Tuesday November 28, 2006

A daily review of media coverage of media and communications issues

Kara Film Festival opens on December 7

The 6th KaraFilm Festival will begin in the city on December 7 through 17 during which more than 170 films from 37 countries will be screened. Besides, for the very first time in KaraFilm's five years, cash awards will be given to the films adjudged the best. A large number of foreign delegates and film makers are expected to attend the festival that will cost approximately Rs20 million. They include Ajay Devgan, Saif Ali Khan, Jamil Dehlavi, Jafar Panahi (Iran), Mahesh Bhatt and others. Director Festival Hasan Zaidi announced this while addressing a press conference at Pakistan Institute of International Affairs (PIIA) on Monday. 

http://www.nation.com.pk/daily/nov-2006/28/nationalnews7.php

Journalist's murder still unsolved

An investigation team formed by Interior Secretary Syed Kamal Shah to probe the murder of a senior journalist, Malik Ismail, has not found any clue to the identity of the murderers yet. Superintendent of Police (investigation) Ashfaq Ahmed Khan, who is part of the team, told Daily Times on Monday that “well-reputed” investigators were examining all aspects of the murder, but had failed to find any solid evidence so far.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\11\28\story_28-11-2006_pg7_15

Media training workshop on mother and newborn healthcare begins today

The third four-day media training to improve coverage and public knowledge about home and hospital-based mother and newborn health care issues is going to be kicked off here today (Tuesday) to train journalists from NWFP on how to report these issues sensitizing their importance. Third of a series of high quality training workshops for print, radio and television journalists, the four-day workshop is being held by Intermedia in collaboration with Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborn (PIMAN), a project of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)….

The News, Page-2

Training of journalists for better coverage of MNH begins

A third four-day media training workshop, aimed at improving coverage of public knowledge about home and hospital-based healthcare for mothers and newborns, has begun in Islamabad today.The Intermedia in collaboration with the Paiman is holding the workshop for NWFP journalists, which is a project of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
http://www.thepost.com.pk/IsbNews.aspx?dtlid=70433&catid=17

Media workshop on ‘Legal Business Practices and IPRs in Pakistan

A media workshop on ‘Legal Business Practices and IPRs in Pakistan' is being arranged in a local hotel here Wednesday (November 29). The workshop, starting at 2: 00 p.m, is being arranged with joint collaboration of the Anti Coounterfeit & Infringement Forum (ACIF) and Unilever Pakistan ….

The News, Page-4

Workshop stresses media's role in elections

Speakers at Monday's workshop on Investigative Reporting on Elections highlighted the role of the press and media in strengthening democracy and holding of free, fair and transparent elections. The three-day workshop organized by the Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) and supported by the US Embassy is being attended by editors and senior journalists from Islamabad, Peshawar, Lahore, Karachi, Quetta, Hyderabad and Gwadar.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\11\28\story_28-11-2006_pg11_4

Media plays vital role in fair polls

Speakers at workshop on Monday underlined the role of press and media in strengthening democratic process and holding a free, fair and transparent elections. The three-day workshop on investigative reporting on elections, organized by Pakistan Press Foundation with the support of US Embassy, is being participated by senior editors, reporters from Peshawar, Lahore, Quetta, Islamabad and Karachi….

Dawn, Page-19

Media role in curbing discrimination stressed

Provincial Coordinator World Health Project and renowned psychiatric, Dr. Shahid Masood has said that nobody can deny proactive role of both print and electronic media in combating discrimination and eliminating stigma regarding mental health patients. He was addressing a three days workshop entitled “The role of media in combating stigma and discrimination against mental illness” in district& teaching hospital of Dera Ismail Khan here on Monday.

http://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=hn&nid=2

Journalists urged to educated masses on mental diseases

DI Khan: Provincial Coordinator World Health Project and renowned Psychiatric, Dr Shahid Masood has said that nobody can deny proactive role of both print and electronic media in combating discrimination and eliminating stigma regarding mental health patients. He was addressing a three day workshop entitled “The role of media in combating stigma and discrimination against mental illness”… The Nation, Page-5   

Legendary editor remembered

Rich tributes were paid to Maulana Zafar Ali Khan (1873-1956) at a memorial meeting held in the city on Monday on the 50 th death anniversary of the great editor. The meetinig was organized by the Margalla Colleage for Women…

Dawn, Page-19

Zafar Ali Khan's death anniversary observed

The 50th death anniversary of Maulana Zafar Ali Khan was observed across the country on Monday. A number of functions including different seminars and references were held in order to pay tribute to Maulana Zafar Ali Khan (1873-1956), journalist, writer, poet and freedom fighter.  Maulana Zafar Ali Khan was the pre-eminent Urdu journalist of pre-partition India being the editor of the newspaper Zamindar which prominently projected Muslim aspirations.

http://www.thepost.com.pk/CityNews.aspx?dtlid=70502&catid=3

Investigative journalism course at NUML

A one-year postgraduate course in investigative journalism has been introduced in the department of mass communication at the National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad. The course is being arranged in collaboration with print and electronic media organisations in Pakistan. The faculty will consist of leading journalists in investigative journalism.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\11\28\story_28-11-2006_pg11_5

PAL launches special Qasmi number

The Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) has launched its special issue of quarterly literary magazine ‘Adabiyat' about Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi who passed away on July 10th this year. Adabiyat is a huge document containing critical essays, personal recollections and homage to the great Urdu writer who left an indelible mark on the horizon of contemporary literature. He was not an individual but a movement who symbolised a peculiar kind of literature till his death.
http://www.thepost.com.pk/IsbNews.aspx?dtlid=70453&catid=17

Daily Express Shukur launched

Popular Urdu Daily Express started its publication from Sukhur (Sindh). The newspaper already published from nine stations including Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Faisalabad, Sargodha, Gujrawanla, Rahimyar Khan and Multan…

Daily Express, Front Page

Swat Pres Club Election: Committee formed to organized fair election

A meeting of Swat Press Club Geneal Body members held here on Monday to constitute a unbiased committee to supervise the arrangement to hold free and fair election of Swat Press Club…

Daily Aaj Peshawar, Page-2

Schedule for Charsada Press Club Elections on November 30

A schedule for Charsada (NWFP) Press Club elections was announced on Monday. An election committee headed by senior journalist Abid Khan formulated to organized fair elections….

Daily Aaj Peshawar, Page-2

COMPILED by: Sajid Gondal, Media Monitor, Internews Pakistan (www.internews.org.pk)

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