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RESOURCE CENTER - MEDIA MONITOR |
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Thursday December 21, 2006
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A daily review of media coverage of media and communications issues. |
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Journalist hurt in botched abduction bid |
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Some unidentified assailants injured a local journalist in the Khyber Agency and managed to escape, reports BBC-Urdu. com. Muhammad Farooq was going to the press club from his house when the criminals attacked him in the area of tehsil Bara. The armed men disembarked from a car near Khasadar checkpost and tried to abduct him.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/NatNews.aspx?dtlid=74146&catid=2 |
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43 illegal cable operators closed down for obscene programming |
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On public complaints against illegal cable TV operators showing obscene programmes, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) conducted raids on the operators’ offices in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. The authority confiscated the broadcasting equipment of 43 cable TV operators and imposed heavy fines on them. PEMRA spokesman Muhammad Saleem said on Wednesday that showing pornographic and unethical contents was in violation of the authority’s code of ethics and poor quality services were in violation of section 26, Clause 5 of the PEMRA Ordinance.
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\12\21\story_21-12-2006_pg11_3 |
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52 TV channels, 120 FM stations in country soon |
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Chairman, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Iftikhar Rashid has said that all 167 illegal FM channels operating mostly in parts of Balochistan and the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) had been closed. He encouraged investors who intend to launch new channels to do so with full confidence. Speaking as chairman of the fourth session of the conference on ‘100 years of radio’ at the arts council he said a proposal was under consideration to bring both PTV and PBC under Pemra.
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http://www.dawn.com/2006/12/21/local3.htm |
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Broadcasters reminisce about radio’s heyday |
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The technological advancements in the field of broadcasting have played a pivotal role in reaching and influencing the masses and for a medium to grow it is necessary that people also have a paradigm shift in their thinking. These views were floated during a two-day conference to mark the 100 years of radio, held under the aegis of JJ Media Limited, with the collaboration of the Citizens’ Media Commission of Pakistan, at the Arts Council on Wednesday. Veteran and new broadcasters, media analysts, listeners and young people shared their experiences and views during the conference.
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=36431 |
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‘Radio is and will always be people’s voice’ |
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Speakers at a two-day conference held to celebrate one hundred years of radio said despite the arrival of television and FM channels, people still listened to the radio. The falling standards, they said, were due to negligence of the authorities and increasing interference of the rulers and no fault of radio operators. Eminent scholars, educationists, in their speeches highlighted the importance of radio.
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http://www.dawn.com/2006/12/21/local4.htm |
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Daily Express advertisements should be released |
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Prominent personalities condemn the government act of blocking the official advertisement quota of Daily Express and pressurized the government to release the due share in government’s advertisements of Daily Expess….
Daily Express, Front Page
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Journalists to get ownership rights before polls |
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Provincial Law Minister, Raja Basharat has assured the journalists of twin cities that they would be given ownership rights of the Punjab Journalists Housing Foundation (PJHF) before the next year polls. He was speaking at the “application form distribution” ceremony held at Rawalpindi Press Club here on Wednesday….
The Nation, Page-4
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Tahsil Norang (NWFP) press club election completed |
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Elections to choose the executive body members of Norang (NWFP) Press Club for the year 2007 held Wednesday. According to polls results, journalists elected Sahabzada Subghatullah as life time chairman of Norang Press Club while Hayatullah Khatak was elected as president of press club. Waleed marwat win the seat of General Secretary, Rustam Khan elected as vice president, Salah-u-din as finance secretary and Zaitullah becomes the press secretary of Norang Press Club…..
Daily Aag, Peshawar, page-4
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Newspapers holiday on 25th |
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The Executive Committee of APNS at its meeting held here on Monday decided that the members publications of All Pakistan Newspaper Society will observe December 25 (Monday) as closed holiday on account of birth anniversary of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah……
The Nation, Back Page
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RISJA meeting |
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A meeting of Rawalpindi Islamabad Sports Journalists Association (RISJA) will be held at Pakistan Sports Complex today (Thursday). The meeting, which would discuss the future strategy of the association, will start at 12:00 noon. All members of RISJA are invited for the session……
The Nation, Page-14
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FM LISTENING |
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‘Desi Deewane’ and the Jellyman
It sounds really interesting to know that one of our national FM channels has started a program entirely based on pure Pakistani pop music. Is this a favour or a display of true spirit of nationalism? Well God knows better. Last Friday at around 3 PM, I heard an announcement of a program called 'Desi Dewane' on City FM 89. While the announcement was astonishing, it was pleasing as well. Whereas it is for the first time in the history of the channel that a program is entirely based on Pakistani music and is designed just as before.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/IsbNews.aspx?dtlid=74112&catid=17 |
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Those who think evil for others
By Hamid Mir
The article discussed about various laws imposed by government of Pakistan through out the country’s history and consequences of these laws. Hamid Mir also speaks about his experiences of pressure during his professional carrer….
Daily Jang, Editorial page
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Options for General Musharraf |
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By Asadullah Ghalib
Asadullah discussed the gap between the journalist and political leaders. The two always remain unable to understand the mindset of each other….
Daily Express, Editorial Page
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