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On July 26 the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Miklos Haraszti
\n released a report on the state of media freedom in Armenia, which also provides
\n a set of recommendations on the improvement of media situation. The document
\n is based on the visit of Miklos Haraszti to Armenia on June 19-21 (see YPC Weekly
\n Newsletter, June 16-22, 2006<\/a>).\n<\/p>\n

Armenia, the report of the OSCE Representative says, has made significant progress
\n in improvement of media legislation, but the media pluralism remains limited
\n to the independent, but financially weak and less influential, print media.
\n The limited pluralism in the broadcasting sector is a major problem: “The broadcast
\n outlets, with the exception of a limited number of programs which present alternative
\n views, do not offer in a consistent way objective and pluralistic information
\n to society. Broadcast media can be described as predominantly pro-Government,
\n despite the transformation of state TV into a public service broadcaster and
\n the existence of a number of private channels. In conformity with current legislation,
\n all members of the regulatory bodies are directly appointed by the President
\n of Armenia.” As a first step to improve the state of broadcasting it is recommended
\n that “legislative changes provided for by the Constitutional amendment (adopted
\n by the Referendum of November 27, 2005 — Ed. Note<\/strong><\/em>)
\n should be prepared by the Government, discussed in a public forum with members
\n of civil society, and passed in Parliament as soon as possible, certainly before
\n the Parliamentary elections in 2007. However, legislative changes should not
\n be limited to a ‘half Presidential — half Parliamentary’ board. The composition
\n of all boards should represent the political and social diversity of the country,
\n and should include NGOs and professional associations”. <\/p>\n

As to public service broadcasting, in the opinion of the OSCE Representative,
\n the members of its regulatory body — the Council of Public TV and Radio Company
\n — “should not be selected by one political force or by political forces alone”.
\n The selection criteria, the report stresses, should reflect transparency and
\n ensure both a high level of professionalism and pluralism of reflected views.
\n In order to fulfill the tasks of a genuine public service broadcaster, the Council
\n should carry out continuous monitoring of access of different parties to air
\n time and coverage of their activities, the results of which should be made public.\n<\/p>\n

Although numerous private broadcasters exist, there is no systemic coverage
\n of the diversity of public opinion. The example of “A1+” and “Noyan Tapan” TV
\n companies, the report notes, are a proof that the licensing activities of the
\n National Commission on Television and Radio in the current legal setup, are
\n non-transparent and politically motivated: “In 2002, these fully operational
\n TV stations, regarded by many as politically independent from the Government,
\n were denied renewal of their licenses. Since then, “A1+” has applied more than
\n ten times, but was rejected based on different reasons.” The recommendations
\n on private broadcasting in the report note the need for such amendments of the
\n Law “On Television and Radio” that would be clear about broadcast licensing
\n competition procedures: “The selection criteria must include the interests of
\n pluralism; the licensing process must become more transparent, using more quantifiable,
\n thus publicly controllable benchmarks.” Despite the anti-monopoly provision
\n in the broadcast Law stipulating that “each physical or legal entity can be
\n licensed only for one Television and Radio Company”, in Armenia there are people
\n who own several broadcasting companies, which, in their turn, share the same
\n buildings and staff members. “This means that there aren’t any guarantees for
\n pluralism in ownership, which, in any society, is the foundation for a pluralistic
\n access to information”, Miklos Haraszti stressed in his report. To preclude
\n the monopolization of the broadcast market the OSCE Representative recommends
\n that the Law “On Television and Radio” include clear-cut market share provisions
\n and give NCTR the authority to check parent companies. <\/p>\n

“The market for commercial advertising in Armenia is very limited, both in
\n size and scope. Broadcast media keeps prices artificially low by exceeding the
\n limits of advertisement amounts allowed for them. This abuse is made possible
\n by the poor enforcement of the laws regulating advertising, leading to unpunished
\n violations of both time and content limitations”, Miklos Haraszti’s report says.
\n To improve the situation a number of measures are recommended: to supervise
\n properly the implementation of the laws on advertising to ensure the development
\n of pluralistic advertising market; to legislatively ensure more power to NCTR
\n on monitoring the content and frequency of advertisements, including hidden
\n ones; to regulate by one law advertisement limitations of both public and private
\n broadcasters; to legally clarify the advertising limits per hour of broadcasting,
\n following international standards. <\/p>\n

The Armenian print media are defined in the report of the OSCE Representative
\n as free, but financially weak, with limited influence. The main reasons behind
\n the financial weakness of the print media are explained by the limited commercial
\n advertising market, and the insufficiencies of the print press distribution
\n system. “(…) Neither subscription nor distribution should be subject to licensing.
\n The Government should consider introducing special protection of the print press
\n in order to promote media pluralism, for example a supportive distribution system,
\n VAT or tax breaks.” <\/p>\n

Although Armenia adopted one of the most progressive Law “On Freedom of Information”
\n in CIS countries, access to information by media professionals remains limited
\n due to the poor implementation of the Law. To ensure the proper implementation
\n of the Law “On Freedom of Information” public discussion and adoption of sublegislative
\n acts is recommended. Besides, Article 5 “Recording, Classifying and Maintaining
\n Information” and Article 10 “Conditions of Providing Information” are not to
\n be changed, being important guarantees of free access to information. <\/p>\n

The OSCE Representative, having positively assessed the legislative softening
\n of punishment for libel and insult, stressed at the same time that this reform,
\n launched in 2004, must be completed, namely, the defamation should be decriminalized
\n completely; a moratorium on criminal defamation charges may be introduced while
\n decriminalization amendments are being prepared and adopted; Article 318 “Insulting
\n a Representative of Authorities”, should be repealed; guidelines should be introduced
\n for civil courts in order to ensure that the amount of damages in civil defamation
\n cases is proportionate to the charge; an effective media self-regulation body
\n should be established and it should assume the mediating role in media-related
\n disputes. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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