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TV AND RADIO NATIONAL COMMITTEE HEAD ENDS HIS TERM IN OFFICE
Panorama.am
20:08 20/03/2007
The term in office of Grigor Amalyan, chairman of TV and radio
national committee and Shamiram Aghabekyan, deputy chairwoman of
the same committee, ended up yesterday. We interviewed several media
organizations to assess Amalyan's work in office.
Astghik Gevorgyan, chairwoman of Armenian Journalists Union, said,
"If not the case of A1+, we would be careful and say that he met
his responsibilities. I believe, canceling A1+ meant depriving the
society from a chance of alternative media. I am sorry the committee
did not listen to the society. If the committee were formed from the
political party representatives in the parliament, such issues would
be resolved with plurality of opinion and the committee head would
not have had such unlimited rights."
Boris Navasardyan, chairman of Yerevan Press Club, said, "The
committee, headed by Grigor Amalyan, displayed discriminative attitude
to A1+ and not only during the first competition but during the
competition on radio frequency, as well. We believe it has political
motives. The major part of the responsibility is on the chairman."
Boris Navasardyan believes we have witnessed many violations of
advertisement laws. "In most cases violations are not recorded, the
transgressors are not punished which speaks about improper work of
the committee."
Panorama.am
20:08 20/03/2007
The term in office of Grigor Amalyan, chairman of TV and radio
national committee and Shamiram Aghabekyan, deputy chairwoman of
the same committee, ended up yesterday. We interviewed several media
organizations to assess Amalyan's work in office.
Astghik Gevorgyan, chairwoman of Armenian Journalists Union, said,
"If not the case of A1+, we would be careful and say that he met
his responsibilities. I believe, canceling A1+ meant depriving the
society from a chance of alternative media. I am sorry the committee
did not listen to the society. If the committee were formed from the
political party representatives in the parliament, such issues would
be resolved with plurality of opinion and the committee head would
not have had such unlimited rights."
Boris Navasardyan, chairman of Yerevan Press Club, said, "The
committee, headed by Grigor Amalyan, displayed discriminative attitude
to A1+ and not only during the first competition but during the
competition on radio frequency, as well. We believe it has political
motives. The major part of the responsibility is on the chairman."
Boris Navasardyan believes we have witnessed many violations of
advertisement laws. "In most cases violations are not recorded, the
transgressors are not punished which speaks about improper work of
the committee."