NEARLY 60% MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES CONVINCED THAT EXISTENCE OF INDEPENDENT AND OBJECTIVE JOURNALISM IS POSSIBLE IN ARMENIA

Noyan Tapan
Mar 14 2007

YEREVAN, MARCH 14, NOYAN TAPAN. "The role of media is very important
in the issue of state building and development of democracy, while
legislation concerning this sphere is still very far from being
perfect." Hranush Hakobian, Chairwoman of NA Standing Committee on
Science, Education, Culture and Youth Affairs, declared this at the
March 14 seminar dedicated to issues of journalism.

The results of sociological survey conducted by Yerevan Press Club
were presented at the seminar. On the whole the survey showed that
media representatives realize insufficiency of factors necessary
for existence of really independent and objective journalism in
the country. The respondents consider that the majority of Armenian
journalists in their activity are guided by not interests of society,
but by interests of heads and owners of media, with which journalists
are connected with a system of mutual duties. At the same time, the
prevailing majority of respondents, nearly 60%, is convinced that
even under these conditions existence of independent and objective
journalism is possible in the country.

The seminar was organized by Yerevan Press Club with the support of
OSCE Yerevan Office and Institute of Open Society.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress