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EU-funded 'Media Monitor' project in Georgia: second round of pre-election media monitoring underway

27-04-2012

 A new round of an EU-funded media monitoring project in Georgia has been launched this week, running in the context of the Parliamentary and Presidential Elections in 2012 and 2013. The results will be will be aired on Mondays by the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) in a weekly television programme entitled  ‘Media Monitor’.

The aim of this €450,000 initiative is to contribute to the development of strong and independent public broadcasting in the country, and the creation of a transparent, objective and balanced media environment.
 
“The European Union will continue to assist the efforts of the civil society in Georgia to monitor and analyse the media and inform the public about its performance. It is important to make it clear what the democratic standards are and to assure that they are met. The more the better. Fair monitoring can create grounds for the general acceptance of both – the rules and the results,” said the Head of the EU Delegation to Georgia, Philip Dimitrov.
 
Previous round of monitoring of the Georgian media went on for 19 weeks – from June through December 2011 – and examined the coverage of social and economic issues, including: judiciary, civil society, local governance, internally displaced persons, persons with disabilities, gender-based violence, minorities, underaged victims and juveniles in conflict with the law, environmental and social issues, and elections.  
 
“Media monitoring enhances the links between the media and society, and helps the public make informed decisions. If media can shape a society, then credible and unbiased monitoring can shape the media,” Jamie McGoldrick, UNDP Resident Representative, in Georgia said. (ENPI Info Centre)
 
 
Read more
 
Press release
 
EU Delegation –Georgia
 
ENPI Info Centre webpage -Georgia

 


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