Re: [DDN] Private Media takes to the Internet e-Reporting the EmergencySituation in Pakistan

2008-02-25 Thread Fouad Riaz Bajwa

This is very old news now, from last year, I wonder why Digital Divide list
admin took so long to deliver it, anyways, nowadays Youtube.com is banned in
the country.

Best

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Private Media takes to the Internet e-Reporting the Emergency Situation in
Pakistan

(BytesForAll Pakistan - Emergency News Service) After Private Media Channels
were shut down under Emergency Declaration as part of the second military
coup in Pakistan, channels have adopted the Internet as their medium for
e-Reporting. 

Many major News Channels of the country have initiated Live Audio streams
for news reporting via their websites thus providing an option to update
citizens on the situation.

Commenting on the Emergency situation in Pakistan, a News Media Channel
source shared that PEMRA, the media regulatory body had issued an ordinance
to private news channels ordering the closure of television transmission. 

This order has also terminated CNN and BBC transmissions on private cable
networks in the country thus citizens are unable to access updates on the
prevailing Emergency situation that was announced Saturday evening followed
by a late night speech by General Musharaf.

"We have initiated transmission by employing light weight data streams and
an IP addressing scheme range put into place in order to manage prevention
by the authorities and we can do an immediate shift-over as the need
arises". said an IT expert at a local news channel. Such a channel includes
the country's most famous Geo Television Network at http://www.geo.tv.

"The current situation of the country is under Marshal Law after Emergency
was declared by revoking the constitution that has also terminated the human
rights of citizens". The current situation poses a security threat of
members of Civil Society. This also includes the key members of the
BytesForAll Network spread throughout the country. 

The BytesForAll Pakistan will be e-Reporting on the electronic and civil
situation in the region. A detailed list of Pakistani Television Channels
and media networks are available at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Pakistani_television_channels

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Re: [DDN] Private Media takes to the Internet e-Reporting the EmergencySituation in Pakistan

2008-02-25 Thread Taran Rampersad
Fouad Riaz Bajwa wrote:
> This is very old news now, from last year, I wonder why Digital Divide list
> admin took so long to deliver it, anyways, nowadays Youtube.com is banned in
> the country.
>   
The list had a hiccough (or long belch), apparently.

Getting past that, when was YouTube banned in Pakistan? I hadn't heard 
of that.

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Re: [DDN] Private Media takes to the Internet e-Reporting the EmergencySituation in Pakistan

2008-02-26 Thread Andy Carvin
The blocking of YouTube began in Pakistan over the weekend. Here's an NPR story 
about it:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19333956


 

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- Original Message 
From: Taran Rampersad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 9:08:46 PM
Subject: Re: [DDN] Private Media takes to the Internet e-Reporting the 
EmergencySituation in Pakistan

Fouad 
Riaz 
Bajwa 
wrote:
> 
This 
is 
very 
old 
news 
now, 
from 
last 
year, 
I 
wonder 
why 
Digital 
Divide 
list
> 
admin 
took 
so 
long 
to 
deliver 
it, 
anyways, 
nowadays 
Youtube.com 
is 
banned 
in
> 
the 
country.
>  
 
The 
list 
had 
a 
hiccough 
(or 
long 
belch), 
apparently.

Getting 
past 
that, 
when 
was 
YouTube 
banned 
in 
Pakistan? 
I 
hadn't 
heard 
of 
that.

--
Taran 
Rampersad
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

http://www.knowprose.com
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"Criticize 
by 
Creating" 
- 
Michelangelo
"The 
present 
is 
theirs; 
the 
future, 
for 
which 
I 
really 
worked, 
is 
mine." 
- 
Nikola 
Tesla

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Re: [DDN] Private Media takes to the Internet e-Reporting the EmergencySituation in Pakistan

2008-02-26 Thread Taran Rampersad
Andy Carvin wrote:
> The blocking of YouTube began in Pakistan over the weekend. Here's an NPR 
> story about it:
>
> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19333956
>
>   
Thanks, Andy. I'd heard of Iran calling for the blocking of Wikipedia, 
but not of this...

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