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ARMENIAN TV CHANNELS DON'T ACCEPT THE CRITICISM OF THE OSCE/ODIHR
March 4 2013
The OSCE/ODIHR mission monitoring the Armenian presidential election
issued an interim report, which asserted that some broadcast
information agencies showed a selective approach, the other day. The
report reads: "All media monitored by the OSCE/ODIHR election
observation mission regularly covered gatherings and rallies organized
by Mr. Hovannisyan; however, H1, Shant and Armenia TV often presented
only general and at times superficial coverage of the protests, while
repeatedly stating that the rallies were not authorized, and airing a
statement by the police." www.aravot.am inquired of Gevorg Altunyan,
the coordinator of the Public Television news and analytical shows,
whether he deemed the OSCE assessment grounded. He responded: "I don't
think that the assessment is grounded. For example, sometime during the
campaign, they accused me of bias against the Prosperous Armenia Party
(PAP), the Armenian National Congress (ANC), the Armenian Revolutionary
Federation (ARF), and some candidates. Firstly, I checked all my texts
and saw that there was no such attitude there, then I wrote an official
letter to them and asked to explain what formulations they were talking
about. However, I haven't gotten an answer. This is not the first time,
and, unfortunately, giving such assessments is regular. We do our job;
what assessment the European observers will give interests us insofar
as it is one of the assessments of our work." The Shant TV channel
representatives also told us that they didn't agree with the OSCE
assessments and stressed: "This is not the first time we have received
such an assessment from that kind of organization. They don't know what
they have added to what to get that final picture." Tatev HARUTYUNYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/03/04/152736/
© 1998 - 2013 Aravot - News from Armenia
March 4 2013
The OSCE/ODIHR mission monitoring the Armenian presidential election
issued an interim report, which asserted that some broadcast
information agencies showed a selective approach, the other day. The
report reads: "All media monitored by the OSCE/ODIHR election
observation mission regularly covered gatherings and rallies organized
by Mr. Hovannisyan; however, H1, Shant and Armenia TV often presented
only general and at times superficial coverage of the protests, while
repeatedly stating that the rallies were not authorized, and airing a
statement by the police." www.aravot.am inquired of Gevorg Altunyan,
the coordinator of the Public Television news and analytical shows,
whether he deemed the OSCE assessment grounded. He responded: "I don't
think that the assessment is grounded. For example, sometime during the
campaign, they accused me of bias against the Prosperous Armenia Party
(PAP), the Armenian National Congress (ANC), the Armenian Revolutionary
Federation (ARF), and some candidates. Firstly, I checked all my texts
and saw that there was no such attitude there, then I wrote an official
letter to them and asked to explain what formulations they were talking
about. However, I haven't gotten an answer. This is not the first time,
and, unfortunately, giving such assessments is regular. We do our job;
what assessment the European observers will give interests us insofar
as it is one of the assessments of our work." The Shant TV channel
representatives also told us that they didn't agree with the OSCE
assessments and stressed: "This is not the first time we have received
such an assessment from that kind of organization. They don't know what
they have added to what to get that final picture." Tatev HARUTYUNYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/03/04/152736/
© 1998 - 2013 Aravot - News from Armenia