YEREVAN PRESS CLUB WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
APRIL 13-19, 2012
HIGHLIGHTS:
“FACE OF THE COUNTRY” – PRE-ELECTION DEBATES BETWEEN DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND
“DASHNAKTSUTIUN”
“E-CLUB” CYCLE: INTERNET AND COMMUNITIES
NCTR RELEASED MONITORING RESULTS FOR FIRST WEEK OF PRE-ELECTION PROMOTION
RADIO “VEM” TURNS TEN
“FACE OF THE COUNTRY” – PRE-ELECTION DEBATES BETWEEN DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND
“DASHNAKTSUTIUN”
On April 19 the “Yerkri Demky” (“Face of the Country”) cycle of pre-election
debates went on the evening air of “Yerkir Media” TV company. The cycle is
produced by Yerevan Press Club under “Alternative Resources in Media”
project, supported by USAID.
The guests of talk show host YPC President Boris Navasardian were Suren
Movsesian, politologist and member of Democratic Party of Armenia, and Kiro
Manoyan, member of ARF “Dashnaktsutiun” Bureau. The Republican Party of
Armenia did not accept the invitation to participate in this talk show. The
discussion focused on the foreign policy issues presented in the parties’
platforms.
The next “Face of the Country” will be aired on “Yerkir Media” on Thursday,
April 26 at 18.15 (rerun – on Monday, April 30 at 16.15).
Watch the “Face of the Country” of April 19, 2012 here
“E-CLUB” CYCLE: INTERNET AND COMMUNITIES
On April 17 another program of “E-Club” weekly cycle went on the online
broadcast of “A1+” TV company (). The “E-Club” is produced by
Yerevan Press Club in cooperation with “A1+” TV under “Alternative Resources
in Media” project, supported by USAID.
The program was devoted to the Internet sources about communities, including
the Armenian ones. Particularly, the websites of administrative districts of
Yerevan, the e-project “InfoTagh”, etc., were presented. The news bloc of
“E-Club” told about the opening of first iMall – Apple Premium Reseller
store in Yerevan, the purchase of Instagram photo sharing service by
Facebook. The ratings of online sources and headlines of last week were
presented by Zara Botoyan (“Bridge of Hope” NGO). The web sources’ top list
was headed by Facebook, while the most popular topic was the official
campaign of elections to RA National Assembly, which kicked off on April 8.
The next “E-Club” will be aired on “A1+” on Tuesday, April 24 at 15.50
(rerun – on Thursday, April 26 at 18.20).
NCTR RELEASED MONITORING RESULTS FOR FIRST WEEK OF PRE-ELECTION PROMOTION
On April 17 National Commission on Television and Radio (NCTR) released the
preliminary data on monitoring the ensuring by Armenian TV and radio
companies of equal conditions for parties/bloc and candidates running in the
election to RA National Assembly by proportional or majoritarian systems. As
it has been reported, the NCTR administers the monitoring in compliance with
RA Electoral Code; the study results are to be published and presented to
the Central Electoral Commission on the 10th and 20th days of pre-election
promotion, e.g. on April 17 and 27, 2012, as well as two days before of the
announcement of the official ballot results – before May 11, 2012 (see
details in YPC Weekly Newsletter, March 16-22, 2012).
The report of the regulatory body presents the quantitative data for the
first week of pre-election promotion (April 8-14, 2012): the overall volume
of airtime, allocated to parties/bloc and majoritarian candidates in the
programs of TV and radio companies, as well as the paid and free airtime,
provided by broadcasters for pre-election promotion of parties/bloc and
candidates. Besides, the NCTR report stresses that within the studied period
the TV and radio companies have made no violation of the pre-election
promotion procedure, defined by the Electoral Code.
The NCTR report for April 8-14, 2012 (in Armenian) is available at
RADIO “VEM” TURNS TEN
On April 14 “VEM” radio company marked its 10th anniversary.
Yerevan Press Club congratulates colleagues on the occasion and wishes
further success and prosperity!
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