INCIDENTS WITH JOURNALISTS ON BALLOT DAY
On February 18, on the voting day of RA presidential elections, attempts to harass and impede the activities of journalists...
INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS STATE BALANCED COVERAGE AS POSITIVE AND LACK OF TV DEBATES AS NEGATIVE TRENDS OF ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN
On February 19, the International Election Observation Mission (OSCE/ODIHR, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the European...
YPC INTERIM REPORT ON MONITORING OF ARMENIAN BROADCAST MEDIA COVERAGE OF RA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN 2013 (JANUARY 14 – FEBRUARY 3, 2013)
On February 8, in Yerevan, at Henaran Club Yerevan Press Club presented the interim report on monitoring of Armenian broadcast...
JOURNALISTIC AND HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS CALL COURTS FOR A MORE BALANCED APPROACH TOWARDS MOTIONS ON BANNING MEDIA PROPERTY
On February 11, Yerevan Press Club, Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression, Internews Media Support NGO, “Asparez” Journalists’ Club, Media...
СПОР МЕЖДУ ГАЗЕТОЙ "ЖОГОВУРД" И БИЗНЕСМЕНОМ ХАЧИКОМ ХАЧАТРЯНОМ БУДЕТ РАССМАТРИВАТЬСЯ В ТРЕХ СУДЕБНЫХ ИНСТАНЦИЯХ
11 февраля суд общей юрисдикции общин Кентрон и Норк-Мараш Еревана отклонил ходатайство учредителя газеты "Жоговурд" - ООО "Редакция газеты "Жоговурд"...
SECOND PRESIDENT OF ARMENIA SUES FOUNDERS OF WWW.1IN.AM AND “ZHAMANAK” DAILY
In the end of 2012, the Second President of Armenia Robert Kocharian and his son Sedrak Kocharian brought a lawsuit...
NCTR PRESENTS MONITORING RESULTS FOR THE SEVENTEEN DAYS OF PRE-ELECTION PROMOTION
On February 11, the National Commission on Television and Radio released the second interim report of the monitoring on ensuring...
OSCE/ODIHR ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION RELEASES SECOND INTERIM REPORT
On February 7, the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission released its second interim report (January 17 - February 5, 2013) on...
NA/NA MEDIA AWARD CEREMONY
On February 12, at Moscow House in Yerevan the 5th Anniversary of Na/Ne Media Award ceremony...
INFORMATION DISPUTES COUNCIL OPINION ON SUIT OF BUSINESSMAN KHACHIK KHACHATRIAN VERSUS “ZHOGHOVURD” DAILY
On February 5, the Information Disputes Council released an opinion on the suit of businessman Khachik Khachatrian and his company...
THE VOICE OF RUSSIA UNILATERALLY ENDS COOPERATION WITH RADIO “HAY”
Since February 1, Radio “Hay” stopped the rebroadcast of the Voice of Russia, Russian state-owned radio broadcasting company. The press...
CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS FOR IMPEDING PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES OF A JOURNALIST
In the evening of January 30, at the auto pound of Yerevan Traffic Police an incident occurred with photojournalist Gagik...
POLITICALLY MOTIVATED DEFAMATION LAWSUITS NO LONGER APPEAR TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN ARMENIA, HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH BELIEVES
On January 31, the international "Human Rights Watch" organization released its report on human rights practices...
COMPETITION TO FILL IN VACANCY IN PTRC COUNCIL ANNOUNCED
On February 7, the RA President Serzh Sargsian signed a decree on holding a competition to fill in a vacancy...
YEREVAN PRESS CLUB CALLS THE BROADCASTERS AND CANDIDATES TO RA PRESIDENT TO HOLD LIVE TV DEBATES
On January 25, Yerevan Press Club released a statement to emphasize the need of holding TV debates during the presidential...
NCTR PRESENTS MONITORING RESULTS FOR FIRST WEEK OF PRE-ELECTION PROMOTION
On January 31, the National Commission on Television and Radio released the interim findings of the monitoring on ensuring of...
OSCE/ODIHR ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION RELEASES FIRST INTERIM REPORT
On January 23, the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission released the first interim report (January 10-16, 2013) on RA presidential elections....
PROPERTY OF "ZHOGHOVURD" DAILY PUT UNDER ARREST
On January 30, in the center of Yerevan, "Zhoghovurd" daily organized a protest against the decision of the Court of...
"AUTHORITIES AND INFORMATION ACCESSIBILITY", NEW STUDY BY COMMITTEE TO PROTECT FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
On January 30, the Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression presented its new study, "Authorities and Information Accessibility". The monitoring...
RSF PRESS FREEDOM INDEX: MOLDOVA, ARMENIA, GEORGIA AND KYRGYZSTAN HAVE A NUMBER OF THINGS IN COMMON
On January 30, “Reporters without Borders“(RSF) international organization released its eleventh annual Worldwide Press Freedom Index....
MEDIA AND HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS URGE TO ENSURE EQUAL CONDITIONS FOR ALL JOURNALISTS COVERING ELECTIONS
On January 23, the Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression, Yerevan Press Club, Internews Media Support NGO, “Asparez” Journalists Club,...
JOINT EXPERT CONCLUSION OF MEDIA ETHICS OBSERVATORY AND INFORMATION DISPUTES COUNCIL ON COMPLAINT OF ARPI VOSKANIAN VERSUS WWW.1IN.AM
On January 17, 2013, the Media Ethics Observatory (MEO) and the Information Disputes Council (IDC) released the joint expert conclusion...
INFORMATION DISPUTES COUNCIL OPINION ON CASE OF MARIAM YEPREMIAN VERSUS “MIG” TV COMPANY AND NEWS.AM
On January 21, 2013, the Information Disputes Council released an opinion on the suit of Vanadzor resident Mariam Yepremian versus...
CORRESPONDENT OF “ARAVOT” DAILY NAIRA MAMIKONIAN PASSED AWAY
On January 21, at the age of 45, the correspondent of “Aravot” daily Naira Mamikonian passed away.
Yerevan Press...
YPC PRESENTED INTERIM REPORT (OCTOBER 1 – DECEMBER 15, 2012) ON MONITORING OF ARMENIAN BROADCAST MEDIA COVERAGE OF RA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN 2013
On January 16, 2013 in Yerevan, at Henaran Club YPC presented the interim report (October 1 - December 15, 2012)...
“DIFFERENT OPINION” – VIDEOBLOG OF YEREVAN PRESS CLUB
Since end-December 2012, Yerevan Press Club has launched the videoblog, “Different Opinion”. The five issues of the videoblog, released by...
LEGAL ACTION BROUGHT FOR STATEMENTS, PUBLISHED MORE THAN 9 YEARS AGO
On January 9, 2013, the Court of General Jurisdiction of Kentron and Nork-Marash Administrative Districts of Yerevan started hearing the...
NCTR RELEASED METHODOLOGY OF THE MONITORING ON THE ENSURING EQUAL CONDITIONS FOR ALL CANDIDATES TO RA PRESIDENT BY BROADCAST MEDIA
On December 27, 2012, the National Commission on Television and Radio (NCTR) released the methodology on monitoring the ensuring of...
IDC OPINION ON COURT CASE OF TIGRAN TERTERIAN VERSUS FOUNDER OF “168 HOURS” NEWSPAPER
On December 27, 2012, the Information Disputes Council released an opinion on the court case of Tigran Terterian, student of...
“The Current Situation and Perspectives of State Regulation and Self-Regulation of Armenian Media”
SEMINAR ON STATE REGULATION AND SELF-REGULATION OF MEDIA On December 14-16, Yerevan Press Club held a seminar “The Current Situation...
SEMINAR ON STATE REGULATION AND SELF-REGULATION OF MEDIA
On December 14-16, Yerevan Press Club held a seminar “The Current Situation and Perspectives of State Regulation and Self-Regulation of...
BROADCASTERS ANNOUNCED TARIFFS FOR POLITICAL ADVERTISING DURING PRE-ELECTION PROMOTION
By December 18, 2012, public and private TV and radio companies of Armenia had to publicize their tariffs for political...
SUIT OF ARRHYTHMIC-CARDIOLOGICAL CENTER VERSUS NEWS.AM FOUNDER DISMISSED
On December 14, the Court of General Jurisdiction of Achapnyak and Davitashen administrative districts of Yerevan dismissed the suit of...
“ASPAREZ” RECEIVES REPLY ON ITS SUGGESTION OF BANNING COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING ON PTA
On December 14, “Asparez” Journalists’ Club of Gyumri informed that it received a reply from the RA National Assembly Standing...
“INTERNEWS” PUBLISHED SECOND HANDBOOK ON JOURNALISM ETHICS
“Internews” Media Support NGO published a handbook, titled “Journalism Ethics. Discussions and Analyses”. The book is divided in two parts:...
“PRESS CLUB” TALK SHOW: UNFAIR JOURNALISM AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
On December 10, the season’s last program of “Press Club” cycle, dealing with journalistic ethics, went on “Yerkir Media” TV...
CEC ANNOUNCES FEBRUARY 18, 2013 AS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION DAY
On December 8, the RA Central Electoral Commission (CEC) released the events calendar for the RA Presidential Elections and announced...
ADMINISTRATIVE COURT OF APPEALS UPHELD RULING ON SUIT OF CPFE VERSUS NCTR
On December 13, RA Administrative Court of Appeals made a judgment on the complaint of Committee to Protect Freedom of...
“PRESS CLUB” TALK SHOW: “CLEAN” TV CONTENT OR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION?
On December 3, another program of “Press Club” cycle, dealing with journalistic ethics, went on “Yerkir Media” TV channel. The...
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