CAMEL Nr. 19 / September 2001 |
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AN EXILED TAJIK JOURNALIST SEES THE SITUATION OF THE MEDIA AS ENCOURAGING Back to his country for the first time after nine years of exile, the journalist Oleg Panfilov considers that the Tajik media shows positive changes and has good prospects of development. By Nurridin Karshiboev, journalist, Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
PRIVATE TAJIK RADIO STATION AGAINST "IDEOLOGICAL INFLUENCE" OF UZBEKISTAN In Khudjand, North of Tajikistan, Radio Tiroz, the first private station broadcasting in the country aims at "protecting the information space" of its region from "ideological influence" of Uzbekistan. By Nargis Zakirova, journalist, Khudjand, Tajikistan |
WITHOUT ANY DAILY NEWSPAPER, TAJIK PUBLIC DEPRIVED OF ESSENTIAL NEWS Without any private daily newspaper, the Tajik public can be kept ignorant of such events like the assassination of a minister for several days, even in the very town where the event takes place By Turko Dikaev, independent journalist, Kulyab, Tajikistan |
THE POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF MEDIA-HOLDINGS IN KIRGIZSTAN Some experts fear the development of media-holdings in Kirgizstan, which could turn into pure propaganda machines, as it already happened during last year presidential elections. By Igor Grebenschikov, independent journalist, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
IN SOUTHERN KIRGIZSTAN JOURNALISTS THINK TWICE BEFORE TO INVESTIGATE Journalists in the South of Kyrgyzstan do not initiate themselves investigations, on one hand because of their lack of professionalism, on the other hand, because of lack of incentives and material resources. By Kamil Satkanbaev, journalist, Kyrgzstan |
SELF- CENSORSHIP IN UZBEKISTAN: BROAD ACCEPTANCE WITHOUT CLEAR DEFINITION The majority of Uzbek journalists affirm that self-censorship is justified, even if they fail to give a common and comprehensive definition of it. By Alisher Taksanov, independent journalist, Uzbekistan |
"TASHKENTSKAYA PRAVDA" MIGHT NOT CHALLENGE CENSORSHIP ANYMORE "Tashkentskaya Pravda", the only Uzbekistan newspaper to challenge censorship no longer exists in its prior form, after its redaction has been placed under the authority of a new editor-in-chief. By Iskandar Khamrokh, journalist, Uzbekistan |
INDEPENDENCE DAY IN UZBEKISTAN: TEN YEARS OF DECLINE FOR THE UZBEK MEDIA In ten years, the pompous declarations about democratic reforms which accompanied the independence of the country have turned into empty words, as the situation of the media shows. By Erkin Ozod, journalist, Uzbekistan |
THE MONTH IN REVIEW: AUGUST 2001 |