Sharjah announces new media awards

• By Noorhan Barakat,Staff Reporter
• Published: 18:46 September 23, 2012, https://news.google.com.pk

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  From Left to Right: Dr. Rajeh Al Khouri, Editorial Board Member at Al Nahar Newspaper; Ibrahim Al Abed, Director General of the National Media Council and Director General of the Emirates News Agency (WAM)

  Sharjah: The Sharjah Government Communication Award 2013, which aims at raising media performance in government institutions across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), was announced on Sunday.
  Online submissions will open from October 25 and will continue until August 15, 2013.
  The voting process will also be conducted online.
  Winners will be announced on September 26, 2013 and will be awarded at a banquet on October 1, 2013.

‘Journalists must understand cultural challenges’

Saturday, September 22, 2012

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk

LAHORE: Ethical dilemma and future of journalism was discussed at a debate held to celebrate the second International Media Ethics Day on Friday. Speakers emphasised the need to understand the challenges of globalisation and socio-political, cultural and religious values while disseminating information. The discussion was organised by Mishal Pakistan in collaboration with the Centre for International Media Ethics (CIME) and the Centre for Media Research and Development (CMRD).

In his address, Press Council of Pakistan Chairman Shafqat Abbasi said the government was planning to revise and update the code of ethics enunciated in the Press and Publication Ordinance 2002. He said that people had complaints about the role of electronic media, as it was spreading sensationalisation and carrying out irresponsible reporting. “The private media does not accept PEMRA, because it functions under the government. We need to establish an independent institution to implement media laws and ethics,” he added.

Pakistan's PM: 'Not about freedom of expression, this is more about hatred'

12:26pm, Fri 21 Sep 2012 Anti-Islam film protests

Pakistan's Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has condemned the anti-Islam film that mocks Prophet Mohammad, as the nation holds a government-led day of protest.

An attack on the Holy Prophet is an attack on the core belief of 1.5 billion Muslims. Therefore, this is something that is unacceptable.

Let me make it absolutely clear: this is not about freedom of expression, this is more about hatred, and it also demonstrates blatant double-standards.
If denying the Holocaust is a crime, then is it not fair and legitimate for Muslims to demand that denigrating and demeaning Islam's holiest personality is no less a crime?
In this context we appreciate those in the international community who have joined Muslims in strongly condemning this outrage."

Newsweek's 'Muslim Rage': A sickening piece of shock journalism that cheapens a once great magazine

Rob Crilly is Pakistan correspondent of The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph. Before that he spent five years writing about Africa for The Times, The Irish Times, The Daily Mail, The Scotsman and The Christian Science Monitor from his base in Nairobi.

Newsweek: increasingly desperate

As angry protests spread through the Muslim world, I knew where to head. The Red Mosque is only a five minute drive from my home in Islamabad and protests were planned for the end of Friday prayers. Pakistan has a reputation for extremism and the mosque was once the scene of a bloody showdown with security forces that ended with hundreds dead and injured. If there was to be trouble, it would be there.

By the time I arrived the crowd had already peaked at about 30. There were rabble rousers to be sure, but on a nice September afternoon most of the worshippers watched from a distance, bought an ice cream and headed home to their families.

Can journalists ever be trusted to keep a secret?

• By Andrew Buncombe
• The Foreign Desk, http://blogs.independent.co.uk/
• Thursday, 20 September 2012 at 10:12 am

Unsettling news reaches me from Islamabad – news of the I’d-not-want-to-join-any-club-that-would-have-me nature.
It has emerged that a member of the British media has been told he is not allowed to attend events at the British social club, attached to the British High Commission and located inside the diplomatic compound, simply because he is a journalist.
Rob Crilly, the affable and hard-working correspondent of The Telegraph, is a keen (and perhaps, rather skilled) practicioner of darts and this spring was a member of a team, Who Darted?, and played in a league that was held at the Canadian High Commission club. Mr Crilly was looking forward to the autumn season which is to be held at the British club, when his team captain received a message from the committee stating that the Telegraph’s man would not be welcome.

Evolution of the female journalist

Lubna Jerar NaqviSaturday, September 15, 2012

The News International

The number of females working in the Pakistani media is fairly large now as compared to the past. But even then it seems that a female-oriented story is still not given priority in the news/media, unless it is glamorous or related to crime/abuse. Is this the editors’ fault or the fault of the female journalists’ inability to grasp the attention of her bosses and interest of her audience?

These were some of the points that were raised and discussed on the first day of the two-day training workshop for women journalists held by Uks – a research, resource and publication centre dedicated to the cause of gender equality and women’s development in association with the CIPE (Centre for International Private Enterprise) - titled ‘Powerful Women, Powerful Nation’ held on Friday (Sept 14) in Karachi. The participants included journalists from across the media – print, electronic and social media. This event was moderated by Director Uks Tasneem Ahmar.

Bertelsmann AG : Meet The Fellows Of The Second Intajour Year

09/03/2012 | 12:30pm US/Eastern

They come from a wide range of different countries and cultures, they have never met before, and yet they have a common goal: all of them want to strengthen press freedom in their home countries. That is what the twelve Fellows who arrived in Hamburg on Saturday have committed to. From today, they will complete the "Journalism in the Digital World" fellowship program at the International Academy of Journalism (Intajour) together. Bertelsmann founded the Academy to help promote press freedom and the freedom of opinion as well as to mark the company's 175th anniversary in 2010.

Indian experts talk about art and electronic media

From the Newspaper DAWN | Peerzada Salman | 
KARACHI, Sept 2: An interesting perspective on how art journalists use the electronic media to have and convey a better understanding of the subject was given by Indian journalists Sahar Zaman and Dhiraj Singh at an event titled ‘Art and the airwaves’ at T2F on Saturday evening.
Ms Zaman, who is also a newscaster, briefly spoke about her foray into journalism. She specifically mentioned a television interview of the renowned British sculptor of Indian descent Anish Kapoor. She said that Mr Kapoor had not been to India in 15 years and it was art lovers’ earnest desire to have him display his works in India. She recalled how transporting his
sculptures from one place to another had been a logistics nightmare because the pieces were very big.
Then Ms Zaman showed the footage of the sculptor’s interview which she conducted for CNN-IBN in 2010 as a freelancer.

Media-persons demand relaxation of visa regime

Pakistan Today, 04-09-12
Leading media persons of Pakistan and India in a joint statement called upon the Foreign Minister of Pakistan Hina Rabbani Khar and the Minister for External Affairs of India SM Krishna to grant visas to journalists as per the regime under which visas are granted to businessmen.

Reporter’s Diary: My new found identity

By Saloni Surti
Saturday,Sep 01, 2012

I was 13, it was my first day at school after the Diwali vacations and my teacher was asking everyone what they aspired to be. I had a definite answer, which I said very confidently – I want to be a journalist. Of course, back then it was the ‘Page 3’ effect – I was extremely inspired by Konkana Sen Sharma. But who thought then that I will have a ‘Press’ card around my neck someday (which I still have not got by the way).

A lot has changed over the years, including my dream, but writing always remained at my heart. And my passion for writing somehow landed me here at exchange4media. Being here is not what I had thought it would be, it is a lot more than that. I am amidst all the action, finding out, analysing, and observing, doing things I never thought I would.

Separatists flay Pakistan media

Bollywood in, Kashmir out

By Sameer Showkin Lone

Srinagar: With India-Pakistan relations improving after 26/11Mumbai attack and both the countries set to focus on economic and other developments, the silence of Pakistan media over Kashmir has become a great concern for Kashmir’s pro-freedom camp that is terming it as unfortunate.

Most of the pro-freedom leaders, political experts, students and common masses share different opinions regarding the silence of mainstream Pakistani channels like Geo, Dawn, ARY, Samaa TV and others on Kashmir issue. Some say it “change of posture” and few term it as 'censorship for economic benefits' while pro-freedom leaders as usual call it “unfortunate”.