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Armenian journalists speak of fraternity's splendors and miseries
14:48 - 06.10.13
Armen Dulyan, former reporter for the RFE/Radio Liberty and former
newsreader for the Horizon news program at Shant TV, and Ashot
Melikyan Chairman of Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression, share
Editor-in-Chief of the Hetq.am website Edik Baghdasaryan's opinion on
Armenia's mass media.
However, they do not agree with his decision to leave the mass media.
`He gives the right description of Armenia's mass media. I think they
have over the past 20 years been following an entirely different
course, and both Armenia's authorities and journalists are responsible
for that,' Armen Dulyan told Tert.am.
`He is an investigative journalist, which requires tremendous efforts.
And you see that another media outlet - with it without reference -
copies you news and posts it on its website. It is disgraceful,'
Dulyan added.
Another reason is that no one in Armenia wants to frankly say what is
going on, which creates serious difficulties to investigative
journalism. On the other hand, sensational facts do not receive
further coverage.
As regards the so-called `offshore scandal' on the basis of Hetq.am
reports, Dulyan said: `The result? The premier promised to provide all
the documents to mass media or the prosecutor general of Cyprus
arrived in Armenia and promised to find out the matter. But we do not
have any information from Cyprus, nor has the premier provided the
documents. No consequences, which is disastrous for an investigative
journalist,' Dulyan said.
He considers Baghdasaryan's decision to shut down the website wrong.
For his part, Ashot Melikyan said: `If any media out decides to serve
the interest of any group or authorities, it does not mean that the
media outlets that decide to be unbiased must lose hope.'
Armenian News - Tert.am
14:48 - 06.10.13
Armen Dulyan, former reporter for the RFE/Radio Liberty and former
newsreader for the Horizon news program at Shant TV, and Ashot
Melikyan Chairman of Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression, share
Editor-in-Chief of the Hetq.am website Edik Baghdasaryan's opinion on
Armenia's mass media.
However, they do not agree with his decision to leave the mass media.
`He gives the right description of Armenia's mass media. I think they
have over the past 20 years been following an entirely different
course, and both Armenia's authorities and journalists are responsible
for that,' Armen Dulyan told Tert.am.
`He is an investigative journalist, which requires tremendous efforts.
And you see that another media outlet - with it without reference -
copies you news and posts it on its website. It is disgraceful,'
Dulyan added.
Another reason is that no one in Armenia wants to frankly say what is
going on, which creates serious difficulties to investigative
journalism. On the other hand, sensational facts do not receive
further coverage.
As regards the so-called `offshore scandal' on the basis of Hetq.am
reports, Dulyan said: `The result? The premier promised to provide all
the documents to mass media or the prosecutor general of Cyprus
arrived in Armenia and promised to find out the matter. But we do not
have any information from Cyprus, nor has the premier provided the
documents. No consequences, which is disastrous for an investigative
journalist,' Dulyan said.
He considers Baghdasaryan's decision to shut down the website wrong.
For his part, Ashot Melikyan said: `If any media out decides to serve
the interest of any group or authorities, it does not mean that the
media outlets that decide to be unbiased must lose hope.'
Armenian News - Tert.am