From: Sebouh Z Tashjian <[email protected]>
Subject: Public TV to commission UK company for public opinion poll
ARMENPRESS
PUBLIC TV TO COMMISSION UK COMPANY FOR PUBLIC OPINION
POLL
YEREVAN, JANUARY 14, ARMENPRESS: The leadership of
Armenian Public TV said today it is negotiating with a
UK-based Pop News company the terms of a contract for
commissioning two public opinion polls in Armenia
before the February 19 presidential election and after
it.
The chairman of the Public TV and Radio Council,
Alexan Harutunian, said at a news conference that the
UK company will be paid from Public TV?s commercial
earnings.
He said the UK company was chosen after preliminary
talks with some other European polling and research
centers. One of the reasons prompting Public TV to
invite a European center to do the job is to dispel
public distrust towards findings of a long string of
such surveys, Harutunian said.
He said also apart from free and paid time
presidential candidates will be invited for a
political talk show called ?9 Live? to give them an
opportunity to convey their election manifestos and
ideas to the audience.
Another program, called ?Fifth Steer? will also
feature political debates, but it will involve voters
and not candidates, Harutunian said. He said the
airtime for candidates on Public TV will be between
5-9 pm.