BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 3. All conditions have
been created in Azerbaijan for the dignified performance of the
media function of preparing objective and impartial information
arising from public interests, both on socio-political and legal
grounds, Executive Director of the Media Development Agency of
Azerbaijan Ahmad Ismailov said, Trend reports.
He made the statement during the forum on “Public Processes in
the Plane of Media”.
According to him, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham
Aliyev has always highly assessed the role of the media as one of
the main sources of information on events taking place in society
and has always emphasized that he attaches great importance to its
function of public control.
He emphasized that, thanks to today’s forum, the foundation of
new experiences is being laid in terms of trends arising from the
modern requirements and pace of development of Azerbaijani media,
as well as society’s expectations from the media. The forum,
dedicated to the theme Public Processes in the Plane of Media, is
designed both to effectively organize a dialogue between the state
and the media and to raise the function of the media in providing
society with socially significant information to a more effective
level.
“The creation of a dialog between the state and the media, which
is of practical importance, emerged at the same time as a social
order in society. From the point of view of preventing the
emergence of a disinformation vacuum in public opinion, preventing
the pollution of our country’s information environment, and
ensuring dialog between the state and the media based on
professional principles, this is exceptional,” Ismailov added.
To note, Baku is hosting a forum on “Public Processes in the
Media Plane” organized by the Media Development Agency of
Azerbaijan.
The event will include panel sessions on “Proper use of media in
the fight against drug addiction”, “Proper media coverage of social
problems and sensitive topics such as domestic violence and early
marriage,” “Effective fight against cyberbullying in media and
cyber education”, and “Media agenda in the Year of Solidarity for a
Green World”.
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