SELF-CENSURE AS ACHIEVEMENT OF ARMENIAN JOURNALISM

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| 17:36:03 | 03-05-2005 | Politics |

The World Press Freedom Day was marked today in the UN Yerevan
Office together with the Yerevan Press Club. According to YPC
head Boris Navasardyan, today people gathered not only to mark the
achievements but also to discuss the failures of the press. In his
words, the investigations say that press in Armenia concentrates on
the political events and pays too little attention to social needs,
thus arousing the society’s discontent.

Besides, according to B. Navasardyan if a journalist does not
write about something, it testifies of the pressure exerted on
him. Editor-in-chief of Azg newspaper Hakob Avetikyan also states that
the self-censure is developed in our country. If we want to make the
world tolerant we should start with journalists, he says.

Head of the department for public relations of the department of
Emergency Situations Nikolay Grigoryan noted, «No development will
be observed without freedom of press».

The UN representatives delivered congratulations speeches and
announced of the contest dedicated to the 60-th anniversary of the
UN and objectives of the Millennium Developments. The outcomes of
the contest will be summed up in July. The winners will be granted
an opportunity to visit the UN Office in Geneva.

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