By Georgy Kalatozishvili, Tbilisi. Exclusively for Vestnik Kavkaza
The Georgian capital is hosting a Russian-Georgian forum dedicated to the role of the mass media in crisis times again. It has become a tradition and remains an extraordinary event. This does not, however, mean that journalists and experts pay less attention to it. In recent years, the festival's organizers have turned the forum into a comfortable platform for exchanging opinions, ideas, visions of the roles of mass media in development of a multi-faceted dialogue on the most topical modern problems and the main tendencies in the sector of mass communications. Clearly, some of the main topics were Russian-Georgian relations, the situation in the South Caucasus and the crisis in Ukraine.
The North-South Politological Center always manages to gather a very impressive delegation of journalists and experts from Russia and abroad.
Matvey Alexeyev, the director of the foreign communications service of Rambler, presented a report entitled “Evolution of the mass media – information + content” on the first day of the forum. Alexeyev expressed a non-trivial opinion about the role of the Internet and the influence of the phenomenon on other mass media. Film director Roman Gazenko presented a documentary about events in the Pacific Ocean around Sakhalin Island.
A report entitled “Ukraine: on both sides of the conflict” by Marina Ahmedova of Russky Reportyor was one of the highlights of the first day.
Debates were fierce but focused on finding a peaceful solution to the conflict. “Obviously, we expressed different opinions about the events in Ukraine and could hardly “over-talk” or dissuade each other. But such forums are fruitful because everyone has an opportunity to adduce reasons and hear other opinions,” journalist Artemv Avakimov of Georgia’s TV3 Channel told Vestnik Kavkaza.
Maybe the understanding of the importance of dialogue was what predetermined the friendly atmosphere of the first day of the forum.
turns into a platform for exchange of opinions and ideasBy Georgy Kalatozishvili, Tbilisi. Exclusively for Vestnik KavkazaThe Georgian capital is hosting a Russian-Georgian forum dedicated to the role of the mass media in crisis times again. It has become a tradition and remains an extraordinary event. This does not, however, mean that journalists and experts pay less attention to it. In recent years, the festival's organizers have turned the forum into a comfortable platform for exchanging opinions, ideas, visions of the roles of mass media in development of a multi-faceted dialogue on the most topical modern problems and the main tendencies in the sector of mass communications. Clearly, some of the main topics were Russian-Georgian relations, the situation in the South Caucasus and the crisis in Ukraine.The North-South Politological Center always manages to gather a very impressive delegation of journalists and experts from Russia and abroad.Matvey Alexeyev, the director of the foreign communications service of Rambler, presented a report entitled “Evolution of the mass media – information + content” on the first day of the forum. Alexeyev expressed a non-trivial opinion about the role of the Internet and the influence of the phenomenon on other mass media. Film director Roman Gazenko presented a documentary about events in the Pacific Ocean around Sakhalin Island.A report entitled “Ukraine: on both sides of the conflict” by Marina Ahmedova of Russky Reportyor was one of the highlights of the first day.Debates were fierce but focused on finding a peaceful solution to the conflict. “Obviously, we expressed different opinions about the events in Ukraine and could hardly “over-talk” or dissuade each other. But such forums are fruitful because everyone has an opportunity to adduce reasons and hear other opinions,” journalist Artemv Avakimov of Georgia’s TV3 Channel told Vestnik Kavkaza.Maybe the understanding of the importance of dialogue was what predetermined the friendly atmosphere of the first day of the for
