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RESOURCE CENTER - MEDIA MONITOR |
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Sunday November 25, 2007
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A daily review of media coverage of media and communications issues. |
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Attack on Media
Murdered
Mirpurkhas: Journalist shot dead |
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Zubair Ahmed Mujahid, a senior journalist and correspondent for a leading Urdu daily the Jang, was shot dead by unknown assailants in Satellite Town late on Friday night while he was on his way home.
He was riding a motorbike along with a photo journalist, Wahid Pahalwani, when some unidentified armed men shot at him. He died while he was being moved to the Civil Hospital. He left behind a widow and four sons. His body was taken to Jhuddo, his native town, on Saturday. Police cordoned off the Satellite Town after the shooting. |
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/11/25/local25.htm |
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Restriction
Media not allowed to cover blasts |
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After Saturday morning blasts, a large number of media personnel rushed to the blast sites, but the police who had cordoned off the sites, stopped them. They also snatched cameras from the photographers and destroyed the film rolls, CDs and video cassettes. The police had not returned the cameras till the filing of this report.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_NatNews.aspx?dtlid=130502&catid=2&date=11/25/2007&fcatid=14 |
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Media Protest
Journalists’ protest |
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Journalists and members of the civil society staged a sit-in outside the Karachi Press Club on Saturday against the imposition of emergency and curbs on the media. They raised slogans demanding restoration of the constitution, sacked judges and press freedom. The KUJ, which had organized the protest, said journalists would assemble at Geo TV office here on Sunday at 4 pm to express solidarity with the banned TV channel and set up a protest camp at the KPC from 1 pm to 5 pm on Monday.
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/11/25/local14.htm |
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Journalists stage sit-in for press freedom |
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Journalists on Saturday continued protest against the curbs on media and demanded freedom of press, as access to information is one of the fundamental rights. Journalists arranged a sit-in in front of Rawalpindi-Islamabad Press Club on a call of Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ). Civil society activists, lawyers and students joined the protest to express solidarity with journalists.
They said it was regrettable that the government officials misbehaved with the journalists who went to cover the bomb blasts that took place in Rawalpindi on Saturday.
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\11\25\story_25-11-2007_pg11_1 |
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CPNE demands PPO withdrawal |
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The Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors (CPNE) has strongly condemned the highhandedness of law-enforcement agencies against journalists, Press Publication Ordinance (PPO), Pemra Ordinance and all other black laws including curbs on media. This was announced by newly-elected CPNE President Arif Nizami, in a meeting, which was held soon after the CPNE elections. The editors of newspapers, news agencies and magazines adopted a resolution in which they termed such black laws as unconstitutional and demanded the government to withdraw all such laws. The resolution said that free, fair and transparent elections are not possible under the emergency rule. Arif Nizami said that restrictions on freedom of speech are not new as the press has remained in chains in the past. |
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_MainNews.aspx?bdtl_id=8288&fb_id=2&catid=14&date=11/25/2007&fcatid=14 |
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Journalists stick to their guns |
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Journalists staged Saturday a rally against emergency rule and curbs on the media.
The protesters, led by KhUJ President Jan Afzal and Peshawar Press Club Chairman Muhammad Riaz, were holding placards and banners inscribed with anti-government slogans, slamming attempts to muzzle the media. The protesters a0lso marched towards Governor's House where a large number of police were deployed. Addressing the protesters, Afzal flayed the police's torture of members of Faisalabad Press Club, saying such tactics won't affect the journalists' struggle for the rule of law. "We are not just struggling for the restoration of transmission of some television channels but also for restoration of democracy, the Constitution, fundamental rights and reinstatement of superior court judges," he said.
Riaz said the journalist community was fighting for the people of Pakistan. He said the government could not conceal their wrongdoings from the world by gagging the media. He said the journalists would not relent and that they had always given a tough time to dictators. |
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_NatNews.aspx?dtlid=130551&catid=2&date=11/25/2007&fcatid=14 |
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Letter to Editor “Role of media” |
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Dr Misbah Azam, “The role of the media, and more specifically of outspoken and often controversial anchors, in Pakistan, is being debated everywhere. The media is an important source of information and can influence the way masses think. It has also been proven in the past that media can be used to create sentiments of nationalism. It is considered the eyes, ears and mouths of the people because it has the ability to scrutinise those who have the power to change the futures of millions.
During the Vietnam War, when the US media became vocal and active, the government had to change their policies and eventually withdraw troops from the unnecessary war. However, when the same media became the cheerleader of the Iraq war, the whole country got stuck in the ill-planned war, which it can neither continue nor pull back from. If our regime was expecting that the media would constantly praise the government for its policies then it might as well have declared that there is no need for the media, because its main job is scrutiny for the benefit of the people. As far as media objectivity is concerned, in every talk show in Pakistani private channels, government representatives have always been invited to defend the government or present its points of view. Musharraf’s government must realise that if they weaken the media right now, the enervated and drained media will fail to keep a watch on the next government as well, leading to the same corruption and mess that Musharraf claimed he wanted to eliminate once and for all.” |
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\11\25\story_25-11-2007_pg3_7 |
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Media Miscellaneous
Debate, media and democracy by Muhammad Ahsan Yatu |
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Law is the state’s management tool. In democratic societies law is made by the legislators, who are elected representatives of the common people, and of the people who run the administration, and also of the people who make up the judicial, security and other systems. In autocratic states the kings, dictators or martial law administrators make the laws. The continuity spanning over years or decades of dictatorial rule and laws fails everything, including the state and society. The worst it does is that it stops social evolution. In contrast the continuity of democratic rule and laws is a success story.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_OpinionNews.aspx?dtlid=130577&catid=11&date=11/25/2007&fcatid=14 |
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Movies
Cultural diplomacy through cinematography |
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The Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) has taken yet one more step forward while participating in the Tri-Continental Film Festival in Nantes, France traditionally held in the last week of November every year. The prime objective of Pakistan’s participation is to show the world the true face of our national identity featuring the cherished values of peace, tolerance and co-existence nurtured on our soil since time immemorial. And the predominant majority of our society has been practicing these norms in all the spheres of life.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_ShowBizNews.aspx?dtlid=130486&catid=9&date=11/25/2007&fcatid=14 |
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Theater
World Performing Arts Festival | The magic is still alive |
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The third day of the World's Performing Arts Festival opened with the usual aplomb and sighted hundreds gathered together in the name of art, entertainment, enjoyment, relaxation and learning. From the puppetry, to the films screened, all dealt basically with important issues, shown beautifully, and within the confines of sensitivity and understanding. |
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_CityNews.aspx?dtlid=130541&catid=3&date=11/25/2007&fcatid=14 |
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Television
PTV's 43rd anniversary function today |
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The 43rd anniversary of Pakistan Television will be celebrated on Sunday (today).According to details, a special ceremony will be held at Convention Centre. The PTV administration has invited foreign diplomats, federal ministers, senior officials and people from all walks of life to attend the ceremony.
Prominent actors and figures from the performing arts will be given special awards in recognition of their services and senior producer M Tariq and Amjad Bukhari will be the producer of this programme.Bushra Ansari, Moeen Akhtar, Saadia Imam, Farooq, Muhammad Ali, Sawan and Sidra Iqbal will be the anchorpersons while well-known singers Tahira Sayyed, Humaria Channa, Sahira Naseem, Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan, Nadeem Abbas and Asif Medhi will present songs and ghazals.The district administration has made fool proof security arrangements for the event. |
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_IsbNews.aspx?dtlid=130527&catid=17&date=11/25/2007&fcatid=14 |
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Updated at 11:00 PST (06:00 GMT) |
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