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Daily Archives: September 15, 2013

Civic agencies urged to share information with public

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KARACHI: Civic agencies should appoint a senior official as a focal person responsible for providing information to the general public, and provision of information be made a rule rather than an exception, said an activist of an NGO working on civic issues. As a rule, the civic agency officials like most of their colleagues in […]


Services of journalist eulogised

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QUETTA: The services rendered by senior journalist Rehman Shah were eulogised at a condolence reference held at the Quetta Press Club on Saturday. Mr Shah died a few days ago in Dubai. Speakers at the reference said Mr Shah never compromised on his principles during his long career as a journalist. They said the late […]


Media: need for content quality

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FREEDOM of the media is depriving the public of their freedom. Media personnel hold their ‘weapons’ in the streets, chase the news ‘item’, arresting the wrongdoers and snubbing them on the spot. Road shows and talk shows are merely for increasing channel ratings and are a nuisance. Most reports, documentary reports and morning shows depict […]


Talent recognition: Journalism awards next week

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ISLAMABAD: The country’s only acknowledgement of journalists, “Agahi Awards 2013”, will take place on September 21 in the capital at a ceremony organised by Mishal Pakistan, a communication consultancy firm. The awards will be celebrated in collaboration with leading press clubs across the country, local and international media development bodies, regulatory authorities and other stakeholders, […]