MEDIA COUNCIL SET UP IN ARMENIA

Mediamax news agency
13 Mar 07

Yerevan, 13 March: Twenty-one media and eight journalistic
organizations have joined the initiative of the Yerevan Press Club
(YPC) on the establishment of an institution of media self-regulation
in Armenia.

Chairman of YPC Boris Navasardyan stated today that on 10 March
there took place the session of the heads of media and journalistic
organizations, supporting the initiative, where there was the order
approved and an observation body elected on self-regulation of media.

The observation body will take up the consideration of complaints on
violations of the order by the media and will make conclusions.

The chairman of the Union of the Journalists of Armenia and member
of the observation body, Astghik Gevorkyan, noted that the idea on
establishing such an institution existed back in the 1990s, but it
assumed a material form only now, as a result of many discussions.

Astghik Gevorkyan noted that the observation body will also perform
its own monitoring and will regulate the relations between the citizens
and the media, in case there are conflicts on this or that publication
or report between them.

Other media and journalistic organizations can also join the initiative
of the YPC.