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MEDIA FREEDOM DAY
Panorama.am
18:02 03/05/2008
Today the world celebrates the international day of media freedom. In
this regard UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon sent his message which
states:
"Starting from the education of the youngest members in the world to
the citizens' full participation in the political life and access
to information provides a unique chance to make reformations in
our lives and communities. As much as water is a must component for
life, knowledge is also important to contribute to the ability of
understanding and changing things.
When information is freely spread people are equipped by the skills
to manage their own lives. When the flow of information is disrupted
either because of political reasons or technical ones our activities
are also disrupted.
Sixty years ago Universal Declaration of Human Rights article 19
defined "Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression;
this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and
to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media
and regardless of frontiers".
As the high speed of globalization strengthened the development of
media freedom, its pluralism and professionalism, the necessity of
the current right has never been so vital. Technological development
has contributed to the media and information acknowledgement as an
equal right of everybody.
Free, reliable and independent media is the basis of peace and
democracy. The Attacks against media freedom are directed to the
international human rights and freedom and to the aspects of UN
protection.
Hence, I am feeling more concerned as the journalists become a threat
to the criminal activities and they are disappointed when such cases
are not properly examined.
In this day of Media Freedom and in this year of 60 anniversary of
Human Rights Declaration I call on all the forces to take measures
to protect the journalists from attacks, and bringing the criminals
to the court.
I call everybody on to work for the media freedom and protection."
Panorama.am congratulates its colleagues for the day and wishes
success in professional activities and remind that REAL FREEDOM COMES
FROM INNER...
Panorama.am
18:02 03/05/2008
Today the world celebrates the international day of media freedom. In
this regard UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon sent his message which
states:
"Starting from the education of the youngest members in the world to
the citizens' full participation in the political life and access
to information provides a unique chance to make reformations in
our lives and communities. As much as water is a must component for
life, knowledge is also important to contribute to the ability of
understanding and changing things.
When information is freely spread people are equipped by the skills
to manage their own lives. When the flow of information is disrupted
either because of political reasons or technical ones our activities
are also disrupted.
Sixty years ago Universal Declaration of Human Rights article 19
defined "Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression;
this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and
to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media
and regardless of frontiers".
As the high speed of globalization strengthened the development of
media freedom, its pluralism and professionalism, the necessity of
the current right has never been so vital. Technological development
has contributed to the media and information acknowledgement as an
equal right of everybody.
Free, reliable and independent media is the basis of peace and
democracy. The Attacks against media freedom are directed to the
international human rights and freedom and to the aspects of UN
protection.
Hence, I am feeling more concerned as the journalists become a threat
to the criminal activities and they are disappointed when such cases
are not properly examined.
In this day of Media Freedom and in this year of 60 anniversary of
Human Rights Declaration I call on all the forces to take measures
to protect the journalists from attacks, and bringing the criminals
to the court.
I call everybody on to work for the media freedom and protection."
Panorama.am congratulates its colleagues for the day and wishes
success in professional activities and remind that REAL FREEDOM COMES
FROM INNER...