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    PRESS COUNCIL IN KARABAKH

    Azat Artsakh - Nagorno Karabakh Republic (NKR)
    29 Oct 04

    Last week Stepanakert Press Club held a seminar on self-regulation of
    the mass media in the context of freedom of expressing opinions. The
    seminar was organized by the international organization `Article 19'
    inthe framework of the project `Maintenance of Democracy in South
    Caucasus through Freedomof Speech' with financial assistance of the
    Institute of Open Society and other foundations. During the seminar in
    which participated the heads of the leading mass media and journalist
    organizations of the republic, as well as correspondents of foreign
    mass media, questions on the self-regulation of press, ethic of
    journalists, freedom of speech - state secrets, author's rights â=80`
    plagiarism were discussed. At the suggestion of the chairman of
    Stepanakert Press Club Gegham Baghdassarian the participants of the
    seminar adopted a decision on the establishment of the Press Council
    which will most probably include the heads of the leading mass media
    of the republic and journalists' organizations. The council will deal
    with the problems connected with the work of the mass media. In
    particular, they will consider disputable situations, organize joint
    informative actions, pursue the maintenance of the ethic of
    journalists. The necessity of self-regulation of press and unification
    of journalists, according to the participants of the seminar, was
    caused by the famous political confrontation several years ago when
    the most `heated battles' took placebetween the state newspaper `Azat
    Artsakh' and the oppositionist `10th State'. As it was mentioned
    during the seminar, because of the underdevelopment of the political
    sector political debates take place between the newspapers and
    journalists representing political forces and not the leaders of the
    political forces. As a result the blame entirely falls on
    them. Journalists said this should not be so. A newspaper should only
    reflect the moods existing in the society and political debates should
    not turn into abuse and offence. As a result of the seminar an
    undertaking group was formed which will work on preparing the ethic
    code of journalists and constitute the council of press in the
    upcoming three weeks.

    AA.
    29-10-2004
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