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Daily Archives: December 22, 2016

The mutating news-scape

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There was a time when having a job as a paper-boy was the Gold Standard of juvenile employment. Up before dawn in all weathers, a hasty brekkers then off to the nearby — it was always nearby in those days — paper shop to pick up a bag that weighed about 25lbs at a minimum […]


13 journalists get awards for excellence in health reporting

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Thirteen journalists from the electronic and print media have received excellence awards in health reporting for news reports that appeared between July 1, 2015, and June 30, 2016. The first-ever ‘Excellence in Journalism Awards 2016’ were organised by the Centre for Excellence in Journalism at the Institute of Business Administration (CEJ-IBA), Karachi, and the Centre […]


Felling of trees continues unabated in G-B region

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GILGIT: The illegal felling of trees in the Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) region continues unabated, causing irreplaceable and devastating damage to the ecosystem of the area. According to latest reports from Khan Muhammad Qureshi, a local activist in Chilas, some illegal felling has been reported in Diamer valley. About 200 trees in the Babusar top area have been […]


UK judge orders ARY to air summary of judgement in defamation case

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LONDON: A Pakistani television channel could become the first-ever channel in the United Kingdom ordered to broadcast the summary of a legal judgement against it. At a legal hearing in London on Wednesday, Judge Sir David Eady ruled that the summary should be broadcast on Dec 23 (Friday) at 6pm, 10pm and 3am in the […]


PPF Weekly Media Content Monitoring Report of December 12-18

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Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) monitored 64 news items in both newspapers and TV channels during the week. Majority of the news makers were 50 males, two females; while in 12 news items gender of spokesperson was not mentioned. According to PPF monitoring 15 news items were related to freedom of expression, media safety news items […]


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