{"id":800,"date":"2012-10-11T09:16:16","date_gmt":"2012-10-11T09:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jnews.harouta.sg-host.com\/2012\/10\/11\/9th-annual-south-caucasus-media-conference-in-tbilisi-launched\/"},"modified":"2022-05-27T16:29:30","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T12:29:30","slug":"9th-annual-south-caucasus-media-conference-in-tbilisi-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jff.am\/en\/2012\/10\/11\/9th-annual-south-caucasus-media-conference-in-tbilisi-launched\/","title":{"rendered":"9th annual South Caucasus Media Conference in Tbilisi Launched"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Journalists and civil society representatives from Armenia, Azerbaijan  and Georgia taking part in the 9th annual South Caucasus Media Conference in  Tbilisi titled &#8220;From traditional to  online media: best practices and perspectives&#8221; will look at  international standards and national practices regarding freedom of the  media in social media and online broadcast regulation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Online and traditional media alike must remain free forums for public  debate,&#8221; said the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja  Mijatovi\u0107 opening the conference today.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The fundamental human right to freedom of expression and freedom of the  media is not only reserved for traditional media, but also covers  social media and other forms of new media,&#8221; Mijatovi\u0107 said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I constantly urge the governments of all OSCE participating States to  foster and not to restrict media freedom both on-line and off-line.  Online media can promote diversity and pluralism of opinions and voices.  They also support democratic processes and development by providing a  direct link between governments and citizens.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The conference participants will also discuss current issues relating to media freedom in the region.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Journalists and civil society representatives from Armenia, Azerbaijan  and Georgia taking part in the 9th annual South Caucasus Media Conference in  Tbilisi titled &#8220;From traditional to  online media: best practices and perspectives&#8221; will look at  international standards and national practices regarding freedom of the  media in social media and online broadcast regulation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Online and traditional media alike must remain free forums for public  debate,&#8221; said the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja  Mijatovi\u0107 opening the conference today.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The fundamental human right to freedom of expression and freedom of the  media is not only reserved for traditional media, but also covers  social media and other forms of new media,&#8221; Mijatovi\u0107 said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I constantly urge the governments of all OSCE participating States to  foster and not to restrict media freedom both on-line and off-line.  Online media can promote diversity and pluralism of opinions and voices.  They also support democratic processes and development by providing a  direct link between governments and citizens.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The conference participants will also discuss current issues relating to media freedom in the region.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I will continue to raise with the authorities of the countries in the  whole OSCE region including the South Caucasus cases of violence,  harassment and even imprisonment of bloggers and journalists, government  control over broadcast media and limited access to governmental  information.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The participants of the conference will have an opportunity to discuss  regulatory practices in traditional and online media and examine  possible regulatory policy responses in a master class held by by Albany  Associates, an international communications firm working with  governments and broadcast regulatory agencies.<\/p>\n<p>The concluding declaration of the Conference will be available at www.osce.org\/fom.<\/p>\n<p>The annual South Caucasus Media Conference is organized by the Office of  the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media. 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