ARKA NEWS AGENCY’ ROLE IN DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-CLASS INTERNET-BASED MODERN BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC MEDIA IN ARMENIA HARD TO OVERESTIMATE
/ARKA/
May 2, 2011
YEREVAN
In his congratulatory message on the occasion of the 15-th anniversary
of ARKA news agency, Viva-Cell MTS CEO, Ralph Yirikian, said it is
hard to overestimate the role of ARKA news agency in the development
of high-class internet-based modern business and economic media
in Armenia.
‘Media nowadays is one of the main social driver and trend setter and
has an essential role to influence decision-making at all levels,’
his message reads.
‘A huge responsibility lies upon media organizations which should
strive to keep one main value which is the credibility . That is only
feasible if the organization is acting within the norms of ethics and
responsibly. In that respect ARKA is a reliable source of information
to the business community of Armenia, and a widely-cited primary
source of information for Armenian print and electronic media,’ Mr.
Yirikian’s message says.
According to him, one can get from ARKA news agency unbiased
information on the recent economic and business events, different
spheres of the market, state and business initiatives, and analysis.
‘What is remarkable about ARKA is the professional coverage of
economic and business events as well as competent reliance on
facts and arguments. Equally important is the constant pursuit of
innovations aimed at enabling different channels of information for
different publics – just to mention the launch of Mediagid portal
and ARKA Telecom. We wish ARKA every success in all pursuits aimed
at providing Armenian business community and the general public with
quality information.’
ARKA news agency was established on May 1, 1996 May to provide
financial ,economic and political news. The professional credo of
the agency is credibility, reliability and quick response. In 2000
it was recognized by the Central Bank of Armenia as the best economic
news agency. In 2002 and 2003 ARKA was awarded by Business Initiative
Directions the International Star Award for Quality in category Gold.
From: A. Papazian