Mobile Journalism and Social Media workshop for Journalists

Karachi: A group photo after workshop at Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi

KARACHI: Sports Journalists Association of Sindh (SJAS) arranged a Workshop on ‘Mobile Journalism and Social Media’ its importance, in collaboration with Arts Council of Pakistan here the other day.
The workshop was attended by large number of sports journalists including SJAS members. Video attached here

Karachi: Muhammad Asif Khan highlighted importance of social media for news.

Senior journalists, Asif Khan, Faizan Lakhani, Mehmood Riaz and Ubaid Awan, work with news channels, gave a detail briefing on Mobile Journalism.
Senior journalists while highlighted the use mobile phones during reporting, said during making of mobile video, the most important thing is how to hold it, being a professional journalist.

Karachi: Mr Faizan Lakhani delivered lecture how to use mobile in field to make footage and how to edit it for news.

Choosing a good mobile for personal use with different features including developing, editing, formatting, message sending, storage apps plays the role of a newsroom in your own hand.
On the occasion, former member of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Governing Board and ex-President of Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA), Ejaz Farooqui said that the assistance of the journalists is to be consistent with modern technology.
SJAS has set an example for other journalists’ associations by organizing such type of workshops, he added.

Karachi: Mr Ubaid Awan highlighted role of social media and citizen journalism

Tariq Aslam, SJAS President said that mobile phone has become the most important tool for improving journalism and reporting.
The aim of the workshop is to maintain the continuity of learning and teaching process, Tariq opined.

Karachi: Mr Mehmood Riaz delivered his lecture about social media

Muhammad Asghar Azeem, Secretary SJAS said while delivering his speech said that today the mobile phone is been assisting in almost every sector of our society as civilians recoding on the spot videos have helped in apprehending lots of criminals and one can imagine what a journalist can do with it.

Karachi: Mr Ubaid Awan receiving certificate after workshop from Prof. Ijaz Ahmed Farooqui (Sec. Arts Council)

Mobile journalism is no threat to cameraman but can be compatible with the modern requirements of journalism.
Cameraman can also switch to mobile journalism so that in the world, he would be called video journalists instead of Cameraman, Secretary SJAS concluded.
Later, Professor Ejaz Farooqui distributed certificates to the participants.

Karachi: A view of workshop participants

Karachi: SJAS President Tariq Aslam and Secretary Asghar Azeem receiving their certificates.

Football – Pakistan to face suspension from FIFA

KARACHI: The world Football governing body, FIFA, has given a final ultimatum to authorities in Pakistan for handing over Football affairs to elected-president-PFF Faisal Saleh Hayat or face suspension from membership.

An official of FIFA confirmed that matters related to Pakistan Football Federation were discussed at the meeting of its Members’ Association Committee on July 4th.

“The Committee pointed out that, while court proceedings are still ongoing, the court appointed administrator continues to occupy the PFF offices and to control its accounts,” said the FIFA spokesman.

“Therefore, the Committee decided that if the PFF offices and access to the PFF accounts aren’t returned to the PFF Ieadership – Ied by Mr Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat – by 31 JuIy it would recommend to the FIFA Council to suspend the PFF for contravening its obligations under articles 14 & 19 of the FIFA Statutes,” the spokesman added.

Faisal Saleh Hayyat was re-elected as President of PFF for a third time in a controversial election in June 2015, but he was never allowed to resume charge and the matters were dragged in court, which FIFA terms as against its statues.

The article 19 of FIFA statues directly deals with independence of elected national federations.

“Each member association shall manage its affairs independently and without undue influence from third parties,” reads article 19.1 of FIFA’s statue.

“A member association’s bodies shall be either elected or appointed in that association. A member association’s statutes shall provide for a democratic procedure that guarantees the complete independence of the election or appointment,” FIFA adds in article 19.2 of the statue.

Clauses 3 and 4 of article 19 confirm that any decision made by bodies which are not democratically elected shall not be recognized by FIFA.

“Any member association’s bodies that have not been elected or appointed in compliance with the provisions of par. 2, even on an interim basis, shall not be recognized by FIFA,” says 19.3

“Decisions passed by bodies that have not been elected or appointed in compliance with par. 2 shall not be recognized by FIFA,” states article 19.4 of FIFA’s statue.

The tussle between two different fractions of the Pakistan Football Federation has forced footballers in the country to remain stranded without any activity. The country hasn’t been able to take part in any international tournament since mid-2015 and its international ranking has continuously been falling.

This is not the first time that FIFA has directly intervened in matters of Pakistan Football. It earlier warned Pakistan authorities of same while also acknowledging shortcomings in the Faisal-led-PFF constitutions.

In September 2015, the world body, while recognizing Faisal Saleh Hayat as President of PFF, had recommended PFF to revise its statutes, reform disciplinary bodies, and hold new elections in two years.

“The FIFA Executive Committee decided that the current PFF leadership – led by Mr Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat – would be given two years (until September 2017) to revise the PFF statutes and organise elections accordingly,” FIFA had said.

The AFC had, earlier this year, requested FIFA to extend the said deadline for PFF by two years. The matter was also discussed in FIFA’s members’ association committee meeting.

However, no final decision was taken and extension was made conditional to “the strict implementation of an action plan and a regular reporting mechanism.”

UEFA charges Croatia soccer body for fan disorder, racism

PARIS: UEFA formally opened a disciplinary case against the Croatian soccer federation on Saturday for racism and fan disorder at a European Championship match.

Play was stopped for several minutes late in Croatia’s 2-2 draw with the Czech Republic in Saint-Etienne on Friday when firecrackers and lit flares were thrown on the field from one end of the stadium where its fans were sitting.

Croatia fans then fought among themselves as players appealed for calm.

UEFA’s anti-discrimination monitors said Saturday they also reported hearing fans sing far-right songs and displaying offensive banners at the stadium.

UEFA said the charges against Croatia related to racist behavior, crowd disturbances, throwing of objects on the field, and setting off fireworks.

The Croatian federation faces at least a five-figure fine when UEFA’s disciplinary panel judges the case on Monday.

It is the second round of charges involving Croatia fans in France. UEFA charged the federation over flares being lit and a fan running on the field to celebrate a goal with Croatia players in a 1-0 win over Turkey last Sunday. That case will be judged on July 21.

Croatia has a track record of disruptive fans at the European Championship.

The national team has a faction of fans with far-right views, and also groups who are protesting against the widely unpopular national soccer body led by former Croatia great Davor Suker.

“This deserves zero tolerance,” Suker said in a statement on the federation’s website. “Croatian Football Federation is doing its job, and I call upon government institutions to do theirs. We’ll ask French police for help. “

All three Croatia games at Euro 2012 were also delayed because of flares and fireworks being thrown on the field.

Then, UEFA fined the federation a total of $170,000 for a series of incidents including racial insults aimed at Italy forward Mario Balotelli, a fan running on the field, and fans’ offensive chants and banners.

UEFA already deducted a point from Croatia in Euro 2016 qualifying when fans created a swastika image on the field before a home qualifying match in Split.

The Italy game, and a subsequent qualifier against Bulgaria, were played in empty stadiums as punishment from UEFA for fans using far-right chants and banners.

In separate cases, FIFA has already barred fans from attending the first two of Croatia’s five 2018 World Cup home qualifying matches in Zagreb in September and November.