EXPLAINER: A claim that Georgia has banned journalists from using 93 words and phrases has spread quickly through the country’s opposition and civil society circles. But is that claim actually true? A closer look at the Communications Commission’s rulings reveals that what it has sanctioned, is broadcasters presenting political viewpoints as the station’s own factual … Read more
TBILISI, October 2 – Georgia’s Communications Commission has fined Formula TV 10,000 lari after finding that its news programs violated legal requirements on fairness and impartiality, Interpressnews reported. The regulator said it monitored Formula’s 5 p.m. news broadcasts from September 14 to 16 and found cases where presenters and correspondents expressed personal opinions while covering … Read more
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.
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