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Pakistan Media Mirror |
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Media Mirror: 12-09-2007 |
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Attack on Media
Intimidation
Pemra warns against assailing friendly states |
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The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Tuesday warned that under its code of conduct programmes causing damage to relations with friendly countries could not be aired. An action would be taken against those who would violate this rule. According to Geo TV, the Pemra warning also says that airing of any programme or opinion against friendly countries of Pakistan would be against the law. |
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=10077 |
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Pemra out for ‘friendly states’ |
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The Pakistan Electronic Media Regularity Authority (PEMRA) on Tuesday directed private television channels not to broadcast material that contains propaganda against countries friendly to Pakistan, Aaj television reported. The channel reported that PEMRA’s enforcement director general, Rana Altaf Majeed, had directed the media’s attention towards PEMRA’s code of conduct, which barred channels from broadcasting “baseless propaganda programmes against friendly countries”. According to the code, no programme can be broadcast that harms Pakistan’s relations with friendly countries. Meanwhile, a letter issued by PEMRA expresses concern about the broadcast of pictures of uniforms of the Pakistan Army’s public relations department without PEMRA’s permission. |
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\09\12\story_12-9-2007_pg7_22 |
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Pakistani journalists curse PML-N organizers at Heathrow |
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Last minute change in former premier Nawaz Sharif’s flight plan at Heathrow airport left several Pakistani journalists in lurch as they had paid 500 pounds (Rs 61,500) each for a one way ticket to Pakistan to get an eye witness account of sharif’s historic homecoming. Sharif initially planned to travel on a Gulf airwaves flight but later decided to travel by PIA. Aaj TV Bureau Chief in Islamabad Tariq Chudhary told daily Times that he along with fellow journalists had paid PML-N leader Nadir Chudhary 500 pounds each in presence of captain Safdar. However after he received an anonymous call, suddenly changed his mind and decided to board PIA plane. “The organizers had kept entire travel plan secret from Pakistani journalists and facilitated only foreign media persons which shocked us,” he said. NDTV reporter Munezae Jahangir told Daily Times that tyey were taken aback when authorities at Heathrow airport told them that Nawaz was not boarding the gulf plane. “The organizers did not honor their commitment and I could have lost my job because of this,” she added.
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Altaf hits out at media |
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Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has said that the attitude and remarks of some judges of a seven-member larger bench of the Sindh High Court hearing a suo motu petition regarding May 12 mayhem was against judicial norms and reflected their bias. He lambasted the media for carrying what he called biased reports regarding Monday’s event. |
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/09/12/nat15.htm |
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Media Miscellaneous
No bar on criticism of foreign interference by Omer Cheema |
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“There exists no law in Pakistan that bars media from criticizing foreign intervention in Pakistan’s domestic affairs, especially when interference means blatant violation of court orders, as has been the case of Saudi Arabia with regard to Nawaz Sharif’s deportation. From Attorney General of Pakistan Justice (retd) Qayyum Malik to SM Zafar, a noted jurist, and former foreign minister Gohar Ayub, all said there was no such law that could curb media’s freedom to criticize foreign intervention.”
(The News)
Pakistani journalists curse PML-N organizers at Heathrow
Last minute change in former premier Nawaz Sharif’s flight plan at Heathrow airport left several Pakistani journalists in lurch as they had paid 500 pounds (Rs 61,500) each for a one way ticket to Pakistan to get an eye witness account of sharif’s historic homecoming. Sharif initially planned to travel on a Gulf airwaves flight but later decided to travel by PIA. Aaj TV Bureau Chief in Islamabad Tariq Chudhary told daily Times that he along with fellow journalists had paid PML-N leader Nadir Chudhary 500 pounds each in presence of captain Safdar. However after he received an anonymous call, suddenly changed his mind and decided to board PIA plane. “The organizers had kept entire travel plan secret from Pakistani journalists and facilitated only foreign media persons which shocked us,” he said. NDTV reporter Munezae Jahangir told Daily Times that tyey were taken aback when authorities at Heathrow airport told them that Nawaz was not boarding the gulf plane. “The organizers did not honor their commitment and I could have lost my job because of this,” she added.
(Daily Times-2) |
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Print Media
Letter to Editor, “HEC’s criteria for journals” |
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Samina Waqar HEC Islamabad, “Apropos of Dr Arifa Farid’s letter, ‘HEC’s criteria cause for concern’ (Sept 6), we would like to clarify the issues raised which indicate that Dr Farid is not fully aware of the position regarding approval of journals. The HEC has developed clear criteria for the approval of journals. In order to address the issue of applicability of criteria to the journals, meetings of the relevant subject experts were convened. Seventy experts from all over the country participated in the meetings. It was on their recommendation that it was decided to approve all such journals published up to June 30, 2005 that were indexed by any of the international indexing agencies as given in the Ulrich Periodical Directory (UPD). In fact, the Journal of Islamic Studies, Iqbal Review, the Journal of European Studies of Karachi University and the Journal of American Studies of the Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, have been given limited approvals and this information is available on the HEC website. On the recommendation of relevant subject experts, Mujalla Iqbal was not included in the list of approved journals. It is to be clarified that the criteria for approval of the social science journals and the procedure for their approval are very transparent and are available on the HEC website. The six main criteria for approval of these journals include regularity of publications, diverse editorial/advisory board, peer review by at least two reviewers (including one international), abstracted/indexed internationally, publication of abstract in English for journals of other languages, and references need to be given according to international standards. Various journals are required to apply to the HEC on the pro forma given on the HEC website and these journals are reviewed by the specialists to place them in four different categories, according to the degree to which the journals meet the approved HEC criteria. |
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/09/12/letted.htm#2 |
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Television
Chinese TV sets dent known brand sales |
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Made-in-China television sets have grasped almost 60 percent of the market share in the country over the period of one year and this brand was catering to 90 percent of rural demand of television, Karachi Electronic Dealers Association (KEDA) told Daily Times on Tuesday. A senior member of KEDA, Shahid Ali Sehar said that Chinese brand television sets, which have made inroads in the local market over the past few years and have grabbed market share away from the most popular brands over a period of more than two years due to their low retail prices and longer picture tube guarantee and spare parts from the assemblers. |
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\09\12\story_12-9-2007_pg5_6 |
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Radio
FM Listening | Awkward stuff on FM channels by Sehrish Wasif |
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While listening to the transmission of various FM channels one feels that these channels instead of becoming the voice of people are becoming the voice of 'Love Birds'. Most of the shows on various FM channels contain discussion about love, break-ups, followed by songs dedicated to softer sex. Listeners share their love stories on air and seek advice. No doubt, to some extent these things sound quiet interesting but not every time. Moreover, mature and sensible RJs are needed to handle such issues. |
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/IsbNewsT.aspx?dtlid=117626&catid=17 |
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Movies
Film on Musharraf’s Pakistan shown at Toronto festival |
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President Pervez Musharraf may be facing the most serious challenge to his power since his arrival on the political scene in Pakistan in 1999, but there is good news for him in the form of a complimentary documentary film based on his life and record screened at the Toronto film festival last week. Produced by Sabiha Sumar and Sachithanandam Sathananthan, the film, titled “Dinner with the President”, its makers say is spurred by the question: How will the army general bring democracy to Pakistan? “Intrigued by the irony implicit in the idea of a president in army uniform delivering democracy to the masses, the film engages President Musharraf in a discussion about his vision, his intentions, the political past and the means by which he proposes to bring democracy to Pakistan,” the makers said. |
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\09\12\story_12-9-2007_pg7_36 |
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Books
Letter to Editor “Flawed textbooks” |
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Prof A. H. Subhani, “While solving a numerical problem in science subjects (especially physics), if a simple diagram, called free-body diagram, is drawn according to the given data, the solution becomes far easier. But unfortunately, the textbooks published by the textbook boards rarely use this technique. As a result, students and teachers follow suit. In this way the solution of numerical problems become vague and students use trial and error methodology or take refuge in rote learning even for the solution of numerical problems. There is an old saying: “Too many cooks spoil the broth”. Now the problem is that each textbook in physics published by textbook boards is written by seven or eight persons or even more. Here lies the rot. How can there be adequacy when so many people are involved in writing a textbook. Moreover, to draw a correct diagram before solving a numerical problem is a time-consuming job and needs comprehension of the subject which mostly people lack and avoid. Moreover, when a lot of people are involved in writing a textbook, nobody would own the responsibility for any flaw or inadequacy in the textbook later on. Such inadequacies in science textbooks encourage rote- learning which is the root cause of the deterioration of our standard of education.” |
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/09/12/letted.htm#5 |
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Copyrights
Few know how to use plagiarism software |
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While the Higher Education Commission (HEC) has introduced software called Ithenticate to detect plagiarism in PhD and MPhil theses, the fact that few people know how it works casts some doubts on its effectiveness. The programme is further limited by its inability to trace works published in any language other than English. The software was deemed necessary after some professors of the University of the Punjab were found to have had plagiarised from foreign scholars’ research papers. According to HEC chairman Dr Attaur Rehman, all universities were notified once the plagiarism policy was approved. “Some prominent universities, including Karachi University (KU), have been given the software. This will ensure that submitted dissertations are original work,” he told Dawn. He added that in case a university ignores the HEC notification, funding will be suspended and “sufficient action” will be taken against the teacher/supervisor. PhD dissertations submitted during or before 2007 will be run through Ithenticate and will be accepted if found to be original work, and the HEC intends to later expand the software’s scope to the graduate and undergraduate levels. Asked about the software’s English-only limitation, Dr Rehman could provide no substantial solution. |
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/09/12/local2.htm |
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