SEMINAR ON INTERACTION BETWEEN THE MEDIA AND STATE PRESS SERVICES IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY

armradio.am
24.10.2008 13:24

A training seminar on "Interaction between the media and state
press services in a democratic society" will be held in Yerevan on
27 October.

Free access to government-held information is a key for promoting
good governance and increasing transparency of state institutions.

Around 40 representatives of the state press and public relations
services and journalists will participate in a two-day training
seminar. The aim is to build confidence between them through
professional discussions and personal dialogue. The seminar will be
conducted by invited professional trainers – Zoya Kazanzhy, Yevhen
Hlibovytsky, Mikhail Melnikov.

The event is organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the OSCE
Representative on Freedom of the Media.

Ambassador Sergey Kapinos, Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan,
Mr. Manvel Badalyan, Chairman of the Civil Service Council of the
Republic of Armenia, Mr. Alexander Boldyrev, Senior Adviser to the
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media will open the event.