ANNOUNCEMENT
The conference of Journalists’ Union of Armenia will take place on December 28, which will elect a new staff and head of the Union Board. It is an important event for the Armenian journalist community, especially that for the first time in the past three decades it will take place in an open, competitive environment.
Journalists’ Union can play a crucial role in the processes and challenges of journalism. As in all areas, there are dozens of problems in the field of mass media as well: freedom of speech, improvement of the legislative field, IT revolution effect, problems with the ethics of journalism, challenges to print and electronic media, pressure on journalists, etc.
The Journalists’ Union along with other journalistic organizations should be a platform where problems should be solved, and first of all, journalists’ rights and interests should be protected.
We devoted all our conscious lives to journalism, but we are not members of the Journalists’ Union of Armenia.
Editor-in-chief of our partner “168 Hours” newspaper, author and conductor of “R-Evolution” TV program Satik Seyranyan, as already known, will be nominated as presidential candidate of the Union of Journalists of Armenia. As in all areas, there is a need for change of generations also in journalism.
We, the undersigned, support professional journalist Satik Seyranyan’s candidacy, being convinced that under her leadership, the Union may have its own serious participation in addressing and solving the problems of the sector.
1.Aram Abrahamyan-Editor-in-chief of “Aravot” newspaper
2.Tigran Hakobyan- Member of the National Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia, publicist
3.Harutyun Harutyunyan- Director of Public television political news programs
4.Anna Israyelyan- Editor of the online “Aravot”
5.Mesrop Movsesyan- A1 + TV Company President
6.Aram Ananyan-Director of “Armenpress” state news agency
7.Dmitri Pisarenko- “Sputnik-Armenia” news agency and radio director
8.Artak Aleksanyan-Head of “Time” news department at “Armenia” TV company
9.Petros Ghazaryan-Author and conductor of “Urvagits” TV program of “Kentron” TV company
10.Gnel Nalbandyan-Editor-in-chief of the “Time” news department of “Armenia” TV and editor-in-chief of “NewMag” magazine
11.Gegham Manukyan-Director of political news programs of “Yerkir Media” TV
12.Garnik Gevorgyan-“168 Hours” newspaper deputy editor, editor-in-chief of 168.am
13.Arman Babajanyan-Editor-in-chief of the “Zhamanak-Yerevan” newspaper, 1in.am
14.Babken Tunyan-Economic commentator of “168 Hours” newspaper and 168.am, founder and editor of b4b.am website
15.Hayk Gevorgyan-Economic commentator of “Haykakan Zhamanak” daily
16.Gagik Mkrtchyan-Editor-in-chief of “Hayots Ashkharh” daily, honored journalist of Armenia
17.Armenika Kiviryan- Editor-in-chief of am
18.Taguhi Tovmasyan- “Zhoghovurd” daily editor-in-chief
19.Aram Antinyan-Head of Tert.am
20.David Alaverdyan-Editor-in-chief of “MediaMax” media company
21.Artak Herikyan-Chief-producer of Public TV “Agenda” news service
22.Hovhannes Kosyan- Editor-in-chief of am
23.Samvel Martirosyan- Media expert
24.Spartak Seyranyan
25.Vasak Darbinyan
26.Arthur Azaryan-Editor of “Traveler” newspaper, journalist and publicist
27.Agnesa Khamoyan- Author of Public television “Beyond the agenda” program, Yerkir.am website editor
28.Shogher Matevosyan– Editor-in-chief of the “Forth Power” newspaper
29.Samvel Sargsyan-Executive Secretary of the “Republic of Armenia” newspaper, honoured journalist
30.Karen Zakharyan-Editor-in-chief of “De Facto” news agency
31.Arthur Khemchyan- Editor of the Armenian section of the news analytical agency am
32.Ara Galoyan-Economic commentator of “168 Hours” newspaper
33.Hakob Badalyan- Political commentator of Lragir.am
34.Ruzan Khachatryan-journalist
35.Artak Eghiazaryan- Coordinator of NEWS.am informational-analytical agency
36.Konstantin Ter-Nakalyan- Editor-in-chief of Blognews.am
37.Levon Sardaryan- political commentator
38.Gevorg Avchyan- Economic journalist
39.Anna Baghdasaryan- Executive Director of the Club of Economic Journalists
40.Ruben Mehrabyan- Editor of the online “Aravot” Russian section
41.Karine Kalantaryan- Lecturer of Journalism at Yerevan State Linguistic University after Bryusov
