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    Edik Baghdasaryan - `Our newspaper will be a good read'
    2009/09/25 | 15:14

    http://hetq.am/en/media/edik-baghdasaryan-3 /
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    Natasha Harutyunyan

    `Hetq' Chief Editor Edik Baghdasaryan announced that the much awaited
    new print edition of the online investigative newspaper is now
    available at local newsstands.

    `Now, we will be working in two directions - on the weekly newspaper
    and the daily internet edition of `Hetq'. There will be articles
    appearing on-line that will not show up in the newspaper and
    vice-versa. We still have to work out the logistics. Articles
    appearing in the print edition will show up on-line after a week or
    so,' Mr. Baghdasaryan stated.

    He argued that there was a need for the print edition of `Hetq', even
    in these troubled financial times, since there are many people out
    there with no access to the internet. `Hetq Online' has been around
    for eight years already and is widely read in Armenia and overseas by
    both Armenians and non-Armenians alike.

    Editor Baghdasaryan noted that the aim of `Hetq' remains the same - to
    publish quality articles on the issues that matter; to publish only
    verified material, to adhere to journalistic ethics; not to use
    profanity and allow for reader feedback. He also stressed that `Hetq'
    will continue to press government officials to comment on issues
    raised within the pages of the paper.

    Touching on the financing for the 2,000 print run edition, the
    seasoned investigative journalist confessed that subscriptions were
    needed to keep the paper going and that the staff is working to get
    gift subscriptions from individuals in the diaspora so that the paper
    can be sent to people and institutions in remote border communities
    and the liberated territories of Kashatagh, etc.

    He promised that the paper would differ from the rest of the crowd in
    every aspect. `It will focus on the lives and stories of common folk
    and present issues from a human perspective.

    Mr. Baghdasaryan stressed that the paper had no local backing and that
    it would never become a tool for local clans or political forces.

    `We write about corruption, judges, criminal cases, and the
    environment. We leave no stone unturned. We have a few surprises up
    our sleeves that will raise a few eyebrows and kick up some dust. I
    believe that the paper will be a welcome addition to what's already
    out there. We will offer a new face to Armenian print journalism,' he
    concluded.
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