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RESOURCE CENTER - MEDIA MONITOR |
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Sunday June 24, 2007
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A daily review of media coverage of media and communications issues. |
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Attack on Media
Intimidation
Gujrat police harasses the family of senior journalist |
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In Gujrat, police raided to the house of senior journalist and columnist Ch. Ahsan Preemi in Gujrat. Police fetched the family to police station in a fake case filed by an Income Tax official. Police officials misbehaved with family members, and damaged the domestic items. A fake FIR was registered against the younger brother of the journalist. President Rawalpindi Islamabad Union of Journalists Afzal Butt has condemned the incident and asked government to ensure security of media men. He urged government to register a case against income tax official.
(Khabrian-2)
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Media Protest
Gagging the media by Ardeshir Cowasjee |
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“He should realise that in this 21st century, with the electronic media being what it is, power vests not only in the legislature, the executive and the judiciary, but also in the media, though anyone reading the document that passes for our Constitution will find no reference to the institution of the press and the electronic media. As with the other three institutions, the media should be independent and strong as without it an effective check on those three cannot be ensured.”
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http://www.dawn.com/weekly/cowas/cowas.htm |
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Over the top by Masood Hasan |
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“On the sets of Hamid Mir's Capital Talk, the minister bored out of his wits, shifted his posterior and then in the great tradition of all Pakistanis who wrap their bodies in six yards and more of cloth, lifted his shirt and reached down into the nether regions. This public display of the minister's innate cultured upbringing and excellent behaviour would surely endear him even more to the country's president and the prime minister, who apparently think the world of their minister. That's good because we now all know what Mr Zafar thinks of everyone else who should be foolish enough to watch TV. When cautioned by the host about not disturbing his family marbles in public, the minister, bless him, retorted with the classic, 'It is my right.' Viewers may be forgiven if they are mistaken in thinking that it was actually his left although there are reports that on careful viewing it seems it was the whole shebang lot. Did I hear someone say 'No Ball?' No? Must be my ears.”
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/arc_news.asp?id=9 |
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KhUJ condemns threats to journalists |
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A meeting of the Executive Council of Khyber Union of Journalists (KhUJ) was held here Saturday with President Jan Afzal in the chair. The meeting unanimously passed condemnation resolution against the threats to the journalists. The meeting decided to hold a seminar on July 2 wherein the provincial heads of political parties would be invited to shed light on the topic and share their viewpoint.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_NatNews.aspx?dtlid=103879&catid=2&date=06/24/2007&fcatid=14 |
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No relief for media |
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Central Vice President Azad Kashmir Union of Journalists Zaheer Razzaq Mailk has said that the government has not given any relief to media. Government of Azad Kashmir has neither activated press foundation nor has given any facility to journalists.
(Express-11)
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Letter to editor “Media under pressure” |
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Rashid Hussain, “One silent revolution has passed unnoticed: even in relatively conservative parts of NWFP and across urban and rural areas of the province, the Pushtu language channel AVT Khyber is watched with great interest. The channel has managed to take into account the sensitivities of the Pushtun culture in its programming, proving that the best regulation is self-regulation and target markets determine the content. The channel is by no means conservative but has the right content for its target audience. I am sure that other channels are fully capable of understanding their respective markets and can determine their programming accordingly, both entertainment and current affairs. Undue government interference would be an aberration in the earlier image of a government that had allowed considerable freedom to the media.”
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\06\24\story_24-6-2007_pg3_7 |
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Media Workshop
Media workshop starts at NDU |
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The first National Media Workshop started here on Saturday. Participants of workshop include eminent journalists, representatives of public relation organizations and senior academicians related to the field of Mass Communication from all over country.
(Nation-14) (News-19)
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Media Miscellaneous
Durrani for media code of conduct |
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Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Senator Muhammad Ali Durrani on Saturday stressed upon the media to share observance of certain code of conduct in order to secure issues of national interests.
"The freedom enjoyed by media in the country had come to stay and there is no restriction on freedom of expression," he said while addressing a ceremony held here to award licenses to five new TV channels and landing rights to six others, at PEMRA headquarters. Information and Broadcasting Secretary Syed Anwar Mahmood and Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Chairman Iftikhar Rashid were also present on the occasion. The minister said government is confronting the challenge of extremism and media's support in this regard was very much appreciative. "We want to formulate a joint strategy in collaboration with media to avoid projection of elements who are causing extremism and bringing bad name to the country," he added. He asked PBA, APNS and CPNE to formulate a code of conduct so that the projection of certain elements could be checked who wanted to exploit masses to attain their vested interests and ulterior. He particularly mentioned the illegal act of abduction of some persons belonging to a friendly country by the administration of Lal Masjid and said formulation of special media code would definitely discourage such incidents in future. Replying to a question, the minister said that representatives of Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) would meet the concerned government officials on Monday to present their proposals on electronic media code of conduct. "The government took pride in having pioneered the establishment of private TV channels and considers it a source of competition and accountability," he said.
(Nation-14)
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_MainNews.aspx?bdtl_id=6250&fb_id=2&catid=14&date=06/24/2007&fcatid=14 |
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No ordinary mortal by Adnan Rehmat |
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“Wasi has to his lasting fame the credit of discovering that media is not really the fourth pillar of the state. Perhaps it's the fifth. The fourth pillar is, of course, himself. When Wasi's gone from the corridors of power one day -- surely a dull day if there ever was one -- we will all miss the law of the long arm and have to contend instead with the long arm of law.”
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http://jang.com.pk/thenews/jun2007-weekly/nos-24-06-2007/dia.htm#1 |
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Journalists' Colony by Sidra Rafique Gooda |
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“Though few journalists reside in Journalists Colony today, it was through their efforts that the area has become a place where any one would love to live. Kolachi speaks to the journalists who have fought for their neighborhood to flourish, and continue to fight for its growth.”
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http://jang.com.pk/thenews/jun2007-weekly/nos-24-06-2007/kol.htm#2 |
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Short Media Courses by Riphah University |
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Riphah University is offering summer courses on media in different disciplines. Advertisement in the News.
For details , www.riphah.edu.pk
(News-2)
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Television
Television channels and Pakistani culture |
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Nawa-i-Waqt columnist Iftikhar Shahid comments, “We have our own culture. All channels should follow one policy for culture. Private channels should avoid projection of Indian culture and Indian movies.”
(Nawa-i-Waqt- Column)
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Radio
Rain disrupts FM station’s broadcast |
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A local FM radio station was knocked off the air on Saturday in Karachi, falling victim to the season’s first proper monsoon shower. The Karachi transmission of City FM89, which has its offices located on one of the top floors of a Sharea Faisal high-rise, went offline following the showers that started late in the afternoon. A station representative confirmed that FM89’s local broadcast was experiencing “technical difficulties” as the station’s transmission tower had been affected by the inclement weather. However, she observed that only the local transmission had been disturbed and that the station was operating fine in other cities. The Karachi transmission was expected to be back online by “later tonight” (Saturday night) she added. The remaining eight FM stations in the city were broadcasting as normal
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/06/24/local14.htm |
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Theater
NCA holds seminar on theatre design |
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The theater department of National College of Arts (NCA) started a seminar on theater design titled ‘Process and progress to explore the processes of design for stage,” here on Friday.
(Dawn-18)
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Advertising
Billboards cause havoc as storm lashes city |
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Five people were killed as a direct consequence of falling billboards in the city which collapsed due to strong winds on Saturday evening. Police confirmed the deaths which were caused when at least twenty billboards collapsed as heavy winds pounded different parts of the city. Several serious injuries were also reported due to the fall of these oversized billboards. Numerous billboards fell in Sharae Faisal alone. Many others were found lying on roads in Saddar, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Nazimabad, Korangi, Gulberg and Sohrab Goth. These billboards were owned by different authorities that include the Cantonment Board Clifton (CBC), Cantonment Board Faisal (CBF), Pakistan Railways (PR), and Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). |
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/arc_news.asp?id=4 |
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Action against billboard companies ordered |
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Adviser to Sindh Chief Minister on Home Affairs Wasim Akhtar has ordered registration of cases against companies involved in the installation of billboards that collapsed on Saturday.
These billboards fell off due to heavy rains and claimed innocent lives in various parts of the city. Wasim Akhtar instructed that all the dangerous billboards which were installed in various parts of the city be removed prior to further rains. While taking serious note of the reports regarding deaths due to falling off of billboards, he ordered registration of cases against the companies and listed them as black list. He also ordered cancellation of their licences and ordered formation of an inquiry committee under the supervision of District Coordination Officer (DCO) Karachi to take strict action against the companies found responsible.
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/arc_news.asp?id=4 |
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Telecommunication
Mobile phone imports grow by 27 percent |
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The import of mobile phones increased by 27.57 percent in the first eleven months of the current financial year with tremendous growth in the cellular phone industry. Pakistan imported mobile phones worth $0.80 million during July – May period of the current fiscal year as compared to imports worth $0.62 million during the same period last year, showing an increase of 27.57 percent. During the July – May period the of current fiscal year other telecom apparatus worth $1.19 million was imported as compared to $1.06 million during the same period in the fiscal year representing an increase of 11.96 percent.
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\06\24\story_24-6-2007_pg5_12 |
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