Elseda (Melsida) Akopyan
Date of birth:
6 December 1966
Work:
Correspondent of Newsgeorgia news agency
Hobby:

Education

  • 1985-1991 - Yerevan Artistic-Theatrical Institute, faculty of theater;
  • 1985-1987 - Yerevan Artistic-Theatrical Institute, faculty of journalism (two-year course);
  • 1999 - USAID and AED-funded training course for journalists working on economic issues;
  • 2003-2004 - Two courses titled Media, Reconstruction and Peace in South Caucasus conducted under Trust Building Program;
  • 2005 -  General Reporting Training course organized by REUTERS FOUNDATION.

Work Experience

  • 1991-1992 - Independent Armenian newspaper Erkir, correspondent in Georgia;
  • 1991-2001 - Independent Armenian news agency Snark, head of Georgian bureau;
  • 1992 - Press Center of Georgian State Council;
  • 1992-1994 - State news agency Sakinformi;
  • 1996-2003 - Independent news agency Caucasus Press, parliamentary correspondent;
  • Since 2001 up to present - Independent news agency Arminfo;
  • 2004-2006 - Correspondent of Independent Internet resource Кавказский Узел in Georgia;
  • Since 2004 up to present - Newsgeorgia news agency.


 
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