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RESOURCE CENTER - MEDIA MONITOR |
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Monday August 20, 2007
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A daily review of media coverage of media and communications issues. |
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Critique on Media
‘Media violating law on juvenile offenders’ |
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The print and electronic media have regularly been using pictures and names of juvenile offenders and children in need of protection, contrary to the code of ethics given under different laws and by national and international organizations. Legal experts told Dawn that as the government had yet to declare such practices as penal offence, therefore, the media had openly been mentioning the names and addresses of juvenile offenders and even their pictures were used, putting their lives at risk. Recently, the picture and name of a nine-year-old female victim of child prostitution, recovered from a brothel in Swat district, was splashed in different newspapers.
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/08/20/nat8.htm |
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No longer a family channel |
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Touseef Khan in letter to editor, “PTV has been a unique TV channel when it telecasted its dramas and other TV shows to a captive audience. It was the only TV channel then and provided family entertainment to all. These days, a lot of its dramas carry no moral or ethical message. All are basically stories of love affairs among their different characters. Sometimes, the dialogues spoken are so brazen that one cannot enjoy watching a play while sitting with one’s family members. For instance a drama called ‘cousins’ is being telecasted these days that shows two cousins getting involved with one another. It feels as if the ghost of enlightened moderation has clung to the soul of the PTV. What message do we want to deliver to the rest of world? That our only problem is the love affairs between the girls and boys?”
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http://www.nation.com.pk/daily/aug-2007/20/letters1.php |
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Media Miscellaneous
Media team leaves for China |
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A media delegation led by State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Tariq Azeem left for Beijing on four-day visit to further strengthening the bilateral relations in the field of information and broadcasting. Talking to newsmen before his departure, the minister said during the visit to Beijing and Shanghai, the delegation would hold talks with the officials of the Chinese Ministry of Information. |
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/IsbNewsT.aspx?dtlid=113509&catid=17 |
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Aaj Kal editor’s mother dies |
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Begum Salma Rasheed, mother of Khalid Chaudhry, resident editor of Daily Aaj Kal — the Urdu newspaper of Media Times Group, Lahore — died here on Sunday.
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\08\20\story_20-8-2007_pg7_56 |
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Radio
PBC withdraws raise in radio artistes’ salaries |
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Floats Rs 1.1 million tenders for renovation of DG office
Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) Director General Javed Akhtar has withdrawn the orders on the increase in the fee of consolidated artistes issued following the direction of Secretary Information Syed Anwer Mehmood, The Post has learnt. According to reliable sources, the PBC administration has floated the tenders of Rs 1.1 million for the renovation of the office of Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation DG Javed Akhtar after the withdrawal of order issued on the direction of Secretary Information Syed Anwer Mehmood.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/ShortNewsT.aspx?shortid=4304&catid=2 |
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FM Listening | Drive time hero – the Jam Man by Sehrish Wasif |
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Few weeks back the announcement made by the RJ Jam Man on Radio One FM 91 that he won't be doing the show called Traffic Jam on weekdays turned out to be nothing short of a shock for his diehard fans, who were in a habit of tuning into the channel on every Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at around 6 PM to listen to a man refreshing their minds through his conversations and with some great music.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/IsbNewsT.aspx?dtlid=113488&catid=17 |
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Telecommunication
Abu Dhabi Group forms partnership with German firm |
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The venture capital arm of Abu Dhabi Group has entered into a partnership agreement with German Bertelsmann Arvato Mobile Middle East Group, through its local regional affiliate, Arvato Middle East Sales (AMES). AMES has positioned itself in the region to bring to market a full range of digital media services, designed to dominate the mobile and PC entertainment sector. The Abu Dhabi Group, acting on behalf of its investors, will acquire a significant stake in AMES for an undisclosed sum. The investment is part of Abu Dhabi Group’s strategy to be an active investor in the high growth Telecommunications Industry. The group follows a strategy, which, often includes operational control of its investments, and is designed to complement its GSM and WiMax businesses in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Republic of Congo, and Uganda. The group’s present mobile businesses operate under the umbrella of Warid Telecom International while its WiMax business in Pakistan is being launched by its subsidiary, Wateen Telecom. Bertelsmann and The Abu Dhabi Group are utilizing these Digital Media Platforms to build within AMES a Digital Entertainment business capable of servicing more than 200 million customers. AMES will offer customers across emerging markets unprecedented access to a world-class digital entertainment offerings for their Mobile Phones, PC’s and set top boxes. |
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=9687 |
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Updated at 11:00 PST (06:00 GMT) |
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