CHIEF EDITOR OF “HAIKAKAN ZHAMANAK” SUMMONED TO THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE TO GIVE EXPLANATIONS
As it has already been reported (see YPC Weekly Newsletter, February 17-23, 2001), the National Scout Movement requested the...
“HAYASTANI HANRAPETUTIUN”: CHANGES ANTICIPATED
On March 13, a new Chief Editor, Tigran Farmanian, was introduced to the staff of “Hayastani Hanrapetutiun” daily. Previously he...
FURTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE RA LAW “ON TELEVISION AND RADIO” PASSED THE FIRST READING
On March 6 the National Assembly of Armenia adopted in the first reading the Draft Law “On Amendments and Additions...
PUBLICATION OF “RESPUBLICA ARMENIA” RESUMED
On March 9, after a 9-month interval, the Russian-language “Respublica Armenia” newspaper was published. The homonymous daily was founded by...
DRAFT LAW “ON TELEVISION AND RADIO BROADCASTING” DEVELOPED BY STEPANAKERT PRESS CLUB
The Draft Law “On Television and Radio Broadcasting”, developed by Stepanakert Press Club, was discussed by the leaders of Mountainous...
STATE DEPARTMENT OF THE USA EVALUATING THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND PRESS IN ARMENIA
On February 26 the US State Department released its annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for year 2000, prepared...
A GLIMPSE OF MEDIA?
Recently National Report of Human Development in Armenia in year 2000, prepared by the RA President Office jointly with a...
NEW JOURNALISTIC ASSOCIATION FOUNDED IN MOUNTAINOUS KARABAGH
On February 16 a founding meeting of the Journalists Union of Mountainous Karabagh was held in Stepanakert. Kim Gabrielian, the...
OPTIONAL COURSE CYCLE TO TRAIN INTERNATIONAL NEWS WRITERS LAUNCHED
On the initiative of Yerevan Press Club and at the support of Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation-Armenia, an optional course...
THE RA LAW “ON TELEVISION AND RADIO” AMENDED
On February 20 the Parliament of Armenia finally ratified the draft law on amendments to the RA Law “On Television...
THE SUIT AGAINST “HAIKAKAN ZHAMANAK”
According to “Noyan Tapan” information and analysis center, the National Scout Movement has addressed the General Prosecutor of Armenia to...
MINISTER OF JUSTICE PERSISTING
At the session of RA National Assembly on February 21, during the traditional questions of the Parliament to the RA...
MEDIA ATTENTION TO THE LAW “ON TELEVISION AND RADIO” NOT CEASING
On February 9 in the City of Gyumri (Shirak region of Armenia) “Asparez” Journalists' Club initiated a discussion of the...
HEARINGS IN THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE ON THE RA LAW “ON TELEVISION AND RADIO”
On February 14 the Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture and Youth Issues of RA National Assembly held hearings to...
MINISTER OF JUSTICE RESTRICTING THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH?
On February 15, the first day of the trial on the terrorist attack committed on October 27, 1999 in Armenian...
"AZG" DAILY IS TEN YEARS OLD
On February 16 "Azg" daily celebrated its tenth anniversary. Yerevan Press Club congratulates the newspaper and wishes it success and...
THE JOINT PROJECT OF YEREVAN AND BAKU PRESS CLUBS
Yerevan and Baku Press Clubs with the participation of Stepanakert Press Club have launched the joint Project “Karabagh Conflict in...
CAMERAMAN PENALIZED FOR ASSAULT
On February 1, 2001, the Court of Original Jurisdiction of Center and Nork Marash Districts of Yerevan sentenced the cameraman...
ARTICLE 19 MAKES ITS RECOMMENDATIONS ON RA LAW “ON TELEVISION AND RADIO”
The international non-governmental organization Article 19 has disseminated a Memorandum analyzing the recently enforced RA Law “On Television and Radio”.
The...
AMENDMENTS TO RA LAW “ON TELEVISION AND RADIO” ADOPTED
On February 7, 2001, at RA National Assembly session, the draft law on amendments to RA Law “On Television and...
NEW PRESS SECRETARY APPOINTED AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
On February 1 RA Minister of Foreign Affairs Vardan Oskanian appointed Dzyunik Aghajanian the Press Secretary of the Foreign Office...
THE PUBLICATION OF “ZHAMANAK” STOPPED
Since January 27, 2001 the publication of “Zhamanak” daily was stopped. The reason lies in the problem faced by almost...
THE STATUS OF “HAYASTANI HANRAPETUTIUN” TO CHANGE
“Hayastani Hanrapetutiun” daily (founded in 1990, by RA Parliament), which has stopped publication since January 12 this year, because of...
MUCH ADO ABOUT ORT NOT CEASING?
The first VHF channel, on which ORT used to broadcast in Armenia and from which the rebroadcast of the programs...
AMENDMENTS TO RA LAW “ON TELEVISION AND RADIO” ARE INTRODUCED
On January 30, 2001, three professional organizations - Yerevan Press Club, Internews Armenia and the Journalists Union of Armenia -...
THE FIRST PRESS CONFERENCE OF THE AMBASSADOR OF ITALY IN ARMENIA
On January 22, 2001 at the Journalists Union of Armenia the press conference of Andrea Paolo Trabalza, the Extraordinary and...
”NOYAN TAPAN": PILOT BROADCASTING ON 35TH FREQUENCY
“Noyan Tapan” TV Company started broadcasting on 35th frequency. The viewers of “NT” have been observing over the past two...
THE COUNCIL OF THE PUBLIC TELEVISION AND RADIO OF ARMENIA FORMED
On January 19, according to the newly enforced RA Law “On Television and Radio”, President of Armenia Robert Kocharian signed...
WILL ORT AND RTR BROADCAST IN ARMENIA?
During the whole week the Armenian media published controversial data on the possible solutions to the problem of ORT and...
“RESPUBLICA ARMENIA” REBORN
Late January - early February this year “Respublica Armenia” daily founded in 1990 by the RA National Assembly, will renew...
499 MEDIA ENTERPRISES TO BE DISSOLVED?
On January 17, 2001, RA Minister of Justice David Haroutiunian submitted to the Government a report that considered, among other...
DEPUTIES OF RA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEFEND “THE HONOUR OF THE REGIMENT”
As it has already been reported, on January 11-12 in Yerevan the Seminar titled “European Standards of Media Regulation” was...
“European Standards on Media Regulation”
ELECTRONIC MEDIA VOICE THEIR PROTEST On January 12, 2001, the TV and radio companies of Armenia made a decision to...
WILL “MIR” BE ON AIR?
Along with the reported difficulties that cast doubt on further broadcast of Russian ORT and RTR TV companies in Armenia,...
1083 MEDIA ENTERPRISES REGISTERED IN ARMENIA
The commotion about the re-registration of media, in order to bring their legal status in compliance with the requirements of...
LEGISLATION AND MEDIA
On January 11-12 a Seminar titled "European Standards on Media Regulation" was held at Ani Plaza Hotel in Yerevan. The...
ELECTRONIC MEDIA VOICE THEIR PROTEST
On January 12, 2001, the TV and radio companies of Armenia made a decision to stop their broadcasts from 20:00...
HACKERS ACTIVE AGAIN
On December 28 Arminco, the leading Internet provider in Armenia, issued a news release that is also an address to...
"JOURNALISTS AGAINST TERRORISM AND VIOLENCE"
This is the title of the new book by Yerevan Press Club, published on December 28 (“Van Arian” publishing house).
WHO INTERFERED WITH THE WORK OF ARMENIAN MEDIA?
Yerevan Press Club polled the heads of media enterprises, journalists and media experts to determine who or which structures were...
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