TBILISI, DFWatch–Press freedom has been improved in Georgia, judging by the latest annual index published by Reporters Without Borders. The country has moved up 15 places and is number 69 among 180 countries.
The last time Georgia listed this high was
TBILISI, DFWatch–Many employees left their jobs at a Georgian TV station on Monday, as a protest against what they say is interference with the independence of their news reporting.
Nino Zhizhilashvili was fired from her position as head of Maestro’s news
TBILISI, DFWatch–Former Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili’s talk show will not go on air until February at the earliest.
the businessman who dedicated himself to strengthening civil society after retiring from politics announced his plans for a talk show
TBILISI, DFWatch–Former Georgian prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili says he wants to host a weekly talk show.
This comes after Ivanishvili many times has criticized Georgian media for bias and lack of professionalism.
The new talk show is one of two projects presented
TBILISI, DFWatch–A lawmaker from the National Movement wants to ban Russian news channels in Georgia.
Giorgi Baramidze floated the idea in a Facebook post last Saturday, but has not yet decided whether to make a formal proposal.
Baramidze later explained
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian government has criticized a TV program for being biased, after it turned the spotlight on promises made by the government in the 2012 election campaign.
The target of the government’s criticism is a program on Maestro TV called
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s National Communications Commission (GNCC) has elected Vakhtang Abashidze as new chairman.
This is the first time a head of GNCC has been elected. Abshidze, the only candidate, received the support of all five commission members.
During
TBILISI, DFWatch–A Georgian TV company accuses the government of wiretapping and spying on its management and journalists.
The accusations were put forth on Tuesday by Nika Gvaramia, director of Rustavi 2, the last major TV channel that remains faithful to former
TBILISI, DFWatch–The 27 candidates for the Board of Trustees of Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) will be interviewed live on GPB’s Channel 2 Wednesday and Thursday.
After going through a round of interviews, a shortlist of 15 candidates will be sent to parliament,
TBILISI, DFWatch–A non-governmental organization founded by former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili is to offer training courses for journalists who work for Georgian media outlets.
In a statement on Monday, the organization, called Citizen, explained the