From May 17-19 editor of the Russian Internet-edition “Caucasus Knot” and human rights activist Grigory Shvedov arrived in Yerevan within the framework of the project, implemented by the “Journalists for the Future” NGO. The first day he met with students of the Journalism Department of State Linguistic University after Brusov in Yerevan.

According to Shvedov, 11 years ago the “Caucasian Knot” was intended to be a decentralized structure, with its editorial boards in 20 regions of Russia and South Caucasus. Today the editorial staff consists of about 50 journalists from the Russian regions, as well as from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, South Ossetia, Abkhazia and Nagorno-Karabakh.

During the meeting the students were interested in such topics as the ethical standards set by the editorial board, as well as the principles of coverage of regional conflicts.

“We are interested in people, not in politics. We have no task to be peacemakers in the region, our goal is professional journalism,” says Gregory Shvedov.

The successful operation of the editorial board has attracted such leading media companies, as BBC, the radio station “Ekho Moskvy” (Echo of Moscow) and others with whom the “Caucasian Knot” carries out joint projects, mostly focused on citizen journalism.

From May 17-19 editor of the Russian Internet-edition “Caucasus Knot” and human rights activist Grigory Shvedov arrived in Yerevan within the framework of the project, implemented by the “Journalists for the Future” NGO. The first day he met with students of the Journalism Department of State Linguistic University after Brusov in Yerevan.

According to Shvedov, 11 years ago the “Caucasian Knot” was intended to be a decentralized structure, with its editorial boards in 20 regions of Russia and South Caucasus. Today the editorial staff consists of about 50 journalists from the Russian regions, as well as from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, South Ossetia, Abkhazia and Nagorno-Karabakh.

During the meeting the students were interested in such topics as the ethical standards set by the editorial board, as well as the principles of coverage of regional conflicts.

“We are interested in people, not in politics. We have no task to be peacemakers in the region, our goal is professional journalism,” says Gregory Shvedov.

The successful operation of the editorial board has attracted such leading media companies, as BBC, the radio station “Ekho Moskvy” (Echo of Moscow) and others with whom the “Caucasian Knot” carries out joint projects, mostly focused on citizen journalism.

“Journalists are often subjected to self-censorship and lose their face thus experiencing failure as compared with civilian journalists. Today the role of the contemporary journalist is not only in preparing the material, but also in its distribution. And the citizen journalism also differs by the fact that often it determines the fate of a person,” considers Shvedov.