Bhopal: Mainstream journalists play a major role in the protection and maintenance of communal harmony in a multicultural society. Media should avoid the culturally loaded language, opines Kathryn M Coughlin (pictured in thumb), President, Global Research Group, a US-based think-tank on the Islamic World.
Generally, media don’t give proper coverage for peaceful news. Instead it gives more coverage to the news related with violence and communal disharmony”, Kathryn said while delivering a lecture on “Mutual Sharing in Multicultural Democracy” on Friday in the city. The lecture was organized by Department of Journalism, Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism & Communication, Bhopal.
Citing the examples of Danish Cartoon controversy and Macedonian election coverage in the media, Coughlin said that media didn’t followed ethical values while reporting these happenings.
“The election coverage of Macedonia by media was just like a civil war reporting and amazingly peace march of Baghdad on prophet cartoon controversy was not news worthy for The New York Times or The Washington Post”, she mentioned.
Meanwhile, emphasizing the religious dissonance in the contemporary society, the US citizen mentioned that “politicians are also responsible for communal division of the society at some extent”.
“They merely talk about communal division because it is hard for them to talk on bigger issues like development, health and education”, she added.
Warning the people regarding the role played by media, Coughlin further said that media can even misguide people on some wider issues.
The American Center Mumbai cultural affairs specialist Tasneem Kalsekar was also present on the occasion.
Earlier, Pushpendra Pal Singh, Head, Department of Journalism, Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism & Communication, Bhopal welcomed the guests. A large number of students were present in the function and they were asking some relevant questions to Coughlin.
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Saturday, 2 February 2008
Writing News: Film City in MP
Indore: The ambitious project to establish a Film City in the State of Madhya Pradesh may become a reality very soon. The State government is interested in the development of such a project. The statement regarding this came in public on Friday morning by Shatrughan Sinha, Member of Parliament.
Speaking at the inaugural session of the International Film Festival on Tribal Art and Culture (IFFTAC-2008) at the famous Gandhi Hall of Indore City noted film actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha announced about his ambitious project to establish a film city in the State.
This is the first time that Sinha has made public announcement regarding his project.
“I have talked to the honorable Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today in morning and I am glad to announce it officially that soon there would a film city in the State”, Sinha said.
“It would be the first ever Film City of Madhya Pradesh,” he added.
Regarding the location of project Shotgun said that probably it would be developed at the outskirts of Bhopal or at any nearby place. He further thanked Chouhan for his interest in the ambitious project.
Emphasizing on the importance of Tribal arts and culture cine star said that Tribal themes will get adequate attention while developing a film in the coming Film City.
It is a well known fact that Sinha is much interested to establish a Film City in Madhya Pradesh and a detailed plan regarding this project has been submitted before the government for consideration.
Kunwar Vijay Shah, Minister, Tribal Wefare and Kailash Vijayvargiya, Minister, Information Technology apart from cine star Randhir Kapoor were also present on the occasion।
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Speaking at the inaugural session of the International Film Festival on Tribal Art and Culture (IFFTAC-2008) at the famous Gandhi Hall of Indore City noted film actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha announced about his ambitious project to establish a film city in the State.
This is the first time that Sinha has made public announcement regarding his project.
“I have talked to the honorable Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today in morning and I am glad to announce it officially that soon there would a film city in the State”, Sinha said.
“It would be the first ever Film City of Madhya Pradesh,” he added.
Regarding the location of project Shotgun said that probably it would be developed at the outskirts of Bhopal or at any nearby place. He further thanked Chouhan for his interest in the ambitious project.
Emphasizing on the importance of Tribal arts and culture cine star said that Tribal themes will get adequate attention while developing a film in the coming Film City.
It is a well known fact that Sinha is much interested to establish a Film City in Madhya Pradesh and a detailed plan regarding this project has been submitted before the government for consideration.
Kunwar Vijay Shah, Minister, Tribal Wefare and Kailash Vijayvargiya, Minister, Information Technology apart from cine star Randhir Kapoor were also present on the occasion।
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Monday, 21 January 2008
Reporting the News
The biggest users of RTI are Government employees: Kejariwal
Bhopal: The Government officials file the majority of applications received by the Central Information Commission (CIC) under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005. The cases of promotion, salary, transfer and related matters come in huge number before the Commission for hearing. These facts have been made public by O. P. Kejiriwal, member, Central Information Commission, New Delhi.
"Eighty per cent of applications filed before the CIC are from Government officials, either serving or retired", said the Central Information Commissioner.
Kejiriwal emphasized that the RTI Act, passed by the Parliament of India in the year 2005, overrides all the existing Acts of the land, even the Officials Secrets Act, 1923.
"The applicants should file in very short and crispy application instead of detailed description in order to save the time of Commission and the applicant himself/herself", Kejiriwal appealed.
The Information Commissioner was speaking at a Media Workshop organized on Right to Information at the Academy of Administration, Bhopal on Saturday. It was organized by Department of Journalism, Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism & Communication, Bhopal.
Speaking on the occasion Chief Information Commissioner of Madhya Pradesh State Information Commission, P. P. Tiwari said that there is a greater need of awareness among the people regarding this right.
“In coming days the facility to file an application through telephone under the RTI would be possible through out the country”, he said.
Although the Act has empowered the people at great extent but still there are so many hindrances in this regard, Tiwari added.
Comparing the functions of Central Information Commission with the Press Council of India, another major institution established by the act of Parliament, Achyutanand Mishra, a veteran Journalist and the Vice-Chancellor of Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism & Communication said, “Unlike the PCI, the CIC is empowered with the penalty chagrining authority”.
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Bhopal: The Government officials file the majority of applications received by the Central Information Commission (CIC) under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005. The cases of promotion, salary, transfer and related matters come in huge number before the Commission for hearing. These facts have been made public by O. P. Kejiriwal, member, Central Information Commission, New Delhi.
"Eighty per cent of applications filed before the CIC are from Government officials, either serving or retired", said the Central Information Commissioner.
Kejiriwal emphasized that the RTI Act, passed by the Parliament of India in the year 2005, overrides all the existing Acts of the land, even the Officials Secrets Act, 1923.
"The applicants should file in very short and crispy application instead of detailed description in order to save the time of Commission and the applicant himself/herself", Kejiriwal appealed.
The Information Commissioner was speaking at a Media Workshop organized on Right to Information at the Academy of Administration, Bhopal on Saturday. It was organized by Department of Journalism, Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism & Communication, Bhopal.
Speaking on the occasion Chief Information Commissioner of Madhya Pradesh State Information Commission, P. P. Tiwari said that there is a greater need of awareness among the people regarding this right.
“In coming days the facility to file an application through telephone under the RTI would be possible through out the country”, he said.
Although the Act has empowered the people at great extent but still there are so many hindrances in this regard, Tiwari added.
Comparing the functions of Central Information Commission with the Press Council of India, another major institution established by the act of Parliament, Achyutanand Mishra, a veteran Journalist and the Vice-Chancellor of Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism & Communication said, “Unlike the PCI, the CIC is empowered with the penalty chagrining authority”.
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January 21, 2008
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