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RESOURCE CENTER - MEDIA MONITOR |
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Saturday July 28, 2007
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A daily review of media coverage of media and communications issues. |
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Attack on Media
Intimidation
Jamia Faridia students to take revenge from PTV anchor |
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Students of Jamia Faridia on Friday announced that they would take revenge from PTV’s anchor Anwarul Hassan for insulting Lal Masjid chief cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz by taking his interview in a burqa. “We will take revenge from Hassan who in an insulting way interviewed Maulana Abdul Aziz. We know him and his family very well and we will not let him go easily,” said a furious student while addressing people inside the Lal Masjid during Juma prayer. Aziz wearing a burqa was arrested on July 5, two days after the launching of ‘Operation Silence.’ The PTV telecasted Aziz’s interview on July 7. The student said that the PTV insulted Islam and the chief cleric by telecasting his interview. During his address other students chanted slogans against the government. |
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\07\28\story_28-7-2007_pg11_7 |
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Restriction
Lal Masjid is red again, media expelled from mosque |
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At least 2,500 protesters mostly former students of Jamia Faridya reoccupied Lal Masjid Friday, painting the walls in their original color and wrecking the official reopening of the complex.
Students forced media men to leave the prayer hall of the mosque. Angry protestors expelled journalists from mosque. They also threw shoes at cameramen and reporters covering the event. Media men had to leave mosque vicinity. PIMS administration and Police officials did not allow journalists to perform their professional duties in hospital for the coverage of blast victims. There were reports that police tortured some journalists who were present in the hospital. Police officials kept on directing journalists to remain away from hospital corridors.
(Khabrian-2) (Express-1)
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_Fb_ShortNews.aspx?fbshortid=2129&fcatid=14&date=07/28/2007&bcatid=14&bstatus=Archive |
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Critique on Media
Letter to Editor “Yellow Journalism” |
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Qaiser Aijaz, “The media, therefore, must understand that when it comes to establishing the government’s writ it has to take an opposite action, no matter how weak the government is or no matter how big the casualty number is. Nor it is possible for any democratic government to develop a consensus on each and every issue as the media may think or desire. In the light of the above, the media should rise above to play its due role by drawing the boundaries for a balanced coverage of issues falling under the definition of journalism; and implementing a code of conduct and ethics for all forms and types of journalism.
I remain pledged to advocacy for a balanced coverage and just role of the media.” |
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/07/28/letted.htm#1 |
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Media Miscellaneous
CPNE to hold AGM on Sept 11 |
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The Annual General Meeting of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) will be held on September 11 at the CPNE Secretariat in Karachi. The decision to this effect was taken by the Standing Committee meeting of the CPNE called by Secretary General Wamiq Zuberi and presided over by Syed Faseih Iqbal, the CPNE President. The standing committee meeting heard from Syed Faseih Iqbal and Wamiq Zuberi a resume of the various actions taken by the CPNE in the recent weeks for defending press freedom and standing by the electronic media in the defense of press freedom and in rejecting all forms of pressures employed by the government and Pemra.
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/arc_news.asp?id=4 |
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Withdrawal of concession for journalist by PIA strongly condemned by CPNE |
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CPNE meeting strongly condemned the withdrawal of rebate on air travel for working journalists and working editors by the PIA. The meeting felt that this decision was most deplorable in the present day context when all organizations are taking new measures to facilitate the print and electronic media in the performance of its duties and functions. The meeting in a resolution noted that PIA had suffered losses in billions of rupees at the hands of incompetent Chief Executives. By denying the rebated air travel facility to pressmen and working editors PIA had done great injustice to the media. It urged upon President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and the Ministers for Defence and Information to immediately intervene in the matter and restore the facility of rebated air travel for the journalists by PIA.
(Express-8)
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US ambassador discusses media issues with Durrani |
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US Ambassador Anne W Patterson called on Information and Broadcasting Minister Muhammad Ali Durrani at his office on Friday and exchanged views on media issues. The minister told the US ambassador that the government had taken steps for the media’s independence, which would help develop dynamic media institutions in the country. He said the media was now playing a significant role in strengthening the democratic society in Pakistan. He said, “We are facing a shortage of skilled media professionals, as their demand is still increasing.” The government has initiated a project of the Islamabad Media University (IMU), which will be one of its kind in South Asia and in the Muslim World, he added.
(Jang-8)
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\07\28\story_28-7-2007_pg7_43 |
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Advertising
Billboards back before end of monsoon |
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Billboards are back in almost the entire cantonment area in defiance of the authorities’ decision that these will remain off during the monsoon season. Though the Met office has forecast more heavy rainfall and thunderstorm in coming days, almost all the huge hoardings that were removed early this month are now back on display. This act is continuously being overlooked by authorities and the public feels that the campaign was just“eyewash”. The massive drive launched to remove billboards proved to be a futile exercise when oversized hoardings once again resurfaced on the Mall Road, Kutchery Chowk, Chaklala, Murree Road and several other important intersections in the city and cantonment areas.
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/07/28/nat10.htm |
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Arts
Work on National Art Gallery near completion |
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Construction work on the National Gallery of Arts is nearing completion in Islamabad near D Chowk, Parade Avenue. President General Pervez Musharraf is expected to inaugurate the gallery next month. Work started after the Central Development Working Committee approved the project on April 11, 2005, at an estimated cost of Rs 500 million. The gallery will have all modern facilities, including a 400-seat auditorium with theatre and stage facilities, an administrative and teaching section, an open-air theatre and a cafeteria. The Liaquat Memorial Hall has been transformed into the college’s Islamabad Campus. The gallery was built to promote cultural links between the people of Pakistan and the rest of the world by providing a platform to Pakistani artists and intellectuals. Pakistan’s cultural heritage is among the oldest in the world and there is a need to reinforce awareness and pride.
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\07\28\story_28-7-2007_pg11_5 |
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Telecommunication
Cellphones: endless possibilities |
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Cellular phones are a necessity for every one these days and viable options in the form of second-hand mobile phones have increased both the business and number of customers in the communication sector.
The increasing number of cellular clients has not only led to competition in the market, it has also created a fluctuation in cellphone prices. The comparison of prices of different mobile brands and their capability to perform maximum functions is one of the decisive factors when it comes to buying cellphones.
Manufacturers such as Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Samsung, Motorola, Siemens and LG actively publicise their products and their phones are widely available, while satellite mobile phones are gradually making their way in the Pakistani market. “I have just purchased a Chinese handset for Rs6,500 only. It has everything. It is a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA); what more can a person ask for in such a nominal amount?” said Misbah Akhtar, a cellphone user. He added that his previous cellular phone cost almost the same amount but did not have any extraordinary features. Now he also has a light pen with the PDA which he believes adds class to the handset. |
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/arc_news.asp?id=4 |
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City markets teeming with hazardous cell-phones |
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Sale of low-cost Chinese replica of expensive branded mobile phones is on the rise, without considering quality and safety standards of the product, The Post has learnt. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is no longer responsible for the type -approval exercise for mobile phones. Talking to The Post, PTA officials said that that as the demand for mobile phones was increasing and new manufacturers entering the market, it had become impractical to approve the type of every model and brand.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_ShortNews.aspx?shortid=4151&catid=3&date=07/28/2007&fcatid=14 |
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Updated at 11:00 PST (06:00 GMT) |
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