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RESOURCE CENTER - MEDIA MONITOR |
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Saturday October 20, 2007
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A daily review of media coverage of media and communications issues. |
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Attack on Media
Killing
Khabrain correspondent dies in Karachi attack |
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Body of the daily Khabrain correspondent Ehsan Ali alias Commando Mazaari, died in the Karachi blast, was brought to his ancestral town Mureed Shakh for burial. About 2,000 people attended the funeral prayer. The shops in the area remain closed to mourn his death. The deceased was correspondent of the daily Khabrain at Mureed Shakh, Obarro. |
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_IntNews.aspx?dtlid=124118&catid=1&date=10/20/2007&fcatid=14 |
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Media Protest
KUJ condolence |
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The Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ) has expressed grief over the death of a large number of people, including cameraman Arif Khan of the ARY TV channel, in the bomb attack on former prime minister Benazir Bhutto’s procession on Thursday. In a statement issued here on Friday, KUJ president Shamim-ur-Rahman, general-secretary Jawed Asgher Chaudhry and other office-bearers offered condolences to the bereaved and prayed for the early recovery of KUJ executive council member Siddique Chaudhry, Apna TV reporter Shahid Anjum, CNBC reporter Salman Farooq, CNBC cameraman Mohammed Shahzad, DawnNews cameraman Abid Hussain and other journalists injured in the incident. |
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/10/20/local15.htm |
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Journalists seek compensationRIUJ condemns Karachi blasts |
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Journalists on Saturday asked the owners of newspapers and TV channels to ensure compensation for their colleagues killed or injured while covering a rally taken out in Karachi on Thursday to welcome Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairwoman Benazir Bhutto on her homecoming. The demand came during a meeting held at the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Press Club Camp office to condole the death of Arif Khan, a cameraman of ARY TV channel, in Karachi bombing. Journalists from both print and electronic media attended the meeting. They said reporters and cameramen must be properly compensated for loss of life and damage to equipment. They said it was the primary responsibility of the owners to facilitate their workers in the performance of their professional responsibilities. Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) President Afzal Butt, Federal Union of Journalists (FUJ) Secretary General Mazhar Abbas and a number of senior journalists also spoke on the occasion.
(Nationb-15)
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Media Miscellaneous
Sehba condoles with widow of PTV cameraman |
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First Lady Sehba Musharraf on Saturday condoled with the widow of PTV’s cameraman Muhammad Farooq and assured her of providing all possible measures for the deceased’s children.Begum Sehba expressed sorrow over the demise of Muhammad Farooq and said he was a hardworking and responsible professional. She prayed Allah Almighty to rest the departed soul in peace and grant courage to the grieved family.
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http://www.app.com.pk/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18977&Itemid=1 |
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Journalists called on caretaker chief minister |
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A five member delegation led by chairman Nowshera press club Mushtaq Paracha called on NWFP caretaker Chief Minister Shamasul Mulk and invited him for inauguration ceremony of press club.
(News-2)
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Robbers deprive senior journalist of Rs 0.5m |
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Two robbers snatched cash and valuables worth Rs 500,000 from a senior journalist Tahir Chaudhry, also an editor of an Urdu newspaper in the UK, who came from London a few days ago to attend the wedding of private television channel anchorperson Suhail Warraich's sister.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_CityNews.aspx?dtlid=124112&catid=3&date=10/20/2007&fcatid=14 |
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Television
Waqt transmission soon |
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Waqt channel advertisement in the Nation announces channel will be on air very soon. It will be 100% Pakistani channel. Readers have been urged to forward suggestions and opinions on address Nawa-i-Waqt Group of publications 23, Shaarey Fatima Jinnah, Lahore UAN:111-123-540, Tel:042-6307141-44 Fax: 042-6367583-6367616, Email: editor@nawaiwaqt.com.pk
(Nation-1)
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Advertising
Letter to Editor “Discourage misleading advertisements” |
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Saima Moizuddin, “Misleading advertising is often discussed in these pages. Recently, I came across another case and I was astounded at the sheer audacity of the advertiser. In trying to sell its salt through a TV ad, the company which produces salt in its factory shows ‘research’ taking place in a special research institute. That is all very well, except upon a bit of scrutiny, I found that there is no such institute anywhere in the world! The salt advertised may or may not be 100 percent pure as claimed in the ad, but what is sure is that the advertising is dishonest. Is there nothing that can be done to prevent such deception which is also prevalent in many other ads? Stronger consumer protection laws, along with better implementation, are necessary to send a message to dishonest advertisers.
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\10\20\story_20-10-2007_pg3_7 |
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Radio
Seema Siddique new station director Radio Pakistan Islamabad |
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Government has appointed senior information officer Seema Siddique as new station director Radio Pakistan Islamabad. She is the first lady appointed as station director.
(Jang-2)
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Updated at 11:00 PST (06:00 GMT) |
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