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RESOURCE CENTER - MEDIA MONITOR |
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Saturday December 23, 2006
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A daily review of media coverage of media and communications issues. |
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New York Times reporter and photographer harassed and detained |
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The Committee to Protect Journalists called today for a full investigation into the detention of New York Times photographer Akhtar Soomro and the beating of reporter Carlotta Gall in Pakistan on December 19. Gall, who covers Pakistan and Afghanistan for the Times, told CPJ that men who said they were from the special branch of Pakistan’s police, detained Soomro, a Pakistani national, in his hotel around 8pm, and seized his computer and camera. Four men later broke into her room in a separate hotel, hit her and took away some of her belongings. Gall said she had bruises on her arms, temple, and cheekbone, swelling on her left eye and a sprained knee.
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http://www.cpj.org/news/2006/asia/pak22dec06na.html |
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NYT reporter beaten up in Quetta: CPJ |
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The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said in a statement on Saturday that New York Times correspondent Carlotta Gall had been beaten up in Quetta where she had gone on a reporting assignment. Her photographer was detained before being released. CPJ called for a full investigation. While Ms Gall is said to have been roughed up in her hotel room, her photographer Akhtar Soomro was kept in detention. The alleged incident took place on December 19.
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\12\23\story_23-12-2006_pg1_3 |
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NYT reporter, photographer harassed and detained in Quetta—CPJ |
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The Committee to Protect Journalists, an independent U.S.-based watchdog body, called Friday for a full investigation into the beating of New York Times reporter Carlotta Gall and the detention of photographer Akhtar Soomro in Quetta on December 19. An earlier report in The Los Angeles Times said that the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad was also looking into the incident.
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http://nation.com.pk/daily/dec-2006/23/index10.php |
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Pemra public hearing for licence award of satellite TV channel |
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Country's private channels, by and large, prefer up-linking their transmission by using Asia Sat-II and III instead of a relatively cheaper Pak-Sat due to lack of technical skills. It was observed during a public hearing arranged by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Friday to award a satellite television licence to Classic Entertainment (Pvt) Limited. As said by its CEO, Adnan Shaukat, the Classic Entertainment too, after obtaining the licence, would go for Asia Sat-II for up-linking transmission. He was of the opinion the Pak-Sat, though a cheaper option if compared with the Asia Sat, was technically too ineffective to be used for transmitting data.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_IsbNews.aspx?dtlid=74487&catid=17&date=12/23/2006&fcatid=14 |
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PEMRA holds hearing for Satellite TV licence |
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Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Friday conducted a public hearing for award of satellite TV licence to a private applicant. According to the statement of the Authority, Section 24 (02) ordinance PEMRA to held public hearing at all provincial capitals as well as at the federal capital before granting or refusing any broadcasting licence…
The Nation, Page-18
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PEMRA conducts hearing for award of satellite TV licence |
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Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Friday conducted a public hearing for award of satellite TV licence to a private applicant. According to the statement of the Authority, Section 24 (02) ordinance PEMRA to held public hearing at all provincial capitals as well as at the federal capital before granting or refusing any broadcasting licence…
The News, page-5
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DTH service to be launched soon, says Durrani |
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The federal secretaries' committee considered in its meeting on Friday a proposal to create a district level tier of officers who will be promoted to federal and provincial levels on the basis of their performance. The committee, which met under the chairmanship of the cabinet secretary, discussed a package of reforms in the bureaucracy, which is being prepared by the National Commission on Government Reforms (NCGR). The body constituted three committees to discuss different aspects of the package and make recommendations to the NCGR.
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/arc_news.asp?id=6 |
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Media should guard national interests: Durrani |
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Minister for Information and Broadcasting Muhammad Ali Durrani Friday said the government had given tremendous opportunities of freedom of expression to media, however, the responsibility lay on media to use this freedom in an apt manner and play a positive role in safeguarding national interests.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_IsbNews.aspx?dtlid=74470&catid=17&date=12/23/2006&fcatid=14 |
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Government to declare limits for media: Durrani |
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Federal Minister for Information and Broadcaster, Muhammad Ali Durrani said that the Army and Judiciary are respected institutions of the country, thus media should be careful while criticizing on these institutions. To compete each other, the private channels are violating the media ethics and transmitting irresponsible news, he said and added that the government would declare limits for media….
Daily Khabrain, Front page
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Priceless radio archives rendered useless |
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The Classical Music Research Cell (CMRC) of Radio Pakistan’s Lahore station, despite having priceless archives comprising recordings and portraits of legendary singers, has long been lacking funds and staff, seemingly because of laidback attitude of the authorities concerned, official sources say. The CRMC, now working under the Central Production Unit (CPU) of the organisation, once used to hold musical events and had an independent head as well. But, now it has nothing but books on music and recordings lying buried under thick layers of dust.
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http://www.dawn.com/2006/12/24/nat8.htm |
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Azhar Abbas to join DawnNews TV |
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Mr Azhar Abbas, one of the country’s top television executives and the manageing director of Geo News TV, will be moving to DawnNews TV as head of news and current affairs, I was announced here on Friday. DawnNews TV will be launched nextyear and will be pakistan’s first English language news channel. “I have had a great time leading the Geo News team and the channel is in good health. But its time for me to move o to other challenges”, Mr Abbas told dawn….
Dawn, back Page
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Late journalist Maqbool Hussain’s family received compensation cheque |
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Leader of opposition in National Assembly, Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman Friday handed over the compensation cheque of Rs 0.3 million to the grieve family of journalist Maqbool Hussain Syial in Dera Ismail Khan…..
Daily Aaj, Peshawar, back Page
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