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RESOURCE CENTER - MEDIA MONITOR |
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Friday December 15, 2006
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A daily review of media coverage of media and communications issues. |
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Government’s covert plan to rein in print media |
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The government is making covert efforts for the last one year to introduce a new law under the Press and Publications Regulatory Authority (Papra) to control the print media, and its draft was sent to the provincial governments and other departments concerned to seek their recommendations in March 2006. However, the government has neither consulted the journalists' organisations nor bodies of the newspaper owners and editors - APNS and CPNE - in this regard. The matter has completely been kept secret throughout this period.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/NatNews.aspx?dtlid=73710&catid=2 |
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CPNE opposes regulatory body |
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The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors has opposed the government’s proposal to set up a press and publications regulatory authority, describing it as `yet another attempt to control the press in the name of regulation’. In a statement issued after a meeting of its Standing Committee on Saturday, the CPNE said the government had not consulted representative bodies of the press over the issue, including the CPNE.
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http://www.dawn.com/2006/12/18/nat3.htm |
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Inquiry report on Journalists murder soon |
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Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Muhammad Ali khan Durrani said on Sunday that the inquiry report on tribal journalists Hayatullah Khan’s death had reached the federal government, and would soon be made public. Peaking at the Peshawar press club, the minister said the report included several recommendations that would gradually be implemented. “Some recommendations are closed to implementation process”……
Daily Times, Page-B-2
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APNEC election result announced |
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All Pakistan Newspaper Employees Confederation (APNEC) elections for the year 2006-08, held Sunday at Rawalpindi Islamabad Press Club. Fozia Shahid, of Daily Pakistan was the Chairman of Election Committee and 31 candidates contest in elections. According the results announced on Sunday by Election Committee, Sahfi-ur-Rehman elected as Chairman APNEC, Anwar Raza, senior vice chairman, Dr Imran Farooq becomes the Secretary General while Tariq Usmani and haji Ibrahim elected as vice chairman. Shakil Yamen, Zia-ul-Qamar, Sameen Khan and Mukhdoom Ahmed Bilal elected as Assistant Secretary General of APNEC…….
Nawa-e-Waqat, Page-10
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Durrani condoles with Raja Mehtab |
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Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Muhammad Ali Durrani expressed deep grief and sorrow over the sad demise of Basharat Abbasi, brother in law f Raja Mehtab Khan, chief editor Daily Ausaf and member, Executive Committee of All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS)…..
The News, Page-4
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