people hate to hear old music or watch old movies. According to them the person who does this is either a backward person or has a boring personality. But ever since the trend of remixing music started in the country, our new generation has started listening to old music. Now we could hear more remix versions of old songs in the parties and find youngsters dancing on them.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/IsbNewsT.aspx?dtlid=97768&catid=17 |
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Advertising
English signboards troubling commuters |
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The under construction roads and underpasses warning signboards, mostly written in English language rather than the national language - Urdu, are not understandable to local drivers, The Post leant here Thursday. "Low your gears" warns a sign board about the under construction Faisal Avenue Underpass which is hardly understood even by an average driver. The warning signs such as "Warning - under construction road ahead slow down" are not understandable to the local commuters. The signboards at Faisal Avenue, Khayban Chowk, Kulsoom Plaza, China Chowk, F-8 Chowk, are mostly written in English language which can only be understood by the erudite drivers but not the uneducated drivers.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/IsbNewsT.aspx?dtlid=97766&catid=17 |
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Telecommunication
Two largest networks come together |
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PTV and Telenor, two largest Networks of media and telecommunication are together for live converge of cricket matches. Now watch PTV’s live coverage of Pakistan-Sri Lanka cricket series on Telenor Mobile TV. PTV transmission will be available on mobile phone from today. Accord has been signed between PTV and Telnor. PTV officials have termed TV transmission on mobile a big facility for mobile users.
(Dawn-Advertisement) (Khabrian-3)
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Chunghwa Telecom to launch mobile health care services |
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Chunghwa Telecom is launching “Taiwan Mobile Health services” enabling anywhere, anytime mobile medical care. The first WiMAX healthcare network in Taiwan will support emergency medical assistance and patient care services wherever it is required outside of medical facility.
(Dailytimes-A4)
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Telecom sector brings huge FDI in country with latest technology |
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Telecommunication sector is one of the segments of Pakistan economy, which showed a tremendous development during the last few years and brings huge the Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in the country with latest technology and equipments. The current situation in telecommunication sector is providing way to attracting more investors toward Pakistan following the unprecedented growth in the telecom sector, which is likely to continue in the coming years. Telecom sector in Pakistan clearly indicated the success of policies adopted by the government of Pakistan. The advancement in the telecom sector has also contributed in stabilizing the economy. The growth in telecom created the shortage of skilled manpower in the country on one side but the other side also encouraged the young people to get education of telecommunication technology to make their future.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/CorpNewsT.aspx?dtlid=97722&catid=8 |
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Announcement
Show on ‘freedom of press’ |
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CNN will air a special program on freedom of press in Pakistan this weakened. Shahidullah, Editor The news London and Hameed Haroon CEO Dawn group will participate in the discussion of CNN show International Correspondents. Journalists will discuss the current situation and recent attacks on Pakistani media, says a press release.
(News-8)
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Updated at 11:00 PST (06:00 GMT) |
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