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YEREVAN PRESS CLUB WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
NOVEMBER 1-7, 2013
HIGHLIGHTS:
"PRESS CLUB" IS BACK ON AIR
ETHICAL ASPECTS OF COVERING SIGNIFICANT TOPICS
NEWS.AM CORRESPONDENT INJURED IN DETENTION OF PROTEST ACTION PARTICIPANTS IN
DOWNTOWN YEREVAN
COORDINATOR OF ARMENIA TODAY CELEBRATED HALLOWEEN IN POLICE STATION
"PRESS CLUB" IS BACK ON AIR
On November 11, this season's first talk show of the
"Press Club"
cycle, dealing with journalistic ethics, will go on air on "Yerkir Media" TV
company. The current cycle of the weekly TV talk show is produced by Yerevan
Press Club with the support of the Deutsche Welle Academy. A concrete
ethical issue will be considered by two discussants, defending opposite
perspectives, and four experts.
Watch "Press Club" on "Yerkir Media" on Mondays at 18.00 (with the rerun on
Saturdays at 10.55).
ETHICAL ASPECTS OF COVERING SIGNIFICANT TOPICS
On November 6-7, the international conference, "Ethical Reporting on Issues
of Public Interest", was held in the Yerevan Congress hotel. The event was
organized by Yerevan Press Club with the support of the Deutsche Welle
Academy. Representatives of international organizations, state structures,
expert community, media and journalistic associations in Armenia, as well as
experts from Georgia and Moldova took part in the event. Reiner Morell,
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federative Republic of
Germany, Bettina Ruigies, Project Manager for the South Caucasus Deutsche
Welle Academy, and Boris Navasardian, President of Yerevan Press Club, made
opening speeches.
The panel discussions were devoted to the following topics: ethical aspects
of reporting on EU-Armenia relations (moderator - YPC President Boris
Navasardian, speakers - Editor of Eastern Partnership Weekly Newsletter
Heriknaz Harutyunian, author and anchor of "Urvagits" program on "Kentron"
TV Petros Ghazarian); the ethics of civic activism coverage (moderator -
Head of Media Diversity Institute-Armenia Artur Papyan, speakers - member of
civic initiative "Army in Reality" Tsovinar Nazarian and YPC project
coordinator Mikayel Zolian); copyright and new media (moderator - lawyer Ara
Ghazarian, speakers - media expert Mesrop Harutyunian and Head of
"Journalists for the Future" NGO Suren Degherian). The Executive Director of
the Moldovan Association of Independent Press Petru Makovei and Chairman of
the Board of Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics Zviad Koridze also took
part in all the three panels, presenting the experience of their own
countries and the international best practice.
In conclusion, the prospects for media self-regulation in the current
conditions of technical progress were discussed, for now citizens not only
consume news, but also generate it.
NEWS.AM CORRESPONDENT INJURED IN DETENTION OF PROTEST ACTION PARTICIPANTS IN
DOWNTOWN YEREVAN
On November 5, an incident happened to Gayaneh Aprunts, correspondent of the
News.am, in downtown Yerevan Mashtots Avenue during the dispersal of protest
action, organized by the oppositional movement United National Initiative.
The journalist, shooting the happenings, was in the way of policemen,
detaining an action participant: "I was shooting the traces of explosions on
the asphalt, with a jam next to me: police officers were trying to detain
Shant Harutyunian (leader of the movement - Ed.Note) and other activists. I
felt people approach me, turned around and immediately felt the weight of a
number of people on me. I hit my head against the car windshield; I felt a
blow in the eye and fell down. The camera fell off my hands and broke. I was
helped up onto my feet." Gayaneh Aprunts' report on the happenings was
published in the article "News.am
Reporter Attacked in Clashes in Yerevan", posted on News.am on November 5,
2013. The video of the incident, shot by the Gyumri "GALA" TV company, was
attached to the story.
COORDINATOR OF ARMENIA TODAY CELEBRATED HALLOWEEN IN POLICE STATION
On October 31 evening, the coordinator of ARMENIA Today Argishti Kivirian
was taken to Arabkir Police Department of Yerevan along with three civic
activists. According to the ARMENIA Today information, dated November 1,
2013 (
"Coordinator of ARMENIA Today and Activists Were Taken to Police Station for
Attempt to Present President with Pumpkin"), the activists brought an empty
pumpkin as a gift to the RA President at his office on the occasion of
Halloween celebrations. Handing the pumpkin to the police officers, guarding
the residence, they continued their way, however were detained not far from
the residence, the article reports. According to the ARMENIA Today, the
activists were detained in the Police station for over 4 hours and were
later released, with an administrative action brought against them. Further
the article states that the participants of this action aimed to complain
against the actions of the Police, considering them illegitimate.
When reprinting or using the information above, reference to the Yerevan
Press Club is required.
You are welcome to send any comment and feedback about the Newsletter to:
[email protected]
Subscription for the Newsletter is free. To subscribe or unsubscribe from
this mailing list, please send a message to: [email protected]
Editor of YPC Newsletter - Elina POGHOSBEKIAN
____________________________________________
Yerevan Press Club
9B, Ghazar Parpetsi str.
0002, Yerevan, Armenia
Tel.: (+ 374 10) 53 00 67; 53 35 41; 53 76 62
Fax: (+374 10) 53 56 61
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: www.ypc.am
From: A. Papazian
NOVEMBER 1-7, 2013
HIGHLIGHTS:
"PRESS CLUB" IS BACK ON AIR
ETHICAL ASPECTS OF COVERING SIGNIFICANT TOPICS
NEWS.AM CORRESPONDENT INJURED IN DETENTION OF PROTEST ACTION PARTICIPANTS IN
DOWNTOWN YEREVAN
COORDINATOR OF ARMENIA TODAY CELEBRATED HALLOWEEN IN POLICE STATION
"PRESS CLUB" IS BACK ON AIR
On November 11, this season's first talk show of the
"Press Club"
cycle, dealing with journalistic ethics, will go on air on "Yerkir Media" TV
company. The current cycle of the weekly TV talk show is produced by Yerevan
Press Club with the support of the Deutsche Welle Academy. A concrete
ethical issue will be considered by two discussants, defending opposite
perspectives, and four experts.
Watch "Press Club" on "Yerkir Media" on Mondays at 18.00 (with the rerun on
Saturdays at 10.55).
ETHICAL ASPECTS OF COVERING SIGNIFICANT TOPICS
On November 6-7, the international conference, "Ethical Reporting on Issues
of Public Interest", was held in the Yerevan Congress hotel. The event was
organized by Yerevan Press Club with the support of the Deutsche Welle
Academy. Representatives of international organizations, state structures,
expert community, media and journalistic associations in Armenia, as well as
experts from Georgia and Moldova took part in the event. Reiner Morell,
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federative Republic of
Germany, Bettina Ruigies, Project Manager for the South Caucasus Deutsche
Welle Academy, and Boris Navasardian, President of Yerevan Press Club, made
opening speeches.
The panel discussions were devoted to the following topics: ethical aspects
of reporting on EU-Armenia relations (moderator - YPC President Boris
Navasardian, speakers - Editor of Eastern Partnership Weekly Newsletter
Heriknaz Harutyunian, author and anchor of "Urvagits" program on "Kentron"
TV Petros Ghazarian); the ethics of civic activism coverage (moderator -
Head of Media Diversity Institute-Armenia Artur Papyan, speakers - member of
civic initiative "Army in Reality" Tsovinar Nazarian and YPC project
coordinator Mikayel Zolian); copyright and new media (moderator - lawyer Ara
Ghazarian, speakers - media expert Mesrop Harutyunian and Head of
"Journalists for the Future" NGO Suren Degherian). The Executive Director of
the Moldovan Association of Independent Press Petru Makovei and Chairman of
the Board of Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics Zviad Koridze also took
part in all the three panels, presenting the experience of their own
countries and the international best practice.
In conclusion, the prospects for media self-regulation in the current
conditions of technical progress were discussed, for now citizens not only
consume news, but also generate it.
NEWS.AM CORRESPONDENT INJURED IN DETENTION OF PROTEST ACTION PARTICIPANTS IN
DOWNTOWN YEREVAN
On November 5, an incident happened to Gayaneh Aprunts, correspondent of the
News.am, in downtown Yerevan Mashtots Avenue during the dispersal of protest
action, organized by the oppositional movement United National Initiative.
The journalist, shooting the happenings, was in the way of policemen,
detaining an action participant: "I was shooting the traces of explosions on
the asphalt, with a jam next to me: police officers were trying to detain
Shant Harutyunian (leader of the movement - Ed.Note) and other activists. I
felt people approach me, turned around and immediately felt the weight of a
number of people on me. I hit my head against the car windshield; I felt a
blow in the eye and fell down. The camera fell off my hands and broke. I was
helped up onto my feet." Gayaneh Aprunts' report on the happenings was
published in the article "News.am
Reporter Attacked in Clashes in Yerevan", posted on News.am on November 5,
2013. The video of the incident, shot by the Gyumri "GALA" TV company, was
attached to the story.
COORDINATOR OF ARMENIA TODAY CELEBRATED HALLOWEEN IN POLICE STATION
On October 31 evening, the coordinator of ARMENIA Today Argishti Kivirian
was taken to Arabkir Police Department of Yerevan along with three civic
activists. According to the ARMENIA Today information, dated November 1,
2013 (
"Coordinator of ARMENIA Today and Activists Were Taken to Police Station for
Attempt to Present President with Pumpkin"), the activists brought an empty
pumpkin as a gift to the RA President at his office on the occasion of
Halloween celebrations. Handing the pumpkin to the police officers, guarding
the residence, they continued their way, however were detained not far from
the residence, the article reports. According to the ARMENIA Today, the
activists were detained in the Police station for over 4 hours and were
later released, with an administrative action brought against them. Further
the article states that the participants of this action aimed to complain
against the actions of the Police, considering them illegitimate.
When reprinting or using the information above, reference to the Yerevan
Press Club is required.
You are welcome to send any comment and feedback about the Newsletter to:
[email protected]
Subscription for the Newsletter is free. To subscribe or unsubscribe from
this mailing list, please send a message to: [email protected]
Editor of YPC Newsletter - Elina POGHOSBEKIAN
____________________________________________
Yerevan Press Club
9B, Ghazar Parpetsi str.
0002, Yerevan, Armenia
Tel.: (+ 374 10) 53 00 67; 53 35 41; 53 76 62
Fax: (+374 10) 53 56 61
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: www.ypc.am
From: A. Papazian