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RESOURCE CENTER - MEDIA MONITOR |
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Wednesday February 21, 2007
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A daily review of media coverage of media and communications issues. |
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International Media Mission’s arrival in Lahore today |
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A media mission of representatives of international media originations will reach Lahore today on a four day visit. Mission will review the media environment for journalists in Pakistan especially in context to hurdles faced during professional duties. Mission will meet families of victim journalists of different incidents. Mission will also meet family of missing Editor Sohail Qalander. According to PFUJ, mission’s meeting is expected with Prime Minister and will participate in a round table conference.
(Daily Express-8)
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Deadline given to Slober tribe for release of missing journalist |
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Traditional Jirga of Kokikhel has given deadline of 25th February to Slober tribe for release of missing journalist. In a crackdown, police occupied the house belonging to one suspected criminal. In Peshawar, PPP observed hunger strike to express solidarity.
(Daily Express-8)
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Express Editorial for Qalander |
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The Express editorial asks government to take prompt and urgent action for recovery of missing editor.
(Express-Editorial)
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PPP observed hunger strike for missing journalist |
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In Peshawar press club, PPPP leaders joined the hunger strike camp to show solidarity for missing journalist. Chemist association has also asked for recovery of journalist.
(Daily Aaj-8)
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Journalists stage walkout |
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Journalists covering Monday’s session of the Sindh Assembly staged a token walkout against the government’s failure to recover Sohail Qalander, Resident Editor of the Daily Express, Peshawar. Soon after the house was called to order by Speaker Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah, journalists in the Press Gallery walked out to lodge a protest. Earlier, they journalists held a meeting in the press chamber at the Assembly Building with KUJ President Shamim-ur-Rehman in the chair. Through a resolution, they condemned Sohail Qalander’s ‘kidnapping’, and demanded his early recovery. Through another resolution, the meeting deplored registration of an FIR to implicate a cameraman of the Kawish TV channel, Hadi Sangi, in a false case.
(Daily Ummat-8 Feb 20, 2007)
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DIG assures full security to journalists |
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DIG Hazara Zulfiqar Cheema has assured complete security to media community. It is duty of media to highlight issues and problems of society. Police will provide protection to conduct their professional duties. He was talking to a delegation of Abbotabad press club. Delegation informed about the threats given by Nazim to senior journalist Raja Haroon. Journalists gave a written complaint to DIG about threatening phone calls by Nazim. DIG assured protection.
(Daily Express-11)
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Media flourishing in the country: PM |
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The media is flourishing in the country and has never had the freedom it is enjoying now, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said while talking to Zafar Siddiqui, the CNBC chairman and CEO, who called on him at the Prime Minister's House Tuesday. The prime minister said the government considers media an important pillar of state and has allowed its restricted proliferation which has helped create thousands of jobs.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/IsbNews.aspx?dtlid=83769&catid=17 |
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Letter to Editor on Media commercialism |
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Noreen Shams from Karachi says in the past, print and electronic media served to empower the people. Today, however, the media only serve as a means of perpetuating commercial objectives through advertising products, attitudes and lifestyles. Wedding and lifestyle shows are only applicable to a certain class of society, and have little impact on the people in general. Big budget dramas exhibit royal houses, luxuries, designer wardrobes and jewellery etc to create a demand for these products.
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\02\21\story_21-2-2007_pg3_7 |
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Rebels bar Kashmiris from TV show |
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A rebel group in Indian-held Kashmir has warned young people in the region not to audition for the hugely popular television show “Indian Idol” or face harsh punishment. “No leniency” will be shown to anyone trying out for the show, a spokesman for the Al Madina Regiment, which has claimed responsibility for suicide and other attacks in Kashmir, told the local Current News Service late on Monday.
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\02\21\story_21-2-2007_pg1_6 |
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Dow journal |
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The DUHS will hold the launching ceremony of its first scientific journal on Feb 22 at 9am at Arag Auditorium. The Vice-Chancellor of KU, Dr Pirzada Qasim, will be the chief guest while DUHS Vice-Chancellor Prof Masood Hameed Khan will deliver the welcome speech.
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/02/21/local23.htm |
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Lawyers, journalists to get plots in Attock |
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Housing colonies for lawyers and journalists and press clubs will be constructed at Tehsil level in District Attock said Maj ® Tahir Sadiq. He was addressing 'meet the press' program.
(The News-23)
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Journalist M . H Riaz passes away |
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Senior journalist M . H Riaz died in London last week. He was in his early 80’s. He worked in on senior positions in the Morning News, Karachi, and the weekly Gulf Economist before he passed as APP correspondent in London. He later joined Kashmir centre in London as Director and remained associated with it for over a decade.
(Daily Dawn-3)
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Book on journalism |
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Young journalist, poet writer Syed Arif Nonari’s new book ‘Sahafat and Moashrati Taqazay’ has been published. Book has 180 pages.
(Nawa-e-Wat-3)
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