Announcements

Internews Georgia to Summarize Regional TV Monitoring

On November 28, at 16:00 hrs Tbilisi Marriott Hotel will be hosting the presentation of the final results of the Monitoring of Media Content of Local/ Regional Television Broadcasters during Pre-Elections project carried out by Internews Georgia. The monitoring period runs from June 2 to November 11, 2012.

The project was made possible within the scope of the USAID-funded four-year project Increased Trust in the Electoral Process (ITEP) being implemented by IFES.

Media monitoring helps raise professional standards and develop independent unbiased journalism. The goal of the survey was to identify, through monitoring of regional TV broadcasters’ news programs, the process and trends of reporting on the pre-election campaign.

The survey was carried out on 20 regional broadcasters operating nationwide, including: Channel 25 (Batumi), Rioni (Kutaisi), Kvemo Kartli TV and Radio Company (Rustavi), Odishi (Zugdidi), Tanamgzavri (Telavi), 9th Channel (Alkhaltsikhe), Trialeti (Gori), Guria (Ozurgeti), Imervizia (Chiatura), Argo (Zestaponi), Gurjaani (Gurjaani), Borjomi (Borjomi), Marneuli TV (Marneuli), LTV (Lagodekhi), 12th Channel (Bolnisi), Mega TV (Khoni), Zari (Samtredia), 9th Wave (Poti), Kronika (Dusheti), Egrisi (Senaki). 

The results of the monitoring will be presented by Internews Georgia media researcher Zakaria Tavberidze.