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  • Yerevan Press Club Weekly Newsletter - 05/18/2006

    YEREVAN PRESS CLUB WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

    MAY 12-18, 2006

    HIGHLIGHTS:

    ARMENIAN NEWSPAPER ARCHIVE ON WWW.YPC.AM

    "PRESS-CLUB+": "NATIONAL UNITY" DISCUSSING ECONOMY AND EUROPEAN INTEGRATION

    ANOTHER INCIDENT WITH "LORI" TV HEAD

    HAMLET GHUSHIAN MADE A PUBLIC APOLOGY

    "AVETIS" CAUTIONED

    THE PRESS LEGION REPLENISHED

    BOOK ABOUT ONE HUNDRED ARMENIANS

    SPECIAL AWARD FOR PUBLIC SERVICE ADVERTISING

    "TSAYG" AND "ARKA" CELEBRATING JUBILEES


    ARMENIAN NEWSPAPER ARCHIVE ON WWW.YPC.AM

    On Yerevan Press Club web-site (www.ypc.am) the Armenian Press Archive is
    re-launched (http://newspaper.ypc.am). In the Archive the following national
    periodicals are stored and constantly updated:

    Armenian-language newspapers - official "Hayastani Hanrapetutiun" (issues
    since December 2003), "Azg" (since January 1999), "Haikakan Zhamanak" (since
    March 2000), "Hayots Ashkhar" (since December 2000), "Aravot" (since March
    1998) dailies, "Iravunk" (since January 1998) published twice a week,
    "Yerkir" weekly (since January 2006) as well as the previously published
    "Orran" daily (issues from August 2002 till May 2003);

    Russian-language newspapers - official "Respublika Armenia", published twice
    a week (issues since March 2001),"Golos Armenii" (since January 2000) and
    "Novoye Vremya" (since December 2000), published three times a week,
    "Delovoy Express" weekly (since March 2000), as well as "Azg" and "Aravot"
    Russian-language versions (since 2000).

    Apart from general re-structuring of http://newspaper.ypc.am, the search
    engine for the data base has been improved, too.

    "PRESS-CLUB+": "NATIONAL UNITY" DISCUSSING ECONOMY AND EUROPEAN INTEGRATION

    On May 16 the eighth talk show of "Press Club+" series went on the evening
    air of "Yerkir-Media" TV company.

    The invitees of the program host, the Chief Editor of "Aravot" daily Aram
    Abrahamian were the leaders of "National Unity" party as guests, and NGO and
    media representatives as experts. The TV discussion focused on economic
    situation in Armenia and the process of European integration of the country.


    It is expected that at 21.00, May 23 (next Tuesday) "Press Club+" will give
    floor to the representatives of Democratic Party of Armenia, sharing their
    opinions on the issues of the day.

    ANOTHER INCIDENT WITH "LORI" TV HEAD

    In the early morning of May 16 in Vanadzor the Volkswagen owned by the
    Executive Director of "Lori" TV company Narineh Avetisian was stoned. The
    glasses of the car were broken. In the opinion of Narineh Avetisian, the
    incident can be related to the talk show aired in the evening of May 15 on
    "Lori" TV under the project "Isolated Civilization", implemented by the
    Vanadzor Office of Helsinki Citizens Assembly. The program was dealing with
    the problems of Vanadzor residents, living in the temporary dwellings in one
    of the city areas, in particular, their eviction process and the sale of the
    land lots at low prices and with no auctioning. The TV show gave floor to
    the representatives of the local administration and the residents
    themselves. As YPC was told by Narineh Avetisian, after the talk show was
    over its organizers stayed in the studio for a discussion, which ended after
    midnight. Going then out into the street they found the journalist's car
    damaged. The two other cars standing by were intact. Narineh Avetisian also
    noted that the investigation of the incident was started by Vanadzor City
    Police Division.

    As it has been reported, three months ago another incident had happened to
    the head of "Lori" TV. On February 23 she was insulted by the owner of two
    routes of the city microbuses. The discontent of the entrepreneur was raised
    by the persistence of the TV company to raise on its air the issue of
    ungrounded fare raises in the city transport (see details in YPC Weekly
    Newsletter, February 24 - March 2, 2006). According to Narineh Avetisian,
    the entrepreneur was summoned to the police for a confrontation and, as far
    as she knows, this is how the investigation ended.

    HAMLET GHUSHIAN MADE A PUBLIC APOLOGY

    On May 15 in Yerevan a press-conference of TV journalist Hamlet Ghushian was
    held. Hamlet Ghushian had previously worked for different TV channels and
    till 2002 he headed "Yerevan" TV company. At the meeting with his colleagues
    Hamlet Ghushian disseminated a statement, making a public apology to the
    former Chief Commander of Mountainous Karabagh army, presently the leader of
    "Dashink" party Samvel Babayan.

    After the attempted assassination of Mountainous Karabagh President Arkadiy
    Ghukasian on March 22, 2000 (Samvel Babayan had been charged with its
    organization), Hamlet Ghushian made a revelatory film about him, titled "The
    Master of Heaven and Hell". As the author maintains, while preparing the
    film he was using the materials provided by the Prosecutor's Office, tax
    bodies and the MK State Television, and it has now turned out the
    information was false. According to the TV journalist, after the amnesty of
    Samvel Babayan (the former Chief Commander, having been sentenced to 14
    years' imprisonment, was pardoned in September 2004) they met, and he had a
    chance to realize how wrong he had been. For this reason Hamlet Ghushian
    decided to make a public apology and would like to make another film, with a
    conventional title of "Samvel Babayan: an Outside Look", where different
    opinions would be presented.

    At the press-conference Hamlet Ghushian also informed that his return from
    Moscow to Yerevan after an over three years' absence is related to the
    invitation of a well-known entrepreneur Hrant Vardanian to head "Grand
    Media" holding, incorporating, in particular, the two TV companies owned by
    the Vardanian family - "AR" and "Hayrenik".

    Meanwhile, on May 17 "Hayots Ashkhar" daily published the comment of
    "Dashink" party with regard to the press-conference held: "Neither Samvel
    Babayan, nor his party needs the new film by Hamlet Ghushian. (...) We are
    fully satisfied with the public apology made by Ghushian, and we think this
    issue solved."

    "AVETIS" CAUTIONED

    On May 11 the National Commission on Television and Radio made a forewarning
    to "Editorial Office of 'Echmiadzin' TV company" production cooperative
    (aired with "Avetis" logotype) for the violation of the broadcast license
    terms. As YPC was told by the National Commission, after the change of the
    owner (currently the cooperative is owned by Levon Partakchian) the TV
    company expanded its broadcast area, covering Yerevan, too. Meanwhile,
    according to the license, its maximum coverage area is limited to
    Echmiadzin.

    THE PRESS LEGION REPLENISHED

    Recently three new publications have been launched.

    On May 12 the legion of daily periodical publications was replenished by
    Armenian-language "Zhamanak-Yerevan". This is the version of "Zhamanak-Los
    Angeles" newspaper, published in the USA in Armenian and English, intended
    for Armenia. According to the Chief Editor Arman Babajanian,
    "Zhamanak-Yerevan" will come out 5 times a week, in tabloid format with a
    preliminary print run of 1,500 copies.

    On May 12 a new monthly magazine for adolescents appeared called "Es? Yes!".
    Its founder and publisher is "CS Publishing House" CJSC. The magazine is
    issued on 32 full-color pages with a print run of 5,000 copies. The stories
    for "Es? Yes!" are produced by students, and the Chief Editor, Ani Kochar,
    is also a student of the Journalism Department of Yerevan State University.

    Since May 11 the Russian "Gudok" transport daily started to produce a
    supplement - "Gudok-Armenia". One of the 8 pages of the supplement (A2
    format) is dealing with events in Armenia. The print run of "Gudok-Armenia"
    is 1,500 copies.

    BOOK ABOUT ONE HUNDRED ARMENIANS

    The Moscow MEDIAKRAT publishing house produced a book by political observer
    of "Golos Armenii" newspaper Aris Ghazinian, "100 Greatest Armenians of the
    20th Century". It presented biographical essays about the famous Armenians
    of the last century, classified by 10 thematic sections: military science;
    science and technology; theater; cinema and television; music; literature;
    arts and architecture; sports; business and politics; national figures. The
    graphic portraits illustrating each essay are made by well-known artist Ara
    Ohanian (Arzo). The print run of the book is 50,000 copies.

    SPECIAL AWARD FOR PUBLIC SERVICE ADVERTISING

    On May 9 in Yerevan the award ceremony of the Third International Youth Film
    Festival "Es Em" was held. Among the winners of the festival is "Art Site
    Studio" (producer Arzuman Harutiunian), awarded a diploma and a special
    prize, "Just So", for adverts on volunteers' work ("Advertising, Video Art,
    Musical Clip" nomination).

    "TSAYG" AND "ARKA" CELEBRATING JUBILEES

    On May 10 the Gyumri "Tsayg" TV company celebrated the 15th anniversary
    since its foundation. The programs of the TV company appeared on air for the
    first time on May 10, 1992.

    On May 15 "ARKA" news agency celebrated its 10th anniversary.

    Yerevan Press Club congratulates colleagues with memorable dates and wishes
    them prosperity and success.


    When reprinting or using the information above, reference to the Yerevan
    Press Club is required.

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    Editor of YPC Newsletter - Elina POGHOSBEKIAN
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    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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