PROVISION OF THE RA LAW “ON TELEVISION AND RADIO” IS RECOGNIZED TO BE CONTRADICTING THE CONSTITUTION YET IS IN FORCE TILL THE END OF THE YEAR
On May 13 the RA Constitutional Court heard the issue of compliance of Part 3 of Article 53 of the...
РЕДАКТОР “АРАВОТ” АРАМ АБРАМЯН: ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВО ПРОВЕЛО РАССЛЕДОВАНИЕ НЕ ДЛЯ ВЫЯВЛЕНИЯ ИСТИНЫ, А ДЛЯ ВЫСТАВЛЕНИЯ ГАЗЕТЫ НЕПРАВОЙ
8 мая на заседании правительства Армении были заслушаны результаты служебного расследования, проведенного по публикации газеты "Аравот" от 23 апреля 2008....
ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ ЗАКОНА РА “О ТЕЛЕВИДЕНИИ И РАДИО” ПРИЗНАНО ПРОТИВОРЕЧАЩИМ КОНСТИТУЦИИ, НО ЕГО ДЕЙСТВИЕ ИСТЕКАЕТ ТОЛЬКО В КОНЦЕ ГОДА
13 мая в Конституционном суде РА прошли слушания по вопросу о соответствии Конституции РА части 3 статьи 53 Закона РА...
“NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELER” IN ARMENIAN LAUNCHED
On May 5 in Yerevan the presentation of “National Geographic Traveler” magazine pilot issue in Armenian was held. It is...
PRESS DISSEMINATION AGENCY “DISLIKED” A PIECE IN “HRAPARAK”, AND THE NEWSPAPER DID NOT COME OUT TO THE STANDS
On May 3 “Press Stand” press dissemination agency did not deliver “Hraparak” newspaper to newspaper stands. The editorial, published in...
FOUR JOURNALISTIC ASSOCIATIONS NAMED “THE TIME FOR FREEDOM OF PRESS” AWARDEE IN 2008
On May 3 at the Journalists Union of Armenia the ceremony of presenting “The Time for Freedom of Press” award...
“PRESS CLUB” SUPPLEMENT ON WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY
On May 3 “Yerkir Media” aired the last program of the talk-show cycle dealing with various aspects of professional ethics...
“FREEDOM HOUSE” RATING: ARMENIAN MEDIA REMAIN CLASSED AS NOT FREE
On April 29 “Freedom House” international organization published its annual global survey on freedom of press in 2007. The media...
OMBUDSMAN PRESENTED AN EXTRAORDINARY REPORT DEALING WITH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
On April 25 in Yerevan the RA Human Rights Defender Armen Harutiunian presented his extraordinary public report “On Presidential Elections...
“PRESS CLUB” SUPPLEMENT: ETHICS OF COVERING CRIME AND CONFLICTS
On April 26 “Yerkir Media” aired another supplement to “Press Club” TV show. The talk-show cycle is produced by Yerevan...
YPC GENERAL MEETING HELD
On April 28 the General Meeting of Yerevan Press Club was held. At the Meeting the reports of the YPC...
“CAUTIONARY DISCONNECTION” OF “GALA” TV COMPANY
On April 16 at about 14.00 the representatives of the RA Service of Compulsory Execution of Judicial Acts arrived at...
OPEN LETTER TO THE GENERAL PROSECUTOR TO SUPPORT THE EDITOR OF “HAIKAKAN ZHAMANAK” DAILY
On April 17 the heads of “Aravot”, “Zhamanak-Yerevan”, “Haikakan Zhamanak”, “Hayk”, “Taregir”, “Hraparak”, “Chorrord Ishkhanutiun” newspapers, “A1+” TV company, Lragir.am...
PACE RESOLUTION URGES ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES TO RECONSIDER THE COMPOSITION OF THE REGULATORY BODIES AND TO STOP THE HARASSMENT OF OPPOSITION MEDIA
On April 14-18 in Strasbourg the session of Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe was held. The session heard the...
12 ARMENIAN NGOS CONCERNED WITH “ECHO RESEARCH” REPORT
On April 11 the Media Diversity Institute-Armenia, Yerevan Press Club, Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression, “Internews” Media Support NGO,...
HEARING OF THE DISPUTE BETWEEN THE HEAD OF “ASPAREZ” AND GYUMRI POLICE DEPARTMENT STARTED
On April 11 the RA Administrative Court started hearing the dispute between the Board Chairman of “Asparez” Journalist’s Club of...
COURT OF APPEALS REFUSED THE CHALLENGE OF “GALA” FOUNDER
On April 14 the RA Civil Court of Appeals left in force the ruling of the court of general jurisdiction...
“PRESS CLUB” SUPPLEMENT: PRIVACY AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
On April 12 “Yerkir Media” aired another supplement to “Press Club” TV show. The talk-show cycle is produced by Yerevan...
PUBLICATION OF “IRAVUNK” NEWSPAPER SUSPENDED
On April 4 “Iravunk” newspaper, the party organ of “Constitutional Right” Union, did not come out. At the press-conference, held...
ROBERT KOCHARIAN THINKS RADIO “LIBERTY” DISRUPTS THE BASIS OF STATEHOOD
On April 4 the RA President Robert Kocharian, being interviewed by journalists after the ceremony of opening an Armenian bank...
ATTEMPTED ARSON OF THE TV TOWER THAT “GALA” BROADCASTS FROM
On April 7 in Gyumri an attempt was made to set on fire the TV tower that “GALA” TV company...
MEDIA ETHICS OBSERVATORY CONFINED ITSELF TO A CIRCULAR LETTER
On April 3 at Yerevan Press Club another session of the Media Ethics Observatory was held. As it has been...
“PRESS CLUB” SUPPLEMENT: MEDIA SELF-REGULATION IN ARMENIA
On April 5 “Yerkir Media” aired another supplement to “Press Club” TV show. The talk-show cycle is produced by Yerevan...
TIGRAN PASKEVICHIAN BROUGHT TO THE POLICE
In the evening of March 27 during a walk on the Northern Avenue of Yerevan Tigran Paskevichian, the correspondent of...
“GALA” FOUNDER MUST NOW PAY A FINE FOR THE OVERDUE
On March 27 the Gyumri Tax Inspection notified the founder of “GALA” TV company, “CHAP” LLC, that it has to...
“A1+”: SIX YEARS WITH NO AIR
April 2 marked the sixth year since “A1+” TV company lost its right to broadcast. Throughout these years “A1+” took...
“PRESS CLUB” SUPPLEMENT BACK ON TV
Since March 29 “Yerkir Media” resumed broadcasting the Saturday supplement to “Press Club” TV program. The new cycle of...
FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN ARMENIA IN 2007: PRESSURE ON BROADCAST MEDIA INCREASED AS ANOTHER CYCLE OF NATIONAL ELECTIONS STARTED
The web-site of Yerevan Press Club (www.ypc.am), the “Studies” section, presents the Annual Report of Yerevan Press Club and the...
PERSPECTIVE
WILL THERE BE A RETURN TO JOURNALISM?
The dark cloud of sad events and disgraceful deeds of the past...
75TH ANNIVERSARY OF “KRTUTIUN” NEWSPAPER
“Krtutiun” weekly is celebrating 75th anniversary since its foundation day.
Yerevan Press Club congratulates the newspaper, wishes it further success...
TAX AUDIT EXPECTED AT NEWSPAPERS
On March 24 “Chorrord Ishkhanutiun” opposition newspaper received a notification from the RA State Tax Service regarding the conductance of...
AFTER LIFT OF EMERGENCY RULE MEDIA RESUMED PUBLICATION
Since March 21 the publication of “Aravot”, “Haikakan Zhamanak”, “Zhamanak-Yerevan”, “Hayk”, “Chorrord Ishkhanutiun”, “Taregir”, “Hraparak” newspapers resumed and news portals...
OPEN ADDRESS TO “HAYLUR” NEWSCAST
On March 25 several Armenian newspapers published an open letter signed “Group of students of the Journalism Department of Yerevan...
INCIDENTS WITH JOURNALISTS IN KOTAYK REGION
On March 25 in the city of Hrazdan (Kotayk region) representatives of law enforcement bodies impeded the work of the...
EIGHT MEDIA CALLED ON THE CITIZENS TO INFORM THEM ABOUT ILLEGAL ACTIONS
On March 27 “A1+” TV company, “Aravot”, “Zhamanak-Yerevan”, “Hayk”, “Haikakan Zhamanak”, “Hraparak”, “Chorrord Ishkhanutiun”, “Taregir” newspapers made a statement, calling...
AMOUNT NECESSARY TO COVER “GALA” TAX LIABILITY RAISED
On March 25 at 17.15 the Headquarters to Protect Free Expression and “GALA” TV Company announced the end of telethon...
CAR OF “ASPAREZ” JOURNALIST’S CLUB PRESIDENT SET ON FIRE
In Gyumri in the early morning of March 21, 2008, at 01.05 the Opel Vectra car owned by the President...
YPC ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2007
In compliance with Article 12 "Transparency of financial sources" of the RA Law “On Mass Communication”, we present the 2007...
“GALA” MUST PAY TAX LIABILITY. COLLECTION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN SUPPORT OF THE TV COMPANY HAS BEEN LAUNCHED
On March 19 the RA Administrative Court announced a decision on the dispute between Gyumri Tax Inspection and the founder...
INCIDENTS WITH JOURNALISTS IN POST-ELECTION PERIOD
On the evening of February 27 a group of men in civilian cloths interfered with the work of the correspondent...
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