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RESOURCE CENTER - MEDIA MONITOR |
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Tuesday July 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
KUJ condemned the violence threat and misbehaved with Journalists |
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President Karachi Union of Journalists Shamim ul Rehman and general secretary Javaid Asghar Chuhdari including other members condemned threat given by armed persons.
Ummat 23 July (Page 3)
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CRITIQUE ON MEDIA
Letter to the editor by HEERA SHAW, Samundri, via e-mail, July 17. |
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Evaluating coverage
Nothing could be sadder for the nation than the unprecedented gory events we witnessed right after the massacre of Lal Masjid. The suicide bombing in the Frontier province and the explosions in Islamabad at the site of the CJP’s address in law courts have nauseated the public. The incessant firing by the government forces on the Lal Masjid during the mercilessly operation of 9 days was not shown on our TV screens, But the carnage at the CJP’s ‘jalsa’ was shown in full gory details for hours on all TV channels. This is because the Presidency desired it so.
The most painful aspect of the TV coverage was that a private TV channel's anchor summarily declared it to be a ‘suicide bombing’ even though commentators on other channels were saying that a bomb had been planted in the electric transformer. It is pity that we are being forced-fed such views. |
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http://nation.com.pk/daily/july-2007/24/letters7.php |
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MEDIA PROTEST
Journalists protest against improper site allotment for Bara Press Club |
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The Journalist belonging to Khyber Agency while protesting against the allotment of improper site for bara press Club blocked the FATA Secretariat Varsak Road the protest was led by bara Press Club President Mehboob Shah Afridi .
Daily AGG (Page 8)
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MEDIA MISCELLANEOUS
Traders apologize for misbehaving with cameraman |
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The Peshawar-based traders Monday apologized for misbehaving and physically torturing a cameraman of a Pashto TV Channel and promised that they would honor media and help them in future.
A reconciliatory jirga between the traders and journalists was held at the Peshawar Press Club. The traders were led by Haji Gufran, while Peshawar Press Club President Mohammad Riaz was represented journalists.
On this occasion, the traders announced their apology and pledged the media would be given full support on all occasions.
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http://thepost.com.pk/NatNewsT.aspx?dtlid=108915&catid=2 |
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US embassy magazine ‘Khabr-o-Nazar’ goes online |
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The US Embassy in Pakistan announced on Monday that it’s monthly magazine ‘Khabr-o-Nazar’ is available online. The current issue highlights the arrival of new US ambassador to Pakistan, Anne W Patterson, besides various activities of the USAID and US consulates in Lahore, Peshawar and Karachi.
The issue carries USAID former director Jonathan Addleton’s article on the FATA Sustainable Development Plan.
Daily Khabrain(Page 3) |
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http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\07\24\story_24-7-2007_pg7_19 |
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District Nazim Invites Journalist’s to a study tour of development activities in Rawalpindi |
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District Nazim Rawalpindi Raja Javed Iklhass has invited the local journalists to study tour of Rawalpindi to observe the on going development activities in the District. He was Addressing the local journalist at Bhurban Hall Murree.
Nawaiwaqat (Page 5) |
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Democracy and Freedom of Media |
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Media should arrange such kind of talk shows and discussion in which govt. representatives should participate in. This will reflect real meaning of freedom of press and freedom of expression, said in column titled “Democracy and Freedom of Media “.
Daily Express
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RADIO
AIOU Launches FM Radio |
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The Allama Iqbal Open University Launched an Fm Radio station Voice of AIOU here on Monday. Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Mehmmodul Hassan Butt said the Higher Education Commission had provided Rs38.75 million for the project. The Range of the test transmission is 40km.
DAWN (Page 17)
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CINEMA
Pakistani films in India |
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THE public exhibition of two brand new commercial films from India -- one released during the first week of this month and another ready for release from the first Friday of the next month -- is a very heart-warming event.
This is surely going to boost the financials of our exhibition industry. But the question here is, do we want only our exhibition industry to flourish? No. Never.
We surely want our entire cinema industry to prosper. For the revival and prosperity of our cine industry we need to produce our own films and release them outside Pakistan as well. |
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http://dawn.com.pk/2007/07/24/letted.htm#3 |
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THEATER
PEC drops plan to set up IMAX Theatre in Lahore |
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Punjab Entertainment Company has changed its plans to set up IMAX Theatre in Lahore after facing stiff opposition. It is now going to launch the said project at Faisalabad, authorities concerned told The Nation on Monday.
The sources said that delays in the project had badly damaged the technical equipment worth $2 million which was purchased in 2006.
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http://nation.com.pk/daily/july-2007/24/localnews3.php |
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BOOKS
Harry Potter and the curse of the pirates |
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A fake version of the last Harry Potter novel, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”, has shocked hundreds of Harry Potter enthusiasts. The fake novel was being sold at various bookstalls of the city at a throwaway price even before the arrival of the pirated edition, which according to booksellers was expected in a couple of days. The fake novel was an amalgam of some new and old chapters from a few of the Harry Potter books including the latest launched one. Local booksellers claimed that the fake book was not printed in Pakistan.
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http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\07\24\story_24-7-2007_pg13_8 |
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Go read a book |
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Governor Khalid Maqbool on Monday stressed the need for promoting book reading among the masses. He was addressing the award distribution ceremony organized by the Academy of Letters at the Governor’s House.
“The declining trend of reading books and publishing books should be controlled. Institutions like the Academy of Letters must think over it,” he said. Modern methods and techniques like television and internet should be used to convey messages of writers, intellectuals and thinkers of the country, he said. He said literary and cultural activities needed to be expanded.
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http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\07\24\story_24-7-2007_pg13_5 |
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TELECOM / IT
Mobile phone users told to be aware of swindlers |
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The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has cautioned the mobile phone users of a gang of swindlers who is giving hoax calls and sending unsolicited SMS about cash prizes.
The mobile customers are advised to ignore hoax/unsolicited calls and SMS alluring that they have won a cash prize, said a PTA press release on Monday. In case of receiving such calls/SMS, the consumers should immediately contact their mobile phone operators to verify the information, the press release added. Some instances have also been reported wherein mobile phone users were deprived of their prepaid balance by replying to a particular SMS.
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http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\07\24\story_24-7-2007_pg7_44 |
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IT cos face serious problems |
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Financial services organizations world-wide are expanding their outsourcing operations into new geographies and business units but the local IT companies are unable to join the race due to multiple problems.
The industry sources told The Nation here Monday that the local companies were confronting with the problems of outsourcing governance team utilizing all the tools in the marketplace to effectively manage the relationship and have changes in the regulatory environment. The industry sources said that ensuring the service providers were maintaining the regulatory integrity of operations was the major question confronting the Pakistani IT companies.
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http://nation.com.pk/daily/july-2007/24/bnews2.php |
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ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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Renowned journalist and column writer Munir Ahmed Munir have joined Newspaper Khabrain as Deputy Editor.
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Updated at 11:00 PST (06:00 GMT) |
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