Tamaz Kupreishvili
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Report from the "Reporters": Killed, Injured and Missing Journalists in the Middle East
Report from the "Reporters": Killed, Injured and Missing Journalists in the Middle East
Two journalists have been killed up to thirty are missing, have been imprisoned, or injured during the last several weeks disorders in the Middle East countries. March 21, organization Reporters without Borders published an article on the condition on journalists in Libya, Yemen, Syria and Bahrain.
Media in Samegrelo
Media in Samegrelo
Media activities in Zugdidi should be very interesting and even vibrant. Zugdidi is adjacent to conflict zone - Abkhazia and its Gali district. IDPs from Abkhazia live here. Gali residents come to Zugdidi every day, some to trade, some to receive medical attention and some to visit with relatives.
Fear Has Big Eyes
Fear Has Big Eyes
Lately I got to prepare reports on social issues, take photos and videos, run opinion polls and the like. Didn't expect the work to be so intricate. Seeing a camera or a dictophone people rush away from me. Some courageous ones do talk about problems, share their trouble but without identifying themselves. Almost impossible to record interviews with them.
Radios Beyond Criticism
Radios Beyond Criticism
The whole universe seems like allying against TV companies and TV presenters. At least an ordinary reader will have this impression when looking through the letters or blogs full of criticism about Georgian media. While radio ...
The Guria News Office Attacked
The Guria News Office Attacked
On October 28 the Guria-based newspaper Guria News staff found the window in their office in Chokhatauri smashed.A double glass in a metallic-plastic window frame was broken with a big stone, Nato Gogelia, co-editor of the newspaper reported to Media.ge.
The Guria News premises are located on the second floor of the building, so the newspaper staff considers the window was intentionally broken.
Transparency of Media Ownership to be Enshrined in the Law
Transparency of Media Ownership to be Enshrined in the Law
On October 26 the Parliamentary Chairperson David Bakradze made a statement on a new legislative initiative to make media ownership transparent in the future. The draft is to be elaborated by the parliamentary committees for legal and branch economic issues within two weeks."The initiative is related to making media freedom and in particular media ownership transparent and public," David Bakradze said.
The Real Reasons NEWSWEEK RUSSIA Folded
The Real Reasons NEWSWEEK RUSSIA Folded
"The Real Reasons NEWSWEEK RUSSIA Folded" was the title of the article by the English-language Newsweek having responded to the October 18 decision by Axel Springer. German-based media company Axel Springer announced the closure of the magazine NEWSWEEK RUSSIA, the Russian-language title it had licensed from NEWSWEEK since 2004. "The reasons were purely economic," says editor Mikhail Fishman.
Death Is Not Justice - Award-Winning Posters Exhibited at Dumas Center
Death Is Not Justice - Award-Winning Posters Exhibited at Dumas Center
Ten best posters recognized by the Poster For Tomorrow International Competition were exhibited on October 18 at the Alexander Dumas French Culture Center in Tbilisi. The exhibition was opened by Joel Bastern, advisor for cultural affairs for the Ambassador of France to Georgia and Natia Lazarashvili, the Georgian participant of the contest.The topic of this year's contest was the campaign against death penalty. Death Is Not Justice was the main the slogan of the contest 2010.
Russian Newsweek to Cease Publishing
Russian Newsweek to Cease Publishing
Axel Springer Russia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of German Axel Springer AG, restructures its portfolio of media brands. With respect to economic reasons, the license agreement in force since 2004 with NEWSWEEK Inc. regarding the edition of the general interest magazine RUSSKY NEWSWEEK will not be extended.Georgian websites' failure could have been due to internal server error, Caucasus Online reports
Georgian websites' failure could have been due to internal server error, Caucasus Online reports
On October 4 the leading Georgian internet provider Caucasus Online said the October 3 failure of the Georgian websites could have been due to the internal server error (BUG).According to the Caucasus Online press release on the ground of the aforementioned error the third person could deface the data, and that was exactly detectable on the websites of several Caucasus Online customers.
Hackers Attack Websites of Georgian Print Editions
Hackers Attack Websites of Georgian Print Editions
On September 3 hackers lunched DDoS attack against the Georgian print editions such as the Liberal magazine (LIBERALI.GE), the Hot Chocolate (SHOKOLADI.GE), the Seven Days (7days.ge) and foreignpress.ge. The homepages of the aforementioned websites featured the photo with a Turkish flag with a message Hacked by kabuS.UNDP Salutes Winners of Facebook Contest on Democracy
UNDP Salutes Winners of Facebook Contest on Democracy
On September 22 the UN House conference hall hosted the awards ceremony of the online contest on 'What Is Democracy?' The winners were awarded with prizes by Jamie McGoldrick, UNDP Resident Representative in Georgia. The online contest was being on within a week from September 10 to 17. The contest participants were to post their own quotes on democracy on a specially launched Facebook page www.facebook.com/demokratia. In total over 60 quotes, graphic photos and video spots were posted on the page.Authors of Appeal Published in The Tabula Magazine Name Authors of Malkhaz Gulashvili’s Support Letter as 182 Supporters of Fascism
Authors of Appeal Published in The Tabula Magazine Name Authors of Malkhaz Gulashvili’s Support Letter as 182 Supporters of Fascism
On September 13 The Tabula weekly magazine published an appeal titled as To 182 Supporters of Fascism in response to the appeal whose signatories demanded the termination of the criminal persecution against Malkhaz Gulashvili, founder and director of the Georgian Times media holding and the leader of the People's Orthodox Movement and his minor son David Gulashvili.Monitor Studio Further Accepts Applications to Fund Investigative Stories
Monitor Studio Further Accepts Applications to Fund Investigative Stories
The Monitor Studio further accepts grant applications for investigative stories.Until January 2011 the studio is going to fund up to 17 investigations to be published in print media too. Each investigative story is going to receive EUR 300. Anyone willing to receive funding should mail the investigative idea to journalist Beso Kurtanidze, print investigations coordinator, Monitor Studio at kurtanidze74@yahoo.com.
Media in Gori
Media in Gori
Arriving in Gori the first eye-catching thing, the novelty for Gori dwellers is brand new newsstands absolutely similar to the ones in Rustaveli Avenue, Tbilisi, called as Prime Time newsstands. But thus far the newsstands in Gori sell only lottery tickets. According to the news agents the press is expected to be delivered in the forthcoming days. Old newsstands are still present few steps away from the new ones.
Termination of Criminal Case against Malkhaz Gulashvili and his Minor Son Requested
Termination of Criminal Case against Malkhaz Gulashvili and his Minor Son Requested
In its 28th edition the Georgian weekly the Georgian Times published an appeal to the President and the authorities of Georgia demanding the termination of criminal persecution against Malkhaz Gulashvili, founder and director of the Georgian Times media holding and the leader of the People's Orthodox Movement and his minor son David Gulashvili.Imervizia
Imervizia
TV company Imervizia broadcasts its programs in Chiatura and Sachkhere districts, which border the territory of so-called South Ossetia from the west.Due to the local relief Imervizia's signal reaches the villages situated in Java district controlled by South Ossetia's de-facto authorities. Therefore, the TV channel has been broadcasting the daily Ossetian-language newscast during the last several months. The newscast is produced by Georgian Public Broadcasting.
Bloggers to Cover Municipal Elections together with Journalists
Bloggers to Cover Municipal Elections together with Journalists
The Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) got bloggers as well as civil journalists involved in the process of covering municipal elections of May 30. The blog to be set up is scheduled to be fully launched on May 30.
Mass Media in Guria
Mass Media in Guria
Guria's media differs from other Georgian regions' media outlets with several factors: 1. Existence of local distribution network; 2. Circulation; 3. Increasing competition; 4. Less financial problems.
Unlike Poti, Zestaponi, Sachkhere and Chiatura newspapers, some newspapers published in Guria have their own distribution networks or plan to create such networks in the near future. Correspondingly, those newspapers are delivered even in the remotest villages of the Guria region.
In the run-up to elections Georgian TV channels conduct full coverage of candidates and election programs, Peter Semneby
In the run-up to elections Georgian TV channels conduct full coverage of candidates and election programs, Peter Semneby
Peter Semneby, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus believes that in the run-up to elections Georgian TV channels conduct full coverage of election candidates and their programs.- 1 of 3
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