A1 Plus | 19:41:52 | 22-09-2004 | Social |
WEBSITE GIVEN PRIZE
On Wednesday, website was awarded Yerevan Press Club’s annual
prize for providing timely information and creating Internet page as a media
outlet.
A1+ Company got also a special prize from Cooperation in the Sake of Open
Society, the initiative including 30 organizations.
Handing the Yerevan Press Club’s prize, Liberty radio station correspondent
Ruzan Khachatryan said the jury decided to give the award to A1+ not because
the company is stripped of its broadcasting license but after assessing its
staff work. As an example of providing timely and comprehensive information,
Ruzan Khachatryan singled out Apr 12, 13 events covered by the website.
Prize for objective coverage of political problems remained nobody’s. The
jury found no media outlet deserving it.
Photojournalist Hakob Berberyan was given a prize for reflecting social
problems.
Sports commentator of Armenian Public Television Armen Melixetyan won a
prize for commenting Spain Football Premiership and European Cup
objectively.
Photolur agency was handed award for creative progress and commentator of
Armenian service of Liberty radio station Atom Margaryan for the best
coverage of economic problems.
Head of standing parliamentary commission on science, culture, education and
the youth Hranush Hakobyan got a prize for open and transparent work and
effective cooperation with journalists.
Yerevan Press Club intends to submit its proposals on Radio and Television
Law alteration to the commission. “We ought to amend the law if want to
fulfill our CE commitments”, the Club’s chair Boris Navasardyan.