AFTER HRANT DINK’S MURDER, TURKISH MASS MEDIA AGAIN STRIKES ONE’S
EYE WITH FALSE INFORMATION, YERVAND AZATIAN BELIEVES

YEREVAN, JANUARY 26, NOYAN TAPAN. After "Akos" newspaper editor
Hrant Dink’s murder, too sensitive articles appeared in both Armenian
and Turkish press, and it is natural. Yervand Azatian, an American
Armenian writer, publicist, a member of the Ramkavar-Azatakan (Liberal
Democratic) party, "Azg" (nation) newspaper founder, at present
– shareholder expressed such an opinion at the January 26 press
conference. But, in his words, Turkish mass media use during these
years the PR technologies more frequently what is mainly expressed by
spreading not correct information. In Y.Azatian’s opinion, a bright
example of false information is the information published by the
Turkish mass media as if Armenian extremist organizations are behind
H.Dink’s murder.

In Y.Azatian’s words, the international press does not unequivocally
cover H.Dink’s murder, either. For example, though CNN in general
touched upon H.Dink’s murder, only a small part of materials covering
that crime was shown in the U.S.

Touching upon the activity of the Liberal Democratic Party, he
mentioned that people representing that political force in Armenia are
not "ideologically mellow." In Y.Azatian’s words, the party named LDPA
does not correspond by its actions way to the party with the same name
acting abroad. "Responding the question "What organization does LDPA
head Haroutiun Arakelian represent in that case?" Y.Azatian answered:
"I do not know."