Saturday October 21, 2006

A daily review of media coverage of media and communications issues

Pen more powerful than uniform

History has revealed another chapter of hard times. “In the line of fire... ” Yes, who is not in the line of fire? Me, you and the whole Muslim Ummah. Yes, the friends, the friends who are only friends in need and not sincere. They are wolves in the bush, yes these friends and allies. Their friendship is like facing the furies of nature. The course of history continues and cannot be reverted, but we can hope for hard times to roll backwards. Yes, the deeds of governments always face criticism from the opponents. When freedom of expression was not allowed, criticism used to travel through the exchange of thoughts and feelings. Now when there is freedom of expression, everybody freely expresses themselves. TV and newspapers are facilitating them. But where this is a source of pride and contentment, it also raises doubts about authenticity, standards of criticism and realism about events.

http://www.thenews.com.pk/arc_news.asp?id=2

Journalists and hawkers threaten protest in front of parliament today

Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), All Pakistan Newspapers Employees Confederation (Apnec), Akhbar Farosh Federation, Hawkers Union, Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) and Rawalpindi-Islamabad Press Club have rejected unilateral decision of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) regarding observing only one holiday on Eidul Fitr.

http://www.brecorder.com/index.php?id=489060&currPageNo=7&
query=&search=&term=&supDate

Demand for two-day Eid holiday

Journalists held a protest demonstration outside the Peshawar Press Club on Friday to press their demand for two Eid holidays. The demonstration was held by the press club and the Khyber Union of Journalists to criticised the All Pakistan Newspapers Society's decision about one-day Eid holiday. PPC president Syed Bukhar Shah, KhUJ senior vice-president, Hazrat Khan and Akhbar Faroosh Union president Jafar Shah urged the government to take notice of what they called injustice meted out to journalists and other newspaper employees.

http://www.dawn.com/2006/10/21/nat30.htm

IoK gets first private FM Radio station

OCCUPIED SRINAGAR (October 21 2006): The Anil Dhirubai Ambani Group-controlled Adlabs Films Ltd is bringing its FM radio service, BIG 92.7 FM, to Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir within a fortnight. BIG 92.7 FM will be the first private FM station to set up base in occupied Jammu and Srinagar. BIG 92.7 FM will be heard across occupied Jammu, Srinagar and several other major towns of IHK. Tarun Katial of BIG 92.7 FM, said, we offer a fresh new approach to the medium, keeping in mind local sensibilities."

http://www.brecorder.com/index.php?id=489022&currPageNo=7&
query=&search=&term=&supDate

In the Line of Fire's Urdu version today

The launching ceremony of Urdu version of President General Pervez Musharraf's book 'In the Line of Fire -- a memoir' will be held at a local hotel today (Saturday). The president will be the chief guest at the ceremony which would be attended by federal ministers and other high-ups.

http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_MainNews.aspx?bdtl_id=3796&
fb_id=2& catid=14&date=10/21/2006&fcatid=14

COMPILED by: Sajid Gondal, Media Monitor, Internews Pakistan (www.internews.org.pk)

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