[Pak-Media] Words of Wisdom for Journalists

0
 



An amazing and instructive anecdote which can serve as a guide to many journalists !
It is amust read:
 
 
Keep this in mind the next time you are about to repeat a rumor or spread gossip.
In ancient Greece (469 - 399 BC), Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom. One day an acquaintance ran up to him excitedly and said, "Socrates, do you know what I just heard about Diogenes?"

"Wait a moment," Socrates replied, "Before you tell me I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Triple Filter Test."

"Triple filter?" asked the acquaintance.

"That's right," Socrates continued, "Before you talk to me about Diogenes let's take a moment to filter what you're going to say. The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?"

"No," the man said, "Actually I just heard about it."

"All right," said Socrates, "So you don't really know if it's true or not. Now let's try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about Diogenes something good?"

"No, on the contrary..."

"So," Socrates continued, "You want to tell me something about Diogenes that may be bad, even though you're not certain it's true?"

The man shrugged, a little embarrassed. Socrates continued, "You may still pass the test though, because there is a third filter, the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about Diogenes going to be useful to me?"

"No, not really."

"Well," concluded Socrates, "If what you want to tell me is neither True nor Good nor even Useful, why tell it to me or anyone at all?"

The man was bewildered and ashamed. This is an example of why Socrates was a great philosopher and held in such high esteem.

It also explains why Socrates never found out that Diogenes was banging his wife.









--
Imtiaz Gul
Islamabad, Pakistan

__._,_.___
Recent Activity:
Editor,
Tariq Khattak.
0300-9599007 and 0333-9599007
Tariqgulkhattak@gmail.com
.

__,_._,___

[Pak-Media] PR--SAARC Chamber--Makhdoon, CCPIT Vice Chairman to inaugurate 7th CSABF

0
 

Makhdoon, CCPIT Vice Chairman to inaugurate 7th CSABF

Islamabad:

The 7th China-South Asia Business Forum will commence from 5-7 June, in Kunming, China. Mr. Amin Fahim, Commerce Minister along with Mr. Wang Jinzhen, Vice Chairman of China Council for the Promotion of International (CCPIT) will inaugurate the Forum, which will also be addressed by Commerce Minister of Sri Lanka and Deputy Commerce Minister of Bangladesh. 

 

The Forum is expected to be attended by more than 500 delegates including 120 business delegates from South Asian Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Mr. Tariq Sayeed, former President of SAARC CCI, who is also rotating Chairman for 7th China-South Asia Business Forum will lead SAARC CCI delegation in the absence of President Mr. Vikramjit Singh Sahney.

 

Besides Mr. Annisul Huq, the immediate former President, the sitting Vices President of SAARC CCI Mr. Jashimuddin (Bangladesh), Mr. Thinly Palden Dorji ( Bhutan), Mr. Pradeep Kumar Shrestha (Nepal), Mr. Iftikhar Ali Malik (Pakistan), Mr. Kosala Wikramanayake (Sri Lanka), Mr. Muhammad Iqbal Tabish, Secretary General, SAARC CCI will also participate in the forum.  In addition to members of all national chambers and Federations- the constitute member bodies of SAARC CCI, Confederations and other chambers/ associations will also participate in the 7th CSABF, which is organized as an annual venture of China Centre for promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) organized in collaboration with SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

 

The South Asian business delegation also comprises 80-member delegation of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry including Fazal Qadir Sherani, President, Mr. Haroon Rasheed, Vice President and former Vice Presidents Mr. Mansha Churra, Mr. Zubair F. Tufail, Hameed Akhtar Chadda and Choudhry Aamer Ata Bajwa, Mr. Manazir A. Nasir, patron member Pak-China Business Council, Kunwar Qutub Uddin and Mian Mehmood  Ahmed, EC members of SAAARC CCI (Pakistan Chapter), Begum Salma Ahmed, EC Member SAARC CCI Women Entrepreneurs' Council. Ms. Hina Mansab Khan, Mr. Tariq Mehmood, President Attock Chamber and other members, Mr.  Naqi Bari, 12-   Nasiruddin Shiekh,  Waheed Shah,  Javed Khalili, Mr. Amin Khatri and  Zafar Hasan Khan.

 

The inaugural session of the Forum will also be addressed Commerce Minister of Sri Lanka and Maldives, Deputy Commerce Minister of Bangladesh,. The Follow up sessions will be addressed by business leaders from South Asia i.e. Presidents of all National Chambers of Commerce & Industry and representatives of the Diplomatic Missions of South Asian countries in China.

 

The Forum is perceived as a strategic economic alliance between China and South Asian business enterprises, which aims at promoting bilateral trade between two civilizations. The trade volume between China and South Asian countries was estimated $ 85 billion in 2011 as compared with $ 40 billion in 2006, when China-South Asia Business Forum was constituted.  

--
Malik Sohail Hussain
Chairman Media FPCCI,
VP National Traders Alliance
Former SVP, Islamabad Chamber,
Cell: 92-03335155300 and 92-03215155500
Alternate email malick.sohail@yahoo.com
Phone: 92-51-2251891-3. Fax:  92-2251894

__._,_.___
Recent Activity:
Editor,
Tariq Khattak.
0300-9599007 and 0333-9599007
Tariqgulkhattak@gmail.com
.

__,_._,___
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)