Maya Tsiklauri
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Russian-language Media for non-English-speaking Caucasus
29 January, 2010 - 14:16
Russian-language Media for non-English-speaking Caucasus
Ahead of the August 2008 war the information policy of the Georgian authorities was mainly oriented on the English-speaking audience. Excited comments by President Mikheil Saakashvili were aired almost every week through CNN or BBC and the Georgian national channels kept on re-broadcasting aforementioned shots as well as any TV speech by him.But it is also noteworthy that the authorities worked on the non-English-speaking society too, for instance small in number but politically highly important segment such as the Ossetian part of Tskhinvali region.
Fee for Public Information
24 January, 2010 - 00:34
Fee for Public Information
"Receipt of National Agency of Public Registry extract costs GEL 15," reads the November 3, 2009 amendment adopted by the Parliament of Georgia and having entered into force on January 1, 2010. A citizen willing to identify the business owner or the founder shall pay the aforementioned amount. For instance, Monitor Studio journalist Givi Mgeladze needs to identify the founders of 40 firms to conduct a journalism investigation. In total he has to pay GEL 600. This sum is a luxury to any citizen or media organization.
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