Activity Report 2011 Mission Promote and support professional journalism to assert quality, free and viable media CONTENTS
FREE MEDIA PROMOTION CAMPAIGNS 4
TRAINING 6
PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCH: MASS-MEDIA MONITORING 18
MEDIA LAW AND POLICY 23
CHIŞINĂU PRESS CLUB 27
RESOURCE CENTER 29
PRIORITIES FOR 2012 30
INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATIONS 31
ASSEMBLY OF FOUNDERS AND SENATE 32
TEAM 33
FINANCIAL REPORT 34
ANNEX: CALENDAR OF EVENTS (January–December 2011) 37
Free Media Promotion Campaigns
Press Freedom Days Campaign, May 2011
Organizers: Independent Journalism Center optimism voiced in the memorandum, there (IJC), Association of Independent Press (API), is still much to be done in this respect. Even Acces-Info Center, Center for Investigative though we are no longer burdened with Journalism, (CIJ), Broadcasters Association marches and protests, sometimes the press is (APEL), Press Freedom Committee (PFC), too focused on statements of politicians while Young Journalist Center of Moldova (CYJM). the problems that bother citizens are ignored,” Financing: OSCE Mission to Moldova he said. The full version of the memorandum can be found on the IJC website at: http:// www.ijc.md/index.php?option=com_ The 2011 edition of the Press Freedom Days content&task=view&id=610 (in Campaign was launched on 3 May at a press Romanian) and http://www.ijc. conference. On that occasion, the organizers md/eng/index.php?option=com_ disseminated the Memorandum on Press content&task=view&id=306 (in English). Freedom in Moldova from 3 May 2010 to 3 Another activity carried out by IJC during May 2011 as well as the schedule of activities Press Freedom Days 2011 was the “media planned during the campaign. critica” campaign. It aimed to analyze the way the press in Moldova manipulates the public The signatories to the memorandum stated to help media consumers assess the relevance that the press in Moldova was not yet free. of information, to identify deviations from The situation has improved in the past year professional standards and the principles as shown in the international press freedom of balanced and impartial reporting and to rankings that placed our country a few distinguish between propaganda and genuine positions higher than in the previous years; information. Mass media experts analyzed a however, we have not yet progressed to the number of print and broadcast articles and category of a country with a free press. developed informative case studies. In May, the experts presented these study cases at Commenting on the memorandum, IJC various lyceums in the country: Alecu Russo director Nadine Gogu mentioned that in Orhei, Ion Vatamanu in Străşeni, Mircea it highlights the main factors that have cel Bătrân in Chişinău, Puhoi in Ialoveni contributed to the improvement in the Press and one more in Chişinău and one more Freedom Index in the Republic of Moldova. outside. The subjects of the studies were “The improvements we can see today are due the publications Flux, Timpul de dimineaţă, to the enhancement of the legal framework, Săptămâna and Jurnal de Chişinău and TV to the emergence of new private media station NIT. A gender perspective was offered outlets and to the reforms enacted by the in three of them. Samples of video and print public broadcaster that were also noticed materials that were biased and designed to by international organizations,” she said.. manipulate public opinion were presented Nevertheless, the signatories consider that along with examples of irresponsible and there is still much to be done before having a biased journalism. free press. “In spite of certain improvements, Also during Press Freedom Days 2011, the politicians unfortunately continue to try IJC launched an information campaign on to manipulate media,” said Petru Macovei, freedom of the press, freedom of opinion API director. In the same vein, Vasile Spinei, and expression and the right to information Acess-Info Director said that in spite of the and publicized several articles from the
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Constitution of the Republic of Moldova, • an exhibit on Media and Children’s media law, and the European Convention Rights including information on the rights of on Human Rights on freedom of the press, children; a person’s right to information and mass • a nationwide young journalists forum media’s duty to accurately inform the public including the Transnistrian region and (Art. 34 of the Constitution of the Republic Gagauz-Yeri. of Moldova), on ensuring freedom of opinion and expression (Art. 32 of the Constitution The full agenda of the 2011 campaign can of the Republic of Moldova; Art. 10 of the be accessed at http://www.ijc.md/index. European Convention on Human Rights). The php?option=com_content&task=view&id=60 information campaign lasted a month. 9&Itemid=1 http://www.ijc.md/index.php?option=com_ The campaign also included the following content&task=view&id=610 (in activities: Romanian) and http://www.ijc. • adopting a new code of ethics for md/eng/index.php?option=com_ journalists in Moldova; content&task=view&id=306 (in English). • a meeting of the Investigative Journalists Network; (The UN General Assembly in 1993 • public presentation of the draft of the proclaimed 3 May as World Press Freedom broadcasting code; Day. Since then, it has been celebrated each year beginning on that day.)
Independent Journalism Center - Ac t i v i t y r e p o r t 2011 / 5 Training
School of Advanced Journalism
Partners: Missouri University School of Jour- in September, the SAJ organized the second nalism, Paris-based Journalism School and teacher training module led by Dutch trainer Training Center Abi Daruvalla who introduced new teaching Financing: Free Press Unlimited, The Nether- methods to the SAJ trainers. The first module lands, Embassy of Finland in Bucharest, Na- was held in July 2011. tional Endowment for Democracy (NED) The campaign for admission to SAJ for the The School of Advanced Journalism (SAJ) 2011–2012 school year was in two stages: graduated its fifth class of students on 17 June advertising on radio and TV outlets through- 2011. The ceremony took place in Comrat and out the country and the traditional admission was attended by representatives of the local caravan. SAJ management visited the universi- press. For 10 months, the 14 graduates ac- ties of Bălţi, Cahul and Comrat. On 1 Septem- quired practical skills for working in a news- ber, the sixth class of SAJ students started their room. They learned how to write a news story, courses. From the 45 applications received, how to take pictures, how to produce radio and the special commission selected 19 students. TV programs, how to write political, economic During the first days of training four candi- and social stories and how to do investigative dates retired, thus for ten months 15 students reporting. All subjects were taught by media will study standards and practices of western professionals from Moldova and from abroad. journalism and how they can be applied in Moldova. The class consists of 1 man and 14 Between July and August, SAJ organized a women with an average age of 24. Compared number of paid training sessions for the gen- with previous years, their backgrounds are eral public. The first training course was on more diverse from food technology and philol- diction and speaking techniques and was con- ogy to law and political science. Five of them ducted by Nina Vartic, lecturer in art speech have studied journalism before. and diction at the Academy of Theater and Music in Chisinau. The opening ceremony took place in the The second course was titled Photos in Online presence of SAJ trainers, and a meeting with Publications and was led by David Vargas who previous SAJ students was also organized on is a journalist, photographer and trainer in the first day. The graduates of the previous five press design based in San Jose, Costa Rica. The classes shared their experiences with their new third course was on video editing and was con- colleagues and gave them advice on how to ducted by Dumitru Marian. Seven participants overcome the difficulties awaiting them during learned how to use video equipment as well as their studies and their future employment. how to edit and adjust a video sequence for TV. During the first two months of studies, the From 9 to 11 September, SAJ organized its students took an introductory course to help traditional summer camp for graduates to them better understand the specifics of their provide training in writing media projects. For chosen field: Introduction to Journalism and three days, 16 SAJ graduates studied the main News (trainers Liliana Viţu, News Director at aspects of writing a project. They were guided Moldova 1 TV and Vitalie Dogaru, journalist at by local trainers Corina Cepoi and Angela Publika TV). In the news segment, the students Vacaru. At the end, the graduates presented were taught the structure of news, the lead, 13 projects, 7 of which received funding. Also how to work with sources and background.
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In the photojournalism class, trainer Nicolae The first semester of the 2010–2011 school Pojoga (lecturer in the Journalism Depart- year ended with classes on radio journalism ment of Moldova State University) shared his (trainers Vasile Botnaru, director Radio Free experience in photography, photojournalism Europe; Liliana Barbăroşie, reporter Radio and the use of Photoshop. Students in previous Free Europe; Ludmila Bogheanu, SAJ academic years had requested more practical exercises coordinator and Charles Maynes, freelance and training in using equipment in addition to radiojournalist in Moscow) and TV journal- going to different places to take pictures and ism (trainers Artur Corghencea, news director write text. To that end, changes were made in at Pro TV; Yana Cozari, freelancer and Angela the curriculum this year to emphasize practical Gonţa, presenter at Pro TV). aspects without neglecting the theory and his- tory of photojournalism. SAJ was launched on 4 September 2006 to train journalists for Moldovan media outlets. In The students also studied media law (train- all, 81 young journalists have graduated from ers were lawyers Janeta Hanganu and Olivia this institution. Most of them are employed Pârţac), interviewing (trainer Vitalie Dogaru), by Moldovan media outlets including Radio long-form journalism (trainer Alina Radu, Free Europe, TV Moldova 1, Pro TV, Jurnal Director of Ziarul de Gardă), ethics (trainer TV, Publika TV, Ziarul de Gardă, Tele-Radio Nadine Gogu, IJC Director), press design Găgăuzia and others. For more details about (trainer Angela Ivanesi, designer), online SAJ, please visit the website: www.scoaladejur- journalism (trainers Liliana Barbăroşie, Radio nalism.md. Free Europe reporter; Corina Samciuc, project manager Computaris and Petru Clej, former BBC journalist).
Independent Journalism Center - Ac t i v i t y r e p o r t 2011 / 7 Project: Strengthening the Capacity of Moldovan Media to Cover Issues of Public Interest
Partners: Media Development Center Sofia, European Integration” was held. Seventeen Bulgaria; Media Center of Tiraspol. journalists from Chişinău, Comrat, Ciadâr- Financing: Delegation of the European Lunga and Soroca were taught how to cover Union to the Republic of Moldova within the issues on the European integration for European Instrument for Democracy and Moldova in national and regional media. They Human Rights were instructed by trainers Svetoslav Terziev, Implementation Period: May 2010 – May analyst at the International Relations and 2012 European Integration Department of Sega Daily Sofia, and Dr. Aneta Gonţa, author of This project aimed to support journalists to a series of articles on the national image and practice high-quality journalism in covering process of European integration for Moldova. subjects of public interest and to strengthen relations among journalists including those Sixteen editors in chief, 16 TV and radio from TAU Gagauz-Yeri and the Transnistrian editors and editors in chief and producers region. Activities in 2011 included training from Comrat, Criuleni and Chisinau programs for journalists and meetings of the participated in the training course Chisinau Press Club. “New Trends and Practices in Editorial Management” that took place in Chisinau Training programs from 24 to 26 March 2011. The aim was to Three training programs were organized strengthen the management of editorial between September and November 2010. The teams and communication with colleagues topics were selected by Moldovan experts from their production teams. The seminar based on monitoring 14 media outlets in was conducted by the Bulgarian trainer Moldova including in TAU Gagauz-Yeri and Valeri Marinov, Editor of the External News Transnistria. In addition, the following two Department of the Bulgarian public television courses were offered for representatives of station, and co-trainer Vlad Bercu, national and regional media. Editor in Chief of the news website 24h.md and President of the Association of Economic From 17 to 19 February 2011 in Comrat, the Journalists of Moldova. course “Mass-media – A Means to Promote
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Partners: Independent Journalism Center, Bu- and maintain the websites in order to make charest (Romania) them more attractive and interactive. He Financing: Embassy of Finland in Bucharest, further assessed the new concept of the TRM East europe Foundation, National Endowment websites which contributed to their improve- for Democracy. ment. Implementation Period: July 2010 – July 2011 Study visit to Bucharest The project aimed to improve the profes- Three study visits to Bucharest were planned sional skills of Teleradio Moldova (TRM) staff for TRM managers. From 27 September to 3 through training and consultations with Roma- October 2010, Alexandru Dorogan, Director of nian media experts. Activities in 2010 included Radio Moldova, visited Bucharest, and from 27 an in-house training program, a study visit to March to 1 April 2011, TRM Director Con- Bucharest and training for trainers. stantin Marin and Efim Josanu, Deputy Direc- tor of TV Moldova 1 visited. Mr. Marin and In-house training Mr. Josanu had the opportunity to meet with Based on the recommendations in the study on representatives of the Culture, Media and Arts TRM staff needs carried out in July and August Commissions of the Romanian Parliament, of 2010, IJC in partnership with the Bucharest Romanian National Public Television and Ra- Independent Journalism Center designed and dio and the of National Audiovisual Council. organized comprehensive in-house training Among the issues discussed were the allocation programs for the editorial and technical staffs of radio frequencies for stations with national of Radio Moldova and TV Moldova 1, for the coverage and relations between the authorities Marketing and Advertisement Department and public media among others. staff of TRM and for the administrators of the TRM webpages. They also offered a course on Training for trainers diction for moderators and reporters at TV In order to improve their professional skills, Moldova 1 and Radio Moldova the project aimed to help TRM to establish a training department to address the training The course for the Marketing and Adver- needs of staff; 16 TRM employees participated tisement Department was held from 7 to 19 in two training-for-trainers programs. From February 2011 and was conducted by Roma- 18 to 20 April 2011 in Chişinău, IJC organized nian expert Iulian Comănescu. Various topics the first session entitled “What Do I Need to were tackled including strategies for promoting Know to Organize and Hold a Training Ses- TRM products, managing an advertising de- sion?” Twelve TRM employees and instructors partment and sales techniques among others. from SAJ learned how to organize a training After the course, Mr. Comănescu offered rec- session taking into account aims and objec- ommendations for improving the department tives, the training needs of the participants that will help to strengthen the image of TRM and the specifics of adult education. Partici- in the media market in Moldova. pants had the opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge by running evaluation sessions. As The program for the administrators of TRM a result, each of them developed a course out- webpages was conducted by Romanian trainer line for a potential training program that they Ştefan Voinea from 12 to 16 February 2011. can organize for their own teams. He worked with the administrators to redesign
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The second session took place from 16 to 18 and reports, designing informative programs June 2011 also in Chişinău. TRM staff learned and talk-shows, finding and verifying informa- specific techniques for training radio and TV tion sources and analyzing the stages in con- journalists. The participants were divided into ducting an interview. These activities enabled two groups and did practical activities such as the participants to understand the importance writing and editing radio and TV news items of practical workshops and exercises to use when training journalists.
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Financing: US Embassy to Moldova or the weekly paper SP (Bălţi). Implementation Period: July 2010 – September 2011 Cooperative Writing After the internship program, IJC selected ten This project aimed to strengthen cooperation teams each of ten interns and ten journalists with the Transnistrian media and journalists from Dubăsari, Bender, Chişinău, Tiraspol, through an internship program. Activities in Comrat, Râbniţa and Vulcăneşti to produce 2011 included an in-house training program articles on social-economic subjects to and cooperative writing by mixed journalist both strengthening cooperation between teams. Moldovan media outlets and journalists from the Transnistrian region and to offer readers In-house training diverse, balanced and objective information. The purpose of the internship program was to The teams worked together from March give Transnistrian journalists the possibility to to May 2011 to publish or broadcast their learn about the specific activities of the media articles. Topics included sports and disabled in Chişinău and in other places in Moldova persons, environmental status of the Nistru to strengthen cooperation on both banks of River, persons who had lost their homes, the Nistru. The internship started in October young people, unemployment and migration 2010 and continued till January-February and opportunities for developing tourism in 2011. Nine journalists and journalism students Gagauz-Yeri and in the Transnistrian Region. participated in this program in 2011. For In all, more than 20 cooperatively produced two weeks the interns worked in one of the articles were published or broadcast in media following media outlets: TV 7 (Chişinău), outlets in Chişinău, Tiraspol, Vulcăneşti, radio statio Ploaia de Argint (Chişinău), the Râbniţa, Comrat and Dubăsari. information portal www.enews.md (Chişinău)
Independent Journalism Center - Ac t i v i t y r e p o r t 2011 / 11 Project: Human Rights – Media Empowering the Public
Fiancing: East-European Foundation with Chişinău. resources ensured by the Government of Trainers Lilia Savciuc (Amnesty International Sweden and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova) and Igor Guzun (lecturer at the Denmark/DANIDA, through Swedish Agency State University of Moldova) addressed the for International Development (Sida) and Black following topics: history of and reasons for Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation. the Millennium Development Goals, their Implementation Period: March 2011 – March adaptation to individual country and their 2012 relationship with human rights.
This project is implemented by Amnesty On 23 September, 14 journalists from International Moldova in partnership with Chişinău, Comrat, Bender and Bălţi attended the IJC and aims to raise the awareness of the third workshop “Human Rights vs. the general public about human rights and Discrimination and Intolerance in Mass the necessity for mass media to protect them Media.” They analyzed the provisions of in order to build a truly free and democratic national and international legislation in human society. The project also hopes to help establish rights and anti-discrimination, learned about a culture of the awareness and promotion of the meaning of terms stereotype, prejudice and human rights so journalists and editors can discrimination, and discussed the role of media approach subjects of public interest taking in reinforcing stereotypes and promoting them into account. diversity. The workshop was moderated by Dana Cotici (an Amnesty International The partners organized five training programs Moldova) and Nadine Gogu (IJC). for Moldovan journalists, including those from Gagauzia and the Transnistrian region, from The program continued with the workshop July to November 2011. “Demand Dignity in the Republic of Moldova Campaign” held on 25 October in Chişinău. On 15 July 14 journalists from media Trainers Gheorghe Zugravu (Amnesty outlets in Chişinău, Rezina, Comrat and International Moldova) and Alina Radu (Ziarul Sângerei participated in the first workshop: de Gardă) helped the participants understand “The International Criminal Court and Its the objectives of this campaign, how media Importance to the Republic of Moldova” should cover it, the state’s obligation to protect Trainers Veaceslav Tofan (an Amnesty social, economic and cultural rights of the International Moldova) and Vadim Vieru citizens and Moldova’s commitments under (lawyer) told the journalists about the international treaties among others. activities, functions and structure of the International Criminal Court, the relations Fourteen journalists from Comrat, Chişinău, between this institution and Moldova and Tiraspol and Bălţi attended the fifth workshop benefits for Moldova as a signatory to the “Death Penalty vs the Values of a Democratic Rome Statute. Society” held in Chişinău on 18 November. Experts Veaceslav Balan (Amnesty On 2 September, a group of journalists from International Moldova) and Radu Benea Rezina, Comrat, Ciadâr-Lunga and Chişinău (Radio Free Europe) provided the participant participated in the workshop “Millennium with information on such fundamental Development Goals in Moldova” held in concepts as the right to life and death penalty,
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international experience with the death penalty toward the countries that continue to use death and the attitude of the Republic of Moldova penalty.
Project: Mass Media in Moldova Program
Partners: International Research & Exchange investigation team. For a year, members of the Board (IREX) network have been producing a program with Financing: United States Agency for Interna- investigative elements about the protection tional Development (USAID) of human rights in the Republic of Moldova Implementation Period: June 2009 - July 2011. (“You Have the Right”), so this training course was particularly useful. Among the most in- The purpose of the project was to create a re- teresting and debated subjects was the use of gional network of local TV stations (AICI TV) hidden cameras. and to strengthen the media in the Transnis- trian region. Another training program for members of the AICI TV network was organized on 19 and 20 In 2011, several activities aimed at strength- March. The main focus was on techniques and ening the AICI TV network and helping the methods needed to improve the diction of TV independent press in the Transnistrian region presenters. A total of seventeen participants to assert itself included training and consulting from five TV stations in Cimişlia, Comrat, programs for members, training programs for Drochia, Soroca and Ungheni learned rules the Transnistrian media and cooperative writ- and concepts for improving diction including ing by mixed journalist teams. the speaker’s attitude to the text, logical parts to stress in a text and efficient ways to identify Training programs them, fluency and rhythm and the role and The third project year started with the train- type of pauses to use while reading the text. ing program “Introduction to Investigative Trainer Nina Vartic, lecturer on Art, Speech Journalism” organized by IJC on 19 and 20 and Diction at the Academy of Theater and February in Chişinău. The beneficiaries of the Music in Chişinău, stated that the knowledge training program were 19 representatives of the and understanding of these concepts is the AICI TV network (www.aici.tv) including re- most important step for obtaining good results. porters, cameramen and TV managers. Topics In turn, the participants recognized that to a were chosen based on to enhance their abil- large extent they had not been aware of these ity to discover and investigate subjects in the concepts and their importance for conveying communities they live in. Vitalie Călugăreanu, information to television viewers. an investigative journalist, explained what an investigation is and how to produce one, what Every training topic was accompanied by a the specific stages are, what types of sources number of exercises to enforce the knowledge exist and how to coordinate the activities of the gained and to correct the most common dic-
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tion mistakes of the reporters. It was the first The selection committee awarded two addi- time that local reporters had the opportunity tional prizes to VTV TV Ungheni station for to benefit from such a training program. the most interesting ideas for feature reports The final training activity for the network was on the TRASEE program and to ELITA TV in organized on 17 May for cameramen and video Rezina for its substantial contribution to the editors to improve the filming and video edit- development of the AICI TV network. ing skills they gained during previous training sessions organized by IJC to ensure that the To sum up, members of AICI TV network were programs produced by the network would have trained for the first time in investigative jour- the best quality images. The agenda included nalism and professional diction; they improved technical milestones and parameters of video their professional skills as the programs were cameras, cadre structure, rules for shooting an planned and organized to comply with their interview and, framing on TV. Editors were needs and the AICI TV network that was of- trained in aspects of sound editing and also ficially launched on 24 May 2011 produced received revised rules for correct news editing. more qualitative and professional programs.
The second part of the training session was re- Cooperative writing by teams of journalists served for practical exercises. Under the train- Starting in November 2010, three teams of ers’ supervision, the participants edited videos six journalists each from various regions of and analyzed the challenges they encounter in Moldova worked together to write articles to their daily work. Participants got individual strengthen relations among journalists and consultations on specific challenges. The train- representatives of various media outlets in the ers were Veaceslav Carteră, AICI TV technical country and to offer diverse information to director, and Andrei Colţa, cameramen and readers. The journalists tackled a number of AICI TV video editor. problems faced by the residents of both banks of the Nistru River including abandonment On 15 July 2011, IJC awarded the production and problems faced by young families, the des- teams of the AICI TV network. Launched in tiny of historical monuments in Chişinău and February, the contest aimed to promote quality Tighina and problems of disabled persons. journalism and to encourage young journal- The articles were published by media outlets in ists in the network. Awards were given for Chişinău, Tiraspol, Dubăsari, Bălţi and Comrat best reporter, best cameraman, and best video during the first three months of 2011. editor. The selection committee evaluated the news and feature reports broadcast on the net- Training programs for Transnistrian media work from February to May according to the Another component of this project supported following criteria: professionalism, originality the independent media of the Transnistrian re- and relevance. Elena Celac, SOR TV (Soroca) gion through various training activities, so IJC and Natalia Dimcea, Eni AY (Comrat) were organized a training program for 13 journalists named best reporters. Denis Tighineanu (SOR from Chişinău, Bălţi, Comrat, Râbniţa, Bender TV) and Roman Bulgaru (Drochia TV) were and Tiraspol. The program was designed based best cameramen, and the award for best video on the participants’ needs and aimed to im- editor went to Ivan Ceacusta, Eni AY (Comrat) prove their knowledge in online journalism. and Rodica Matei from MEDIA TV Cimislia. On 15 and 16 April, the participants learned The winners received diplomas and money. how to work with the online press and the
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rules for writing text for it, the types of leads topics, rules for writing text, how to conduct used and the ways to process images and relat- interviews, lay-out and how to distribute the ed ethical. Each training topic included practi- paper. Natalia Mogâldea of the Young Journal- cal exercises. After completing the course the ist Center of Moldova was the trainer. participants agreed that the training was very useful and necessary for their future work. Internship program for Transnistrian jour- nalists In 2011, IJC also organized two consultations on 19 and 27 March and one training program From 23 to 28 May, two young journalists for the youth organization Adevărul Tineretu- from Tiraspol had the opportunity to exchange lui inMălăieşti, Grigoriopol on 15 and 16 April experiences with their colleagues in Chişinău to train them to produce a school newspaper. by working at station TV 7 producing news- The specific issues addressed were the impor- casts. tance of a school newspaper, how to identify
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Financing: Civil Rights Defenders (former INC Chişinău, as commissioned by IJC. The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights), Sweden. surveys are available on the IJC webpage in the Implementation Period: January 2011 – Research and Publications section at http:// December 2011 www.ijc.md/index.php?option=com_content& task=view&id=323&Itemid=117 The project aimed at strengthening the media market and improving the content produced Mentorship programs by media outlets in the Republic of Moldova Starting in May 2011, IJC launched a through training. In addition, the project mentorship program for five media institutions aimed to enhance the skills of journalists to in TAU Gagauz-Yeri: Public Company cover subjects of public interest and to improve Teleradio-Găgăuzia, Eni Ay TV, ATV, TV 2 media managers’ knowledge of their audiences Comrat and the newspaper Stoliţa. During and their role in strengthening the position of a the six-month program, 38 days of practical press outlet in the media market. The following training and consultations were provided to activities were carried out: help improve the content of media products in this region. • two national audience surveys; Dumitru Marian (ALT FILM director) and • mentorship programs for five media Dorin Scobioală (media expert) were selected institutions in TAU Gagauz-Yeri; as experts to conduct the training for the • assistance for five media institutions in TV stations. They designed a comprehensive TAU Gagauz-Yeri; training program according to the staff needs; • training program for journalists across the each TV station benefited from eight days of country including from TAU Gagauz-Yeri; training. Among the main topics were TV news Audience surveys production, observance of ethical standards The results of the first national audience survey and the role of regional TV. Special attention carried out from 2 to 30 March 2011 were was paid to the quality of the videos aired announced on 21 April. The report contained by these stations and how to improve data about TV, radio and print publications them. Cameramen and video editors had consumers in both in urban and rural areas of the opportunity to learn from the experts’ the country. The sample size was 1734 persons experience and to gain knowledge about with a sampling error of ± 2.6%. It included filming and video editing rules. 64 communities including Chişinău, Balti and Comrat. Sampling was age and gender specific Angela Ivanesi (media designer for API according to data from the Department of Chişinău) and Veaceslav Perunov (Director Statistics.The results of the second audience of SP, Bălţi) were the trainers for print media survey were published on 2 November The participants. The agenda included rules and sample size in urban with a sampling error of recommendations for modern designs; the ±2.6%. quality and use of pictures, making characters and columns smaller, the importance of Both surveys used the day after recall the first page layout, samples of layout in technique which is used by most measurement international press and mistakes in layouts. systems worldwide and were carried out by the Institute for Marketing and Polls IMAS-
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Assistance program Sofrone, Research and Development Director This was launched in April 2011 as a contest at IMAS-INC Chişinău, analyzed the national for media institutions to win web page designs. audience study done from 2 to 30 March 2011 The winners were stations Eni Ay TV and TV 2 by her organization that was commissioned by Comrat and the newspaper Vesti Gagauzii. IJC. She explained the specifics of the day- The webpages of the TV stations have after-recall research method using audience interactive content providing online viewers indicators. On the third day of training, the with the most recent news and programming experts analyzed audience data in case studies. while the website of Vesti Gagauzii contains articles published weekly in the newspaper Another part of this project was the training in addition to daily news. The programs program “General Ethical Rules and Current broadcast by Eni Ay TV and TV 2 Comrat Journalistic Practices” organized by IJC from may be viewed at www.eniay.tv and www.1tv. 27 to 29 October 2011 for 15 journalists from md, and the online version of Vesti Gagauzii is Chişinău, Bălţi, Comrat, Tiraspol and Cahul. available on www.vestigagauzii.md. The participants strengthened their knowledge on self-regulation of the press, on general Training for journalists principles of the code of ethics, on tolerance In order to help managers and representatives and non-discrimination and on the protection of media outlets to better understand their of minors and people in vulnerable situations audiences, from 23 to 25 June IJC offered a among other topics under the guidance training program focused on the correct use of trainers Nadine Gogu (IJC) and Petru and understanding of audience survey data Macovei (API). Although the issue of press to 15 journalists representing national and self-regulation is among those most discussed local media outlets. Doru Petruţi, Director of and despite the fact that media ethics seems Marketing and Polls at IMAS Institute-INC to be a subject that many journalists are aware Chişinău, familiarized the participants with of, monitoring reports show that there are still the methodology for sociological research as many gaps in this area, so continuous training well as how to interpret the data. The program is needed. In turn, the participants mentioned started with an introduction to sociological that this training program made them reflect research and types of media research, stages of upon several issues, especially the following. a research project and the common mistakes made by the media when they present data on • How do Moldovan media reconcile ethical their audiences. One topic of particular interest norms with the struggle for audiences? was how to correctly interpret the indicators • How can controversial issues be addressed used in audience research and how they are in a professional manner? presented by the media. Apart from that, the • Which is the more important in press participants were interested in learning more articles: the public interest or the public’s about how to correctly choose the research attention? methodology for their institutions. The program used exercises, case studies and Also during this training program, Ecaterina simulations of ethically challenging situations.
Independent Journalism Center - Ac t i v i t y r e p o r t 2011 / 17 Publications and Research: Mass Media Media Monitoring in Moldova including in the Transnistrian Region and TAU Gagauz Yeri
Financing: Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Moldova within the European The following were selected as topics/subjects/ Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights public interest issues: economic situation, Implementation Period: May 2010 – May quality of life, social issues (unemployment 2012 and corruption), foreign relations (accession to EU), and political situation in the country Monitoring periods: (settlement of the Transnistrian conflict). The topics were analyzed according to objective • December 2010–February 2011; criteria of coverage: frequency of topics/jour- • April–June 2011; nalistic genre; protagonists, balance of sources/ • July 2011; pluralism of opinion; position of authors; qual- • October 2011–December 2011 ity of language; involvement of journalists in producing articles and ethics. The purpose is to identify mistakes and fre- quent professional problems that journalists Four reports were issued in 2011. In the second face in tackling subjects of public interest. After report (December 2010–February 2011), the monitoring, local experts prepare reports that third (April – June 2011) and the fifth (Octo- serve as a basis for designing training pro- ber–December 2011), three topics of public grams for journalists and representatives of the interest were analyzed. In the fourth report media institutions monitored. IJC monitored15 (July 2011) six public interest subjects were media institutions, including three from the examined. One more monitoring report will Transnistrian region and three from TAU be prepared covering the time remaining until Gagauz-Yeri: May 2012.
• TV stations: Moldova 1, NIT, Prime TV, The study was translated into English and Rus- TV Gagauzia, TV Pridnestrovie, TSV sian and was sent to the directors of print and • radio stations: Radio Moldova, Antena C/ broadcast media monitored. The reports were Prime FM, Vocea Basarabiei, Radio Gagauzia also made public and distributed via e-mail to • newspapers: Timpul de Dimineaţă, national media outlets and posted on the IJC Nezavisimaia Moldova, Observatorul de Nord website at: (Soroca), Express/Aiin Aciik (Ceadâr-Lunga), http://www.ijc.md/index.php?option=com_c Pridnestrovie ontent&task=view&id=566&Itemid=127 (in Romanian and Russian); The selection criteria for the outlets included http://www.ijc.md/eng/index. audience impact (national, quasi-national); php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3 form of ownership (public and private) and 62&Itemid=66 (in English), as well as in the broadcast language (Romanian and Russian). online publication azi.md and on Facebook.
18 / Independent Journalism Center - Ac t i v i t y r e p o r t 2011 Monitoring Mass Media during the Campaign for 2011 General Local Elections
The project was implemented by the Coalition political entity or another. The news items were for Free and Fair Elections—Coalition 2009. analyzed according to the following objective criteria: impartiality/objectivity, fairness Fiancing: East Europe Foundation, from and balance of sources/diversity of opinion, funds granted by the Swedish International language and videos. In April 2011 before Development and Cooperation Agency (Sida/ monitoring began, a group of experts met at IJC Asdi) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of to adjust the methodology. The participants had Denmark (DANIDA). also been involved in other monitoring projects carried out by IJC in previous years. They were Monitoring Period: 18 April –19 June 2011 Petru Macovei, Vitalie Dogaru, Tamara Cărăuş, Project Objective: to monitor and inform Maria Praporşcic and Nadine Gogu. the public about the performance of mass media during the electoral campaign to The results were published in five weekly help citizens become better informed and to reports that contained statistical data on encourage media to cover election campaigns the coverage of electoral subjects as well in a professional way, providing the public as coverage trends. Obvious shortcomings with truthful, balanced and comprehensive discovered during monitoring were described information. in several case studies that also contained recommendations for improving the coverage The selection criteria for the media outlets of electoral topics. monitored were audience impact (national, quasi-national); form of ownership (public and Dissemination of Results: The reports (in private) and broadcast language (Romanian Romanian, Russian and English) were posted and Russian).The media outlets monitored on the webpages dedicated to general elections included TV stations Prime TV, NIT TV, www.alegeri.md (managed for the Coalition EURO TV, Jurnal TV and N4 and print media by ADEPT) and on the IJC website (www.ijc. outlets Adevărul, Timpul de dimineaţă, Moldova md) and were distributed at press conferences. Suverană, Nezavisimaia Moldova and Jurnal de It is noteworthy that all press conferences were Chişinău. broadcast live by Info Prim Neo and Privesc. eu, thus enabling thousands of viewers to get Methodological Framework: Monitoring information from a primary source. focused on quantitative and qualitative indicators. The full content of the newspapers Apart from distributing the reports at press and a daily newscast on each station were conferences and sending them out via e-mail, monitored for news with either a direct or IJC repeatedly warned the audiovisual an indirect electoral character. Apart from regulating bodies about infringements of counting the number of articles and sources, legislation on election coverage and urged each news item with electoral content media outlets to stop manipulating information was assessed for information and context and to comply with the principles of the Code to establish whether it was favorable or of Ethics to protect citizens’ rights to receive unfavorable to one party or another or to one accurate and balanced information.
Independent Journalism Center - Ac t i v i t y r e p o r t 2011 / 19 Analytical Magazine Mass Media in Moldova
Financing: Delegation of the European Union The issues tackled in the magazine facilitate the to Moldova. understanding of journalists and of all inter- ested parties of the processes that take place in The magazine is published as part of the proj- the local media and contribute to improving ect “Strengthening Media Capacity to Cover the level of observance of professional prin- Public Interest.” The June and December issues ciples and standards. contained the traditional sections: Ethics and The electronic version of the magazine can be Professionalism, Letter of the Law, Media as a found at: Business, Experience, Book Review and a num- http://www.ijc.md/index.php?option=com_c ber of other relevant issues of public interest ontent&task=view&id=44&Itemid=70 (in in mass media. The articles were written both Romanian); by famous journalists and by their younger http://www.ijc.md/index.php?option=com_con colleagues. Both issues had a circulation of 500 tent&task=view&id=44&Itemid=70 (in Rus- copies: 250 in Romanian, 150 in Russian and sian); 100 in English. They were distributed to media http://www.ijc.md/index.php?option=com_con outlets in the country including in the Transn- tent&task=view&id=44&Itemid=70 (in Eng- istrian region and TAU Gagauz Yeri, as well lish); as to diplomatic missions and IJC partners in Moldova and abroad.
20 / Independent Journalism Center - Ac t i v i t y r e p o r t 2011 Electronic Publication Moldova Media News
In 2011, 12 issues were published in English. subscribers and published on the IJC website at Moldova Media News contains information http://www.ijc.md/eng/index. about the main events in the Moldovan media. php?option=com_content&task=category&sec It was distributed by e-mail to more than 500 tionid=4&id=24&Itemid=34.
Independent Journalism Center - Ac t i v i t y r e p o r t 2011 / 21 Informational Portal Moldova Azi
Moldova Azi (www.azi.md) was launched on It contained news of national press agencies, 28 May 2001 as an extension of the Moldova commentaries and analysis. Various subjects News portal. In its 10 years of operations, this were posted in the investigation, studies and online publication has become a source of fair report sections. Special attention was paid to and balanced information for Internet users material on European integration. both inside and outside Moldova. Statistics place Moldova Azi among the most visited Pictures of the most important events are websites of its kind in Moldova with a monthly posted in the section Week in Images as are average of 250,000–300,000 visits. audio-video productions of the students at the Advanced Journalism School In August, the Through July 2011, the portal was the only portal was suspended to make changes in the trilingual (Romanian, Russian and English) format and editorial content. In 2012, the por- source of information that provided a clear tal will again be available with a new look. image of reality in the Republic of Moldova.
22 / Independent Journalism Center - Ac t i v i t y r e p o r t 2011 Media Law and Policy (PMLU)
Financing: Civil Rights Defenders, Sweden, Expression Media Legal Defence Initiative,Great Britain, The need to develop the commentary arose MATRA Kap Programme, The Netherlands from the uneven interpretation by judges Embassy of the legislation on freedom of expression. When making a judgment, the courts were The scope of the Policies and Media Law Unit applying the provisions of the Civil Code to includes the following: the detriment of the Law on the Freedom of • media law analysis and making proposals Expression which is a special organic law and for improving existing legislation; has to be applied as a matter of priority to • free consultations on all issues related to settle disputes on protecting honor and dignity. media law and representation in court in cases The commentary was produced by three of public interest; national experts (a judge and two lawyers) • monitoring developments in legislation in accordance with European standards on on freedom of expression and information by freedom of expression. Apart from interpreting publishing the results in legal bulletins; the articles of the law, the experts inserted • monitoring violations of freedom of several examples of cases at the expression and information; ECHR against Moldova and other states. The • organizing conferences, seminars and commentary was reviewed by two international training in media legislation; organizations: Civil Rights Defenders (former • publishing analytical and informative Helsinki Committee for Human Rights), stories on media law; Sweden and Article 19, Great Britain. In all, • cooperating with other non-government 200 printed copies were distributed among and state organizations with a view to 30 judges trained at two workshops and were implementing the Law on Access to also sent to the the Library of the National Information and the European Standards on Institute for Justice, specialized libraries in Freedom of Expression. Chişinău and to courts throughout the country. The electronic version of the commentary is Analysis and monitoring of legislation available in Romanian and English on the IJC webpage under Legislation at Legal bulletin http://www.ijc.md/Publicatii/mlu/legislatie/ IJC continues to issue an electronic bulletin Comentariul_Legii_privind_libertatea_de_ that contains a summary of laws and exprimare.pdf. amendments to current laws and information about recent European Court of Human Rights Report on the Situation of the Press in (ECHR) case law on access to information Moldova in 2011 and freedom of expression to keep journalists, This report is a brief description of significant media organizations, lawyers and others up to events involving the media in Moldova in 2011. date with the news. This electronic bulletin is The report contains the following chapters: distributed in Romanian and Russian by e-mail Developments and Trends in the Moldovan to over 150 subscribers. The archive, including Press in 2011, Public Broadcasting Sector, the six issues of 2011, can be found in the Freedom of Expression and Defamation in section “Legal Department” at www.ijc.md. 2011, Press Freedom in the Transnistrean Region, Conclusions and Forecasts for 2012. Commentary on the Law on the Freedom of
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The report is available in Romanian and and 500,000 lei from Mr. Perunov. The court Russian on the IJC webpage at http://www. did not issue any judgment on the case due ijc.md/Publicatii/mlu/RAPORT_FOP_2011_ to the failure of the plaintiffs to attend the rom_final.pdf and in English http://www.ijc. courts hearings. At the request of the lawyer md/Publicatii/mlu/RAPORT_FOP_2011_eng. representing the newspaper, the case was pdf. dismissed due to the failure of one party to show up. Immediately after that, the plaintiffs Legal assistance requested the reopening of the case citing The PLMU provides free legal consultations various reasons impeding them from attending for journalists and media organizations on the previous court sessions. any issue related to media legislation and information on their rights and obligations to Cojocaru and Crişciuc vs. Ziarul de Gardă: identify and solve their legal issues. The most On 10 February 2011, the paper published frequent problems deal with protecting honor the article “Bribes for prosecutors” about and dignity, access to information, advertising, two prosecutors from Glodeni: Constantin copyrights, right to privacy and the legal status Cojocaru and Ion Crişciuc. They sued the of publications among others. The PLMU newspaper for damaging their honor and drafted initial complaints and complaints dignity demanding payments in the amount against court judgments, references, and of 1million lei. The Central Court in Chişinău claims. It provided assistance to experts partially upheld the plaintiffs’ claims and issued and foreign stakeholders investigating and a ruling on August 1, 2011 to the newspaper preparing studies on media law and the status to pay 500,000 lei. The first court’s decision of freedom of expression in Moldova. was appealed, but the Court of Appeals upheld it reducing the amount of the payments for In 2011, the PLMU provided consultations moral damage to 20,000 lei. The newspaper to about 30 applicants; assisted with the plans to challenge the decision of the Court of preparation and filing of complaints, references Appeals at the Supreme Court of Justice. and appeal and cassation complaints and represented six court cases: Ipati vs. Ziarul Şalaru vs. Unimedia şi Timpul: In June de Gardă; Bursuc vs. Panorama; Şalaru vs. 2011, the Minister of Transport and Road Unimedia şi Timpul; Cojocaru and Crişciuc Infrastructure sued portal Unimedia vs. Ziarul de Gardă; Străisteanu vs. Ziarul de and newspaper Timpul de dimineaţă for Gardă; Ursachi vs. Cuvântul and Ion Perciun. publishing defamatory statements about the company Moldavian Airlines (MDV). The Ciornîi and Vitiuc vs. P.P. Спрос и official was displeased with the fact that the Предложение and Veaceslav Perunov: Two two media outlets, in contrast with others, members of the Communist Party of Moldova published the full version of the press release (CPRM), Andrei Ciornîi and Vladimir Vitiuc, of MDV next to the Minister’s position. In sued the newspaper Спрос и Предложение his application, Anatol Şalaru demanded and Mr. Veaceslav Perunov for publishing recognition of the defamatory nature of the several articles over the past two years. For information distributed and withdrawal of the moral damages caused by publishing these incorrect information without demanding articles the plaintiffs demanded payments in compensations for moral damage. On 20 the amount of 1 million lei from the newspaper October 2011, the court decided to dismiss the
24 / Independent Journalism Center - Ac t i v i t y r e p o r t 2011 Media Law and Policy
application on the grounds of infringement sued the newspaper for publishing information of procedural provisions. In December 2011, of a defamatory character. She requested Şalaru submitted a prior claim to Moldavian withdrawal of incorrect information and Airlines, this time without addressing any demanded compensation for moral damages infractions of the two media outlets. in the amount of 50,000 lei. The case was supposed to be examined by the Rezina district Bursuc vs Panorama: The head of the police courts. At the end of September, the claim was station of Donduşeni District, Valentin Bursuc, dismissed due to the failure of the plaintiff to took legal action against Panorama newspaper observe procedural provisions. In November and Vladimir Thoric for publishing on 18 June 2011, the plaintiff addressed a new claim 2010 an article that contained defamatory against the newspaper that shall be answered. information. To protect his honor, dignity and professional reputation, he requested Workshop for Judges that the defendants repudiate the information On 5 and 6 December 2011 on the occasion published in the newspaper and demanded of launching the Commentary on the Law on compensation for moral damages in the Freedom of Expressions, the IJC in partnership amount of 50,000 lei. The court partially with the National Institute for Justice organized upheld the claim, obliging Panorama to publish the workshop “Law on Freedom of Expression: a denial. The court ordered the defendant to Legal and Procedural Aspects.” Thirty judges pay the plaintiff 5000 lei in compensation for from 24 districts attended the workshop. The moral damages and 200 lei to refund court aim was to explain the provisions of the law expenses. The newspaper challenged the and to discuss the most delicate aspects in decision in the Court of Appeals in Chişinău. applying it. The text was also distributed. The In December 2011, the Courts of Appeals paper was written by three national experts and upheld the first court’s decision. The newspaper was reviewed and accepted by international plans to challenge the decision of the Court of experts from Civil Rights Defenders and Appeals at the Supreme Court of Justice. Article 19.
Străisteanu vs. Ziarul de Gardă: Former Trainers Anastasia Pascari, Vladislav Gribincea Member of Parliament Gheorghe Străisteanu and Olivia Pîrţac focused mainly on explaining sued the newspaper for publishing an article on the general and procedural provisions of the 8 September 2011 that contained defamatory law and also referred to ECHR jurisprudence. and untruthful information. He requested Mr. Percy Bratt, Director of Civil Rights withdrawal of the incorrect information and Defenders, was a special guest and presented demanded compensation for moral damages Swedish legislation regulating freedom of in the amount of 113,000 lei. The case shall be expression and ECHR case law.At the end, the examined by the Central Court in Chişinău. participants assessed the teaching methods, the duration and quality of the workshop and the Ursachi vs. Cuvântul and Ion Perciun: On 17 knowledge they had gained. According to the September 2011, the newspaper published judges’ opinion, such events are very useful, the article “Law or bargaining” about Ursachi, especially because the cases they analyzed were Deputy Chief of the Orhei Regional Branch real ones they had encountered. of the State Chancellery (for Rezina district). To protect her honor and dignity, the plaintiff
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Project: Reforming the Legislation on Media Behavior during Elections
Financing: The Netherlands Embassy as part of ence. the MATRA Programme Monitoring Period: September 2011 – Septem- Study on media behavior during election ber 2012 campaigns The need to design such a study arose from The project aims to improve the democratic legal inconsistencies and imperfect media nature of the electoral process in the Republic behavior during election campaigns. Currently, of Moldova by creating better, more compre- the responsibility for regulating elections lies hensive legislation on media behavior during with both the CEC and the Audiovisual Co- elections. ordinating Council. At the beginning of each In the first phase of the project, a group of campaign, the CEC prepares new regulations experts will develop a study to evaluate the in line with the Electoral Code, but they often behavior of mass media in Moldova during conflict with those of the Audiovisual Code, so the last election campaign and will insert good legislative amendments are necessary. In order practices in EU countries and will consider to identify potential solutions for this conflict, acquiring others and implementing them in two national experts were selected to prepare Moldova. Based on the study, amendments to the study “Media Regulations during Elec- the Electoral Code will be made in order to tions.” supplement it with clear provisions on media behavior during elections. The revision of the The objectives of the study are 1) to assess the Electoral Code will enable the abolition of the behavior of media in Moldova during the last current practice of the Broadcasting Coordi- election campaign from the perspective of the nating Council and the Central Electoral Com- acting legal framework; 2) to analyze the good mission (CEC) of issuing new concepts and practices of EU member states and the feasibil- regulations for every new election. ity of adopting and applying them in Moldova; 3) to assess the good and bad practices exposed The study and proposed changes to legisla- by media organizations during past election tion will be discussed at two round tables with campaigns and 4) to draw conclusions and representatives of state authorities, media and make recommendations for amendments of other stakeholders. An advocacy campaign and electoral legislation. An international expert two workshops will be organized in order to from Article 19, Great Britain is involved in promote the project to amend the legislation developing the study. It will be launched and and increase the awareness of the target audi- discussed during the first semester of 2012.
26 / Independent Journalism Center - Ac t i v i t y r e p o r t 2011 Meetings of the Chişinău Press Club
Financing: Delegation of the European Union students from different educational institutions to the Republic of Moldova within the European in Tiraspol and Tighina attended. Several study Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights cases developed as part of the “Media Literacy” Implementation Period: May 2010 – May campaign of Press Freedom Days 2011 were 2012 presented during the meeting. “Will Moldova have a president?” was the key The Chişinău Press Club was launched by IJC question journalists asked the representatives and by the Press Freedom Committee in the of the Alliance for European Integration (AIE) fall of 1995. During its informal meetings, at the meeting on 8 September. Present were journalists can discuss current issues in society Valeriu Strelet, leader of PLDM; Valeriu with a variety of people. In 2011, there were Munteanu, Secretary of the Liberal Party; six meetings. At the meeting on 27 January the Dumitru Diacov, President of the Democratic participants discussed the agreement on visa Party; political analyst Cornel Ciurea from liberalization with the EU. The meeting was IDIS Viitorul and journalists from Chişinău attended by Daniela Morari, representative of and Bălţi. the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration; Stela Stângaci, representative of Rising crime and corruption rates among law the Parliamentary Commission for Foreign enforcement officials was one of the topics Policy and European Integration; Dirk Lorenz, addressed during the session on 6 October. Political Officer in the Political Division of the The meeting was attended by Ion Bodrug, EU Delegation to Moldova; Victor Chirilă, Deputy Head of the Police Department of Executive Director of the Foreign Policy MIA; Vitalie Verebceanu from the Center for Association and journalists from Chişinău, Combating Economic Crime and Corruption, Comrat and Tiraspol. Ion Guzun from the Legal Resource Center; Vasile Botnaru of Radio Free Europe and The 25 March meeting was held in Tiraspol media representatives from Comrat, Bender and was dedicated to the subject of solidarity and Chişinău. among journalists. The meeting was attended by Natalia Vorobiev, President of the Union The political crisis and the need to elect a of Transnistrian Journalists; Liudmila Covali president were discussed during the Press from the newspaper Profsoiuzâie Vesti Club session held on 24 November in Bălţi. inTiraspol and journalists from Bender, Journalists and experts from Chişinău and Tiraspol, Râbniţa and Dubăsari. Balti discussed the effects of the crisis on Impartiality, separating facts from opinions, citizens and proposed ways to address them. correctness and diversity of opinions and The meeting was attended by Eugen Uruşciuc other principles of professional ethics were from Monitor Media in Bălţi, political observer discussed during the meeting in Tighina on 27 Denis Cenuşă and Cornel Ciurea from IDIS May. IJC experts, new journalists and lyceum Viitorul.
Independent Journalism Center - Ac t i v i t y r e p o r t 2011 / 27 Annual Press Club’s Top Ten Journalists of the Year Gala
Financing: OSCE Mission to Moldova, BC 2. Local Print Reporter: Ruslan “Moldova - Agroindbank”, ÎCS “RED UNION MIHALEVSKI,SP in Bălţi FENOSA” SA 3. TV Journalists: Dorina CHIRILOV, General Partner: Orange Moldova Jurnal TV Gold Sponsor: BC Moldova - Agroindbank 4. Elena ROBU-POPA, Moldova 1 Bronze Sponsor: BC Victoriabank 5. Natalia DAVIDOVICI, Publika TV 6. Radio Journalists: Valentina URSU, The17th edition of this annual gala took place Radio Free Europe on 15 December 2011 at the Mihai Eminescu 7. Vlad ŢURCANU, Radio Chişinău National Theater in Chişinău. For the first time 8. News Agency Reporter: Cornel CIOBA- in the history of the event, the winners were se- NU, AGERPRESS lected based on articles (news, feature reports, 9. Local TV Reporter: Natalia VLASOVA, investigations, relevant photos, reviews, edito- AICI TV network rials, commentaries, radio or television) they 10. Photo Reporter: Tudor IOVU, Adevărul submitted for a competition. The contest was Moldova launched by the IJC on 10 October. All submis- sions were analyzed by a jury of five members In addition, the following four special prizes who assigned points to each entry. The three were awarded. candidates with the highest scores then com- Excellence Award: for an outstanding career in peted for the prizes in each category with the journalism went to writer and journalist Valen- final decision made by the IJC Senate. tin MÂNDÂCANU. The top ten journalists in 2011 were the fol- Young Hopeful: Marina PRODIUS, Press lowing: Agency Infotag and magazine Bănci şi finanţe; Most Progress: Kommersant.md; 1. Print Journalist: Natalia HADÂRCĂ, A special prize for the investigation “Plahot- Adevărul Moldova niuc, omul cu două identităţi” (“Plahotniuc, the man with a double identity) went to Alina ŢURCANU, Adevărul Moldova.
1The jury wasOazu Nantoi (Program Director, Institute for Public Policy), Sorin Mereacre (President of the East European Foundation), Ludmila Andronic (President of the Press Council), Victor Moraru (Head of the Institute for European Integration and Political Sciences, Academy of Sciences of Moldova) and Georgeta Stepanov (Associa- te Professor of Journalism, Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences, Moldova State University). 2The IJC Senate is composed of:Alexandru Canţîr (Press Freedom Committee), Petru Macovei (Association of Independent Press), Dmitri Kalak (Ekonomiceskoe Obozrenie Logos Press), Liliana Viţu-Eşanu (Director of the News Department, Teleradio Moldova Public Broadcaster) and Vasile Spinei (Acces-Info Center).
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Library and Internet Laboratory
The IJC Resource Center subscribes to the the subscribers by email. He also consulted the main Moldovan periodicals (more than 50) visitors of the IJC Library about the resources in Romanian and Russian. The coordinator of available (book, manuals, magazines) and the the Resource Center continually updated the use of internet. IJC website and sent the IJC publications to
Independent Journalism Center - Ac t i v i t y r e p o r t 2011 / 29 Priorities for 2012
In 2012, IJC will continue:
To carry out: • information portal Media in Moldova; • short-term training for the media • electronic publication Moldova Media including conferences, debates, consultations; News (edited monthly in English). • the graduate program at the School of Advanced Journalism; To monitor: • Press Freedom Days Campaign; • legislation and developments in the • monthly meetings of the Chişinău Press legislation on freedom of expression and Club; information and to participate in drafting • Top Ten Journalists of the Year Award proposals for improving existing legislation; Gala • violations of freedom of expression and • internships with national and regional information. media. To provide: To publish: • free access to the Resource Center (IJC • Mass Media in Moldova (in Romanian, library and Internet lab); Russian and English); • free legal assistance (including court • Media Law Bulletin (in Romanian and representation) with issues related to media Russian); law, freedom of expression and journalists’ • annual report on freedom of expression in rights. Moldova (in Romanian, Russian and English;
30 / Independent Journalism Center - Ac t i v i t y r e p o r t 2011 International Affiliations
Since February 2000 IJC has been a member of the South East European Network for Professionalization of the Media (SEENPM) and since June 2001 has been a member of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX).
SEENPM IJC is the only organization in Moldova that is part of the SEENPM which brings together 17 centers and media organizations in 11 countries. Established in February 2000, this network offers training for journalists and media trainers. From 2002 to 2004, IJC was a member of the Coordinating Board.
IFEX In June 2001, IJC became a member of IFEX, an international network that brings together over 80 organizations whose main goal is to monitor freedom of expression. The most well-known product of the network is the electronic bulletin Action Alert that publishes violations of freedom of expression in member organizations. The bulletin is disseminated to a significant number of institutions and interested groups throughout the world. IJC was member of the IFEX Board from 2002 to 2005.
Independent Journalism Center - Ac t i v i t y r e p o r t 2011 / 31 Assembly of IJC founders:
Angela Sîrbu Corina Cepoi Nicolae Negru Alexandru Canţîr
IJC Senate:
Alexandru Canţîr, IMEDIA Liliana Viţu-Eşanu, Moldova 1 Dmitri Kalak, Ekonomiceskoe obozrenie Vasile Spinei, Acces-Info Center Petru Macovei, Association of Independent Press
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Nadine Gogu IJC Director, [email protected]
Corina Cepoi Director of the School of Advanced Journalism, [email protected]
Ludmila Bogheanu Coordinator, School of Advanced Journalism, [email protected]
Doina Costin/ Coordinator, Media Law Unit, Sergiu Rusanovschi [email protected]
Cristina Bobărca Program Coordinator, [email protected]
Ina Grejdeanu Program Coordinator, [email protected]
Carolina Budesco/ editor of Moldova Azi, Denis Cenuşă [email protected]
Ion Mazur Research Editor, [email protected]
Angela Maximenco Chief Accountant, [email protected]
Tamara Camerzan Accountant, [email protected]
Alexei Racu Technical Resources Coordinator, [email protected]
Boris Şosev Administrator, driver.
Volunteers Lucas Farcy Susan Coughtrie Marion Roussey Tim Schoot Viterkamp.
Independent Journalism Center - Ac t i v i t y r e p o r t 2011 / 33 - - - - Funded by MLDI SHC) (former Devenders Civil Rights MATRA SHC) (former Devenders Civil Rights Centre Journalism European in Chisi Embassy section,DFID British nau in Chisi Embassy section,DFID British nau in Moldova USA Embassy in Bucharest Finland of Embassy Democracy for Endowment National Foundation East-European Democracy for Endowment National Now Press in Bucharest Finland of Embassy in Moldova USA Embassy Ex and Research IREX (International Board) changes Ex and Research IREX (International Board) changes in Chisinau Embassy British Balance $ 4968 2923 24883 2273 17272 20918 2444 4068 -3933 -2228 Spent $ 5195 26176 15342 38935 11170 17250 6239 8550 12820 19573 42241 41600 4456 42946 20918 Received $ 10163 29099 40225 38935 13443 17272 16100 6239 10000 5513 20000 38308 41600 1599 4391 41971 767 Balance 2010 of $ 3594 -1450 7307 3641 -1599 -2163 975 -767 - Projects Unit Law Media in Moldova environment the media law Improving the media conduct regarding the legislation of the reform Lobbying elections during Autonomous Yeri in the Gagauz Media for Program Assistance Region the Road Democratization to on Protection Minority Moldova of Journalists Young Conflictthe for Reporting Boot Camp through Issues Conflict of Sensitive Coverage Media Improving Development Curriculum resoluti conflict of in support synergies - Media the Nistru Bridging in Moldova on the public of capacity professional and the instutional Strengthing Teleradio-Moldova broadcaster the public of capacity professional and the instutional Strengthing Teleradio-Moldova broadcaster the public of capacity professional and the instutional Strengthening Teleradio-Moldova broadcaster Journalism Advanced School of Chisinau Journalism Advanced School of Chisinau Journalism Advanced School of Chisinau Project Monitoring Media Index Sustainability Media in Moldova Program Media in 2010 Monitoring Election Media Financial report
34 / Independent Journalism Center - Ac t i v i t y r e p o r t 2011 - - - - Consiliul Europei Consiliul Foundation East European the Repu to Delegation Union European Moldova of blic EC/Zgd Demo for Endowment PIPA/National cracy Tiraspol Prava Institut Nezavisimai SA, Moldova-Agroind Moldova Orange SA, RED Union bank SA, Victoriabank SA Fenoza Consulting Partners Millenium Fund IJC Services services other azi.md, on Services Ad School of CSAJ(Chisinau Journalism) vanced 36553 13000 720 49416 173277 11064 88159 1000 6690 31890 3314 5975 440585 4741 11064 85172 13000 1219 1000 7410 31890 8080 5975 526094 -4741 39540 -1219 44650 87768 M aximenco Election Media Monitoring in 2010 Monitoring Election Media in 2011 Monitoring Election Media of Issues Cover to Capacity Media the Moldavian Strengthening interest Public of team the Ziarul investigative for de Garda support Emergency risk at journalists media in Moldova independent of the role Strengthening Tiraspol Prava Institut Nezavisimai of "10 journalists event Awards Annual Club's Press of Sponsorship the year" Project Monitoring Media Reserve Fund Services services other azi.md, on fees Journalism Advanced School of Chisinau TOTAL Executive director Nadine GOGU Nadine director Executive Angela Chief Accountant Financial report
Independent Journalism Center - Ac t i v i t y r e p o r t 2011 / 35 Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Fund Balance of IJC as of December 31 2011 and 2010
2010 2009 (MDL) (USD) (MDL) (USD) ASSETS Current assets Cash and cash equivalents 1937658 165612 1066752 87439 Prepayments 256425 21917 272170 22309 2194083 187528 1338922 109748
Non-current assets Non fixed assets 95602 8171 145324 11912 Fixed assets at Net Book Value 915678 78263 878776 72031 1011280 86434 1024100 83943
Total assets 3205363 273963 2363022 193690
FUND BALANCE AND LIABILITIES
Current liabilities Liabilities 217848 18619 37997 3115 217848 18619 37997 3115
Fund balance 2987515 255343 2325025 190576 Total Fund balance 3205363 273963 2363022 193690
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IJC Agenda January – December 2011
January version is available at: http://ijc.md/ bulmm/2010decembrie/BMM_dec_2010_ q Media monitoring, including media ENG.pdf from Transnistrian region and UTA- Gagauzia. In the framework of the project February „Strengthening the Moldovan Media Capacity to Cover Issues of Public Interest”. q Media monitoring, including media Funded by the EU Delegation to Moldova from Transnistrian region and UTA- under European Instrument for Democracy Gagauzia. In the framework of the project and Human Rights. „Strengthening the Moldovan Media q Daily Press Review. Funded by USAID. Capacity to Cover Issues of Public Interest”. q Chisinau Press Club meeting. In the Funded by the EU Delegation to Moldova framework of the project „Strengthening under European Instrument for Democracy the Moldovan Media Capacity to Cover and Human Rights. Issues of Public Interest”. Funded by the q Training program for the AICI network EU Delegation to Moldova under European representatives. In the framework of IREX/ Instrument for Democracy and Human Media Program in Moldova. Funded by Rights. USAID. q Training program for the TRM q Joint materials production by mixed employees. In the framework of the teams of journalists. In the framework of project „Strengthening the institutional IREX/Media Program in Moldova. Funded and professional capacity of the public by USAID. broadcaster Teleradio-Moldova”. Funded by q In house program training for the TRM the Embassy of Finland to Bucharest, NED employees. In the framework of the (National Endowment for Democracy) and project „Strengthening the institutional East-European Foundation. and professional capacity of the public q Internship for Transnistrian Journalists. broadcaster Teleradio-Moldova”. Funded by In the framework of the project the Embassy of Finland to Bucharest, NED “Strengthening professional competences (National Endowment for Democracy) and of Transnistrian journalists to cover social- East-European Foundation. economic issues”. Funded by US Embassy in q Training for the journalists from various Moldova. regions of the country. In the framework q Release of the annual report on freedom of the project “Strengthening the Moldovan of expression and information in the Media Capacity to Cover Issues of Public Republic of Moldova (2010 year). Funded Interest”. Funded by the EU Delegation to by Civil Rights Defenders (Sweden). Moldova under European Instrument for q Distribution of the December issue of Democracy and Human Rights. the analytical magazine “Mass Media in q Internship program for Transnistrian Moldova”. In the framework of the project journalists. In the framework of the project „Strengthening the Moldovan Media “Strengthening professional competences Capacity to Cover Issues of Public Interest”. of Transnistrian journalists to cover social- Funded by the EU Delegation to Moldova economic issues”. Funded by US Embassy in under European Instrument for Democracy Moldova. and Human Rights. The electronic q Release of the annual report on freedom
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of expression and information in the (Sweden). Republic of Moldova for 2010 year, q Daily Press Review. Funded by USAID. Russian and English version. Funded by Civil Rights Defenders (Sweden). April q Daily Press Review. Funded by USAID. q Media monitoring, including media March from Transnistrian region and UTA- Gagauzia. In the framework of the project q Consultancy program for the AICI „Strengthening the Moldovan Media network representatives. In the framework Capacity to Cover Issues of Public Interest”. of IREX/Media Program in Moldova. Funded by the EU Delegation to Moldova Funded by USAID. under European Instrument for Democracy q Joint materials production by mixed and Human Rights. teams of journalists. In the framework of q Training program for Transnistrian IREX/Media Program in Moldova. Funded journalists. In the framework of project by USAID. Media Program in Moldova, implemented q Chisinau Press Club meeting. In the by IREX/Moldova in partnership with IJC. framework of the project „Strengthening Funded by USAID. the Moldovan Media Capacity to Cover q Training-of-trainers. In the framework of Issues of Public Interest”. Funded by the the project „Strengthening the institutional EU Delegation to Moldova under European and professional capacity of the public Instrument for Democracy and Human broadcaster Teleradio-Moldova”. Funded by Rights. the Embassy of Finland to Bucharest, NED q Training for the journalists from various (National Endowment for Democracy) and regions of the country. In the framework East-European Foundation. of the project „Strengthening the Moldovan q Launch of the first media audience Media Capacity to Cover Issues of Public research. In the framework of the project Interest”. Funded by the EU Delegation to “Capacity building for media in Moldova Moldova under European Instrument for with the focus on the Gagauz Yeri Democracy and Human Rights. autonomous region”. Funded by Civil Rights q Joint material production by mixed Defenders”(Sweden). teams of journalists. In the framework q Joint material production by mixed teams of the project “Strengthening professional of journalists. In the framework of the competences of Transnistrian journalists to project „Strengthening the Moldovan Media cover social-economic issues”. Funded by US Capacity to Cover Issues of Public Interest”. Embassy in Moldova. Funded by the EU Delegation to Moldova q Enrolling at the Chisinau School of under European Instrument for Democracy Advanced Journalism for 2010/2011 and Human Rights. school year. Funded by Press Now q Enrolling at the Chisinau School of Organization, Embassy of Finland to Advanced Journalism for 2010/2011 Bucharest, NED (National Endowment for school year. Funded by Press Now Democracy). (www.scoaladejurnalism.md). Organization, Embassy of Finland to q Media Law Bulletin (January – February, Bucharest, NED (National Endowment for 2010). Funded by Civil Rights Defenders Democracy). (www.scoaladejurnalism.md).
38 / Independent Journalism Center - Ac t i v i t y r e p o r t 2011 IJC Agenda January – December 2011 q Daily Press Review. Funded by USAID. June May q Media monitoring, including media q Media monitoring, including media from Transnistrian region and UTA- from Transnistrian region and UTA- Gagauzia. In the framework of the project Gagauzia. In the framework of the project „Strengthening the Moldovan Media „Strengthening the Moldovan Media Capacity to Cover Issues of Public Interest”. Capacity to Cover Issues of Public Interest”. Funded by the EU Delegation to Moldova Funded by the EU Delegation to Moldova under European Instrument for Democracy under European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights. and Human Rights. q Publication of the June issue of the q Training program for the AICI network analytical magazine “Mass Media in representatives. In the framework of IREX/ Moldova”. In the framework of the project Media Program in Moldova. Funded by „Strengthening the Moldovan Media USAID. Capacity to Cover Issues of Public Interest”. q Chisinau Press Club meeting. In the Funded by the EU Delegation to Moldova framework of the project „Strengthening under European Instrument for Democracy the Moldovan Media Capacity to Cover and Human Rights. Issues of Public Interest”. Funded by the q Internship program for Transnistrian EU Delegation to Moldova under European journalists. In the framework of IREX/ Instrument for Democracy and Human Media Program in Moldova. Funded by Rights. USAID. q Internship program for Transnistrian q Training program for mass-media from journalists. In the framework of IREX/ Gagauz-Yeri autonomous region. In the Media Program in Moldova. Funded by framework of the project “Capacity building USAID. for media in Moldova with the focus on the q Training program for mass-media from Gagauz Yeri autonomous region”. Funded by Gagauz-Yeri autonomous region. In the Civil Rights Defenders”(Sweden). framework of the project “Capacity building q Implementation of the media assistance for media in Moldova with the focus on the program. In the framework of the Gagauz Yeri autonomous region”. Funded by project “Capacity building for media in Civil Rights Defenders”(Sweden). Moldova with the focus on the Gagauz Yeri q Public presentation of the graduation autonomous region”. Funded by Civil Rights works of the Chisinau School of Advanced Defenders”(Sweden). Journalism graduates. Funded by Press q Daily Press Review. Funded by USAID. Now Organization, Embassy of Finland to Bucharest, NED (National Endowment for July Democracy). (www.scoaladejurnalism.md). q Media Law Bulletin (March – April, 2010). Funded by Civil Rights Defenders (Sweden). q Media monitoring, including media q Daily Press Review. Funded by USAID. from Transnistrian region and UTA- Gagauzia. In the framework of the project „Strengthening the Moldovan Media Capacity to Cover Issues of Public Interest”.
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Funded by the EU Delegation to Moldova International Moldova in partnership under European Instrument for Democracy with the IJC. Funded by the East Europe and Human Rights. Foundation, with resources ensured by q Distribution of the June issue of the the Swedish Agency for International analytical magazine “Mass Media in Development, (Sida/Asdi), The Ministry of Moldova”. In the framework of the project Foreign Affairs of Denmark /DANIDA, the „Strengthening the Moldovan Media US Agency for International Development Capacity to Cover Issues of Public Interest”. (USAID) and Black Sea Trust for Regional Funded by the EU Delegation to Moldova Cooperation. under European Instrument for Democracy q Media Law Bulletin (May – June, 2011). and Human Rights. Funded by Civil Rights Defenders (Sweden). q Chisinau Press Club meeting. In the framework of the project „Strengthening August the Moldovan Media Capacity to Cover Issues of Public Interest”. Funded by the q Training program for mass-media from EU Delegation to Moldova under European Gagauz-Yeri autonomous region. In Instrument for Democracy and Human the framework of the project “Capacity Rights. building for media in Moldova with the q Joint material production. In the focus on the Gagauz Yeri autonomous framework of the project “Strengthening region”. Funded by Civil Rights the Moldovan Media Capacity to Cover Defenders”(Sweden). Issues of Public Interest”. Funded by the q Implementation of the media assistance EU Delegation to Moldova under European program. In the framework of the Instrument for Democracy and Human project “Capacity building for media in Rights. Moldova with the focus on the Gagauz Yeri q Training program for mass-media from autonomous region”. Funded by Civil Rights Gagauz-Yeri autonomous region. In the Defenders”(Sweden). framework of the project “Capacity building for media in Moldova with the focus on the September Gagauz Yeri autonomous region”. Funded by q Classes start at the Chisinau School Civil Rights Defenders”(Sweden). of Advanced Journalism. Funded by q Implementation of the media assistance the National Endowment for Democracy program. In the framework of the (NED), Embassy of Finland (Bucharest), project “Capacity building for media in and Netherlands organization Free Press Moldova with the focus on the Gagauz Yeri Unlimited. Details: www.scoaladejurnalism. autonomous region”. Funded by Civil Rights md Defenders”(Sweden). q Summer Camp for graduates of q Workshop „The International Criminal Chisinau School of Advanced Journalism Court and its importance for Republic of (September 9-11) within the project Moldova”. In the frame work of the project “Human Rights-Media empowering the “Human Rights – Media empowering public”. Funded by Amnesty International the public” implemented by the Amnesty Moldova
40 / Independent Journalism Center - Ac t i v i t y r e p o r t 2011 IJC Agenda January – December 2011 q Chisinau Press Club meeting. In the October framework of the project „Strengthening the Moldovan Media Capacity to Cover q Workshop organized in the framework Issues of Public Interest”. Funded by the of the project “Human Rights – Media EU Delegation to Moldova under European empowering the public” implemented by Instrument for Democracy and Human the Amnesty International Moldova in Rights. partnership with the IJC. Funded by the East q Workshop organized in the frame work Europe Foundation, with resources ensured of the project “Human Rights – Media by the Swedish Agency for International empowering the public” implemented by Development, (Sida/Asdi), The Ministry of the Amnesty International Moldova in Foreign Affairs of Denmark /DANIDA, the partnership with the IJC. Funded by the US Agency for International Development East Europe Foundation, with resources (USAID) and Black Sea Trust for Regional ensured by the Swedish Agency for Cooperation. International Development, (Sida/Asdi), q Media monitoring, including media The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark from Transnistrian region and UTA- /DANIDA, the US Agency for International Gagauzia. In the framework of the project Development (USAID) and Black Sea Trust „Strengthening the Moldovan Media for Regional Cooperation. Capacity to Cover Issues of Public Interest”. q Media monitoring, including media Funded by the EU Delegation to Moldova from Transnistrian region and UTA- under European Instrument for Democracy Gagauzia. In the framework of the project and Human Rights. „Strengthening the Moldovan Media q Training program for mass-media from Capacity to Cover Issues of Public Interest”. Gagauz-Yeri autonomous region. In the Funded by the EU Delegation to Moldova framework of the project “Capacity building under European Instrument for Democracy for media in Moldova with the focus on the and Human Rights. Gagauz Yeri autonomous region”. Funded by q Training program for mass-media from Civil Rights Defenders” (Sweden). Gagauz-Yeri autonomous region. In q Implementation of the media assistance the framework of the project “Capacity program. In the framework of the building for media in Moldova with the project “Capacity building for media in focus on the Gagauz Yeri autonomous Moldova with the focus on the Gagauz Yeri region”. Funded by Civil Rights autonomous region”. Funded by Civil Rights Defenders”(Sweden). Defenders”(Sweden). q Implementation of the media assistance q Training program for journalists. In the program. In the framework of the framework of the project “Capacity building project “Capacity building for media in for media in Moldova with the focus on the Moldova with the focus on the Gagauz Yeri Gagauz Yeri autonomous region”. Funded by autonomous region”. Funded by Civil Rights Civil Rights Defenders” (Sweden). Defenders”(Sweden). q Daily Press Review. Funded by USAID. q Daily Press Review. Funded by USAID.
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November q Daily Press Review. Funded by USAID.
q Chisinau Press Club meeting. In the Permanent activities / long-term projects framework of the project „Strengthening q Chisinau School of Advanced Journalism. the Moldovan Media Capacity to Cover The project was initially implemented in Issues of Public Interest”. Funded by the partnership with the Missouri School of EU Delegation to Moldova under European Journalism, Press Now and CFPJ journalists’ Instrument for Democracy and Human training center in Paris. Funded by the Rights. National Endowment for Democracy q Implementation of the media assistance (NED), Embassy of Finland (Bucharest), program. In the framework of the and Netherlands organization Free Press project “Capacity building for media in Unlimited. Details: www.scoaladejurnalism. Moldova with the focus on the Gagauz Yeri md autonomous region”. Funded by Civil Rights q The project „Strengthening the Moldovan Defenders”(Sweden). Media Capacity to Cover Issues of Public q Media monitoring, including media Interest”. Funded by the EU Delegation to from Transnistrian region and UTA- Moldova under European Instrument for Gagauzia. In the framework of the project Democracy and Human Rights. „Strengthening the Moldovan Media q The project “Capacity building for media in Capacity to Cover Issues of Public Interest”. Moldova with the focus on the Gagauz Yeri Funded by the EU Delegation to Moldova autonomous region”. Funded by Civil Rights under European Instrument for Democracy Defenders”(Sweden). and Human Rights. q Free legal assistance for journalists q Daily Press Review. Funded by USAID. (including in-court representation) on issues related to freedom of expression and journalists’ professional rights. Funded by December Media Legal Defence Initiative Resource library for journalists and Internet q Publication of the December issue of access. Monday through Friday. 10.00- the analytical magazine “Mass Media in 18.00. Lunch break: 12.00-14.00 Moldova”. In the framework of the project „Strengthening the Moldovan Media Capacity to Cover Issues of Public Interest”. Funded by the EU Delegation to Moldova under European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights. q Annual Press Club meeting and the Ten Best Journalists of the Year Award Ceremony. Financing: OSCE Mission to Moldova, BC “Moldova - Agroindbank”, ÎCS “RED UNION FENOSA” SA General Partner: Orange Moldova. Gold Sponsor: BC Moldova – Agroindbank. Bronze Sponsor: BC Victoriabank
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