OSCE TRAINS STATE OFFICIALS AND JOURNALISTS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC ACCESS TO INFORMATION
armradio.am
20.09.2007 11:08
Increasing public access to information held by the state through
promoting ties between regional state administration bodies and
journalists is the aim of a two-day OSCE training seminar that started
in Yerevan September 19.
Press and public information officers from governors: offices in
Armenia’s ten regions and journalists participating in the course
will learn about the legal and ethical principles of co-operation
between state officials and journalists and global standards related
to access to information. The course also includes discussions on
obstacles to communication between state officials and journalists.
"We hope that this event will promote effective co-operation between
state authorities and journalists as well as media coverage that will
enable public participation in decision-making processes", said Marc
Bojanic, Acting Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan..
The OSCE Office in Yerevan and the Office of the OSCE Representative
on Freedom of the Media are co-organizing the event.
"Stronger and more principled links between state bodies and
journalists will help improve media coverage of government affairs
and increase public trust in both the authorities and the media,"
said Alexander Boldyrev, Senior Advisor to the OSCE Representative
on Freedom of the Media.
The event is part of a series of training programs launched by the
Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media in 2005 to
improve relations between state press officers and media.