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Georgian media is partial, report shows

A new report shows that the media in Georgia are loyal to either of two political camps. Zviad Koridze of the Journalists Ethic Charter (right). (DFWatch photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch — A new report shows that Georgian TV companies have problems with bringing balanced and objective information.

Channel 9, which belongs to Prime Minister Bidizna Ivanishvili, is now positive to the new government, but before the election

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Media diversity will be important in '12 election

Natia Lazashvili is newly launched TV9's main news presenter. The addition of an opposition TV station will mean more diverse news, but won't solve the basic problem of politicization of media, one of the speakers argued. (Screen grab from TV9.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Groups gathered Thursday to mark World Press Freedom Day with a day-long discussion about how well suited the media environment is to fulfill its public role ahead of the parliamentary election in October.

The roundtable discussion was held at Courtyard

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Georgian media to be scrutinized ahead of important election

Philip Dimitrov, head of EU's delegation to Georgia. (Photo: Mari Nikuradze.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – The European Union and United Nations Development Program is starting a new round of media monitoring in Georgia for the upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections in 2012 and 2013.

All kinds of media outlets will be monitored, including TV, radio,

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Gov’t postpones media monitoring debate

TBILISI, DFWatch – The ruling party in Georgia has postponed until spring to decide how to monitor the media before next election in ten months time. If things stay the same, the national TV networks will have the same opportunities as last time. During the local elections in 2010, media monitoring was conducted with the … Read more

Access to media crucial in 2012 election

TBILISI, DFWatch – As a bundle of election related bills are up for final review in parliament, it became clear Tuesday that the ruling party is against a proposal prepared by media workers about how to conduct monitoring of media fairness during the election campaign. The proposal concerns changes to the Election Code and the … Read more

Media monitoring lacks opposition's trust

TBILISI, DFWatch – Ten months before Georgia is to hold parliamentary elections, there is still distrust towards how the national TV networks will do their job. The government announced Thursday that it wants to change the way media monitoring is done. Chariman of parliament’s legal affairs committee Pavle Kublashvili says there is a discussion to … Read more