NA/NE 2009 JOURNALISM AWARD CEREMONY HELD IN YEREVAN
PanARMENIAN.Net
02.02.2010 20:44 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On February 2 Na/Ne 2009 Annual Journalism Award
Ceremony was held in the State Puppet Theatre after Tumanyan in
Yerevan. The Na/Ne journalism competition is announced by British
Council and the OSCE Office in Yerevan.
Emphasising the role and importance of media in the formation of public
opinion and perceptions, the British Council, within the framework of
its Wo/Men in Politics project funded by the British Embassy Yerevan,
and the OSCE Office in Yerevan organize an annual media competition
entitled Na/Ne. The competition was aimed at reviewing the materials
and articles published or broadcasted during the year, covering
the activity and achievements of women in political, economic and
social spheres as well as encouraging a wider coverage of the issue
in the future.
The printed and broadcasted materials submitted by the media
representatives of Armenia were in the following categories:
online article, printed article, TV Report, radio report, social
advertisement, commercial advertisement
Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
to Armenia, Charles Lonsdale, the Head of the OSCE Office Yerevan,
Sergey Kapinos and official structures’ representatives attended the
award ceremony.
" Armenia is a small country, and human capacity is very important
to address political, economic, social and other problems. I think
that the role of women in Armenia is underestimated, and the OSCE
carries out activities in order to change this situation, " Sergey
Kapinos told journalists.
The awards were given for 2 television materials, 4 printed articles,
2 Internet-articles, 3 blog-articles, 2 radio materials, commercial
advertising (iCON and VivaCell).
The British Council is a quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation
based in the United Kingdom which specialises in international
educational and cultural opportunities. It is a non-departmental
public body, a public corporation incorporated by royal charter,
and is registered as a charity in England.
Founded in 1934, it was granted a royal charter by King George VI in
1940. Its ‘sponsoring department’ within the United Kingdom Government
is the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, although it has day-to-day
operational independence.
The British Council says its remit is "to build mutually beneficial
cultural and educational relationships between the United Kingdom and
other countries, and increase appreciation of the United Kingdom’s
creative ideas and achievements." Its overseas network extends to
233 locations in 107 countries and territories. It has headquarters
in Spring Gardens, near Whitehall in Central London, and in Manchester.
There are other branch offices in Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh.
The world’s biggest regional organization dealing with security
issues, OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe)
unites 56 countries situated in North America, Europe and Central Asia.
Its member state are: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan,
Belgium, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France Great
Britain, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg,
Macedonia, Malta? Moldova, Monaco Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Russia, Romania, San-Marino, Serbia, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan,
United States, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vatican.
Partner countries include: Afghanistan, Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Japan,
Jordan, Morocco, Mongolia, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia.
Armenia became an OSCE member state on January 30, 1992.