Alen Simonyan speaks loudly of weakness
During a briefing yesterday, Alen Simonyan was unable to control himself. He raised his voice and reprimanded the journalist, defining her behavior as “weakness” in the presence of everyone. Keep Reading
The Prime Minister continually reminds the fact of having oppositional TV channels
During yesterday’s Q&A session held in the NA, the Prime Minister announced: “I would like to draw your attention to one thing: there has never been voting in Armenia when there operate 5 oppositional TV channels. There has never been voting in such conditions in the history of Armenia. And there has never been a… Keep Reading
For the cigarette bill and not only; Arsen Torosyan has been criticized
From 1 to 10 February, 2020, the “Media Advocate” initiative followed online media reports on the RA Minister of Health, Arsen Torosyan’s personality and activities. Keep Reading
Satik Seyranyan denied the news related to her
Slim.am has spread the news that 168.am, in particular the editor-in-chief of the news outlet, Satik Seyranyan, has spread the video regarding the inconvenient incident concerning NA Vice Speaker Lena Nazaryan. The latter denied the news and said that she has nothing to do with the dissemination of the material. Keep Reading
“Media Advocate” urges to follow the comment field and to remove those comments including swearing
RFE / RL’s Armenian Service (Azatutyun) today broadcast a press conference of the “Bright Armenia” party via Facebook live. “Media Advocate” Initiative has noticed numerous improper comments. This is not the first time such things happen. We urge RFE/RL and other media outlets to follow comments written under the posts and to remove those including… Keep Reading
The articles on the RA Foreign Ministry are again negative
From 21 to 31 January, 2020, the “Media Advocate” Initiative followed online media reports on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia. 35 leading Armenian news agencies have been monitored. Keep Reading
Both sides violated professional ethics
Օn 9 February, during Azatutyun TV’s Sunday Issue, Hrayr Tamrazyan hosted the Constitutional Court judge Vahe Grigoryan. The interview lasted more than an hour. The points voiced by the judge of the Constitutional Court contradicted many of his earlier statements, but Hrayr Tamrazyan did not make any comment on this. Keep Reading
“Media Advocate” condemns the cases of violence against journalists conducted by the Azerbaijani authorities
Early parliamentary elections were held in Azerbaijan on February 9, 2020. According to international, Azerbaijani media and videos disseminated on Social Networks, gross violations were reported during the elections. Keep Reading
“Media Advocate” considers campaign against Private TV companies unacceptable
The Government of the Republic of Armenia has approved the Government’s legislative initiative on the Draft Law on “Making Amendments and Addenda to the RA Law on Television and Radio”, which grants the Public TV Company the right to broadcast advertisements. Keep Reading
Karen Andreasyan labels the media on Public TV
On February 6, the former Human Rights Defender Karen Andreasyan was hosted by Petros Ghazaryan. The topic of the discussion was the situation over the Constitutional Court.Karen Andreasyan was speaking very angrily using a vocabulary inappropriate for a YSU assistant professor: “Fairytales, the wail will be ended․․․ Keep Reading