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First Stereo Founder Accuses MP of Illegality
First Stereo Founder Accuses MP of Illegality
The property of Davit Zilpimiani, the founder of First Stereo and Stereo Plus has been fully sequestrated through the illegal action by MP Davit Bezhuashviil and the Ministry of Justice, Zilpimyan alleges.
‘State Should Secure Access to Public Officials’ Personal Data!’
‘State Should Secure Access to Public Officials’ Personal Data!’
Today, May 16 the Coalition for Media Advocacy released a statement responding to the amendments to be made to the General Administrative Code of Georgia. The statement points out that the State should secure access to public officials’ personal data.
Channel 25’s Director Offers Guarantees of Editorial Independence to Jaba Ananidze
Channel 25’s Director Offers Guarantees of Editorial Independence to Jaba Ananidze
“Jaba Ananidze’s journalism investigation Property Gifted by Government, with no interference of the channel manager, will be on Channel 25 on May 27,” Jaba Ananidze told Media.ge following the conversation with the TV company Director Giorgi Surmanidze.
Channel 9 Bought 10% of TV and Radio Company Trialeti’s Shares for a Million US Dollars
Channel 9 Bought 10% of TV and Radio Company Trialeti’s Shares for a Million US Dollars
TV and radio company Trialeti sold 10% of its shares to Channel 9 for one million US dollars, Channel 9 is owned by the wife of billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili - leader of oppositional Georgian Dream coalition.
Jaba Ananidze Considers Response by Channel 25’s Founder as Pressure
Jaba Ananidze Considers Response by Channel 25’s Founder as Pressure
Merab Merkviladze, co-founder and former director of Channel 25 considers that journalist Jaba Ananidze of the channel demonstrated bias and lack of professionalism in his Facebook status, therefore he should be fired.
Regional Media talks about illegal interference into professional activities
Regional Media talks about illegal interference into professional activities
In the course of the May 11 meeting held at Tbilisi Marriott Hotel the representatives of regional media made the diplomatic corps accredited in Georgia as well as NGOs aware of the illegal interference into professional activities of regional journalists for the last month.
First Channel Shall Respond to Nato Berulava’s Behavior
First Channel Shall Respond to Nato Berulava’s Behavior
Journalist Nato Berulava of the Georgian Public Broadcasting (GPB) violated ethical norm through hitting the microphone against the tspress.ge journalist. The GPB management shall respond to the case,” says Tamar Kordzaia, Executive Director, the Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics.
Regional Information Centers Demand President’s Response to Illegal Interference into Journalists’ Professional Activities
Regional Information Centers Demand President’s Response to Illegal Interference into Journalists’ Professional Activities
On May 9 regional information centers applied to President Saakashvili with a special statement discussing illegal interference into the professional activities of journalists by his press center and security staff during his visits to regions.
Trialeti is Off Kosmosi Cable Network
Trialeti is Off Kosmosi Cable Network
For the fourth day now Gori-based TV company Trialeti has been out of Kosmosi cable network, therefore the TV channel is off air in Gori.
“The frequency Trialeti used to apply is currently occupied by Russian channel TV 1000,” says Trialeti co-founder Badri Nanetashvili.
Two Main Topics Covered by Media – Georgian-Russian Relations and Parliament’s Activities
Two Main Topics Covered by Media – Georgian-Russian Relations and Parliament’s Activities
Georgian-Russian relations and Parliament’s activities are two main topics Georgian TV channels most “densely” covered from April 13 to 26 – according to the results of the survey carried out by the Civic Development Institute (CDI).
The monitoring was conducted in the scope of ‘the information priority compliance research of the TV newscast and society in pre-election period’ project.
Shida Kartli Information Center Restricted to Film Parade in Gori
Shida Kartli Information Center Restricted to Film Parade in Gori
Shida Kartli Information Center was restricted to film a parade held on May 6 in Gori.
During three days prior to the parade Shida Kartli Information Center was trying to obtain an accreditation through the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Journalists Arrested in Rally Dispersal in Russia
Journalists Arrested in Rally Dispersal in Russia
On May 6 several journalists of Russian media were injured and arrested in the course of the dispersal of anti-Putin rally.
According to preliminary data, inosmi.ru reports, during the rally a TV journalist was injured. “The correspondent had his head bandaged and he was driven away by ambulance,” inosmi.ru informs.
Philip Dimitrov : Georgia is in need of a good journalistic work example
Philip Dimitrov : Georgia is in need of a good journalistic work example
“EU Prize for Journalism” – competition under this name was launched by the EU Ambassador to Georgia Philip Dimitrov in connection with the Press Freedom Day on May 4.
The EU Prize for Journalism will recognize Georgian journalists who have demonstrated journalistic integrity and professionalism in their work.
I am Reporter, Not Spy
I am Reporter, Not Spy
The rally under the slogan ‘I am Reporter, Not Spy’ was held today, May 3 to mark World Press Freedom Day.
NGOs including Article 42 of the Constitution, Human Rights Center, Research Center for Elections and Political Technologies, Youth for Justice, Healthy World and Public Defender were taking part in the rally.
Georgia Registers Progress in World Press Freedom Index
Georgia Registers Progress in World Press Freedom Index
Georgia has improved its position by 7 points according to the Freedom House findings in Freedom of the Press 2012: A Global Survey of Media Independence released on May 1 by.
But according to the report Georgia still remains in the list of partly free countries. In the previous report Georgia ranked 118 but in the recent report it progressed to 111.
First Ever Radio Story Monitoring to be Conducted in Georgia
First Ever Radio Story Monitoring to be Conducted in Georgia
First time in Georgia radio space is going to fall under monitoring. The monitoring, to last from May to December, will involve radio coverage of election-related topics. Radio monitoring will be conducted by the Internews Georgia media observers.
Internews Georgia is one of the four NGOs to conduct media monitoring, in the scope of UNDP and with the financial backing of EU, in the years of parliamentary and presidential elections.
Rally ‘We Deserve Free Media’
Rally ‘We Deserve Free Media’
On May 3, World Press Freedom Day the Civil Solidarity Campaign is going to hold a rally under the slogan ‘We Deserve Free Media.’
Through this rally we are protesting that media is not free, it is propagandistic, it is not telling the truth and it is not operating the way it should be,” says Nino Zuriashvili, head of the Monitor Studio, concurrent member of Media Club.
Levan Gakheladze: First Channel Provides Balanced Coverage of All Topics of Public Importance
Levan Gakheladze: First Channel Provides Balanced Coverage of All Topics of Public Importance
Levan Gakheladze, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Georgian Public Broadcasting (GPB) feels reliance upon the UNDP project Development of Media Monitoring Capacities in Georgia funded by the European Union.
“Reading this survey I have an impression that GPB First Channel is the most balanced in terms covering all of the topics of public concern,” said Gakehladze reporting to Media.ge.
HRC – Georgian Media Provides No In-Depth Coverage of Environmental Issues
HRC – Georgian Media Provides No In-Depth Coverage of Environmental Issues
The approach of the Georgian media towards reporting on environmental issues is quite uniform: the topic is considered to be of secondary interest, reads the report published by the Human Rights Center (HRC) on April 25. The presentation of the results of the monitoring conducted within the period of May 30 – December 31, 2011 was held at Tbilisi Marriott Hotel.
TV Reporting on IDPs’ Problems is of Fragmentary Character - Media Monitoring Results
TV Reporting on IDPs’ Problems is of Fragmentary Character - Media Monitoring Results
“Reporting on the problems of IDPs by the TV channels is of a fragmentary character and does not adequately reflect the existing situation. TV channels Imedi, Rustavi 2 and the Public Broadcaster rarely get interested in the problems of IDPs even if there is enough reason for covering the topic,” reads the report published by Internews Georgia on April 25.
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