Azerbaijan ensures freedom of speech and media
By Aynur Jafarova
Azerbaijan is ensuring the freedom of speech and media, and the country is experiencing a boom in the social media.
This remark was made by Director General of Azerbaijan's state-run Telegraph Agency (AzerTag) Aslan Aslanov at a roundtable titled 'Media transformation in the digital age: new development trend', held as part of the fourth Baku International Humanitarian Forum on October 3.
Aslanov said today the electronic media have already begun replacing the traditional media outlets, and the traditional media outlets should not oppose the innovations, but rather support them.
The roundtable consists of three panels, which focus on the following topics: 'Problems of journalism in the 21st century amid intercultural dialogue and the dialogue of civilizations', 'The social media boom: a new target for journalism in information societies', and 'Place and role of media in covering the humanitarian problems of modern science in the context of globalization'.
Baku International Humanitarian Forum, initiated in 2010 by President Aliyev and former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, is a high-profile global scientific and political platform for tackling the challenges facing humanity in the 21st century, holding dialogue, discussions and exchange of views on a wide range of issues of humanitarian cooperation.
Well-known politicians, representatives of the socio-political circles, scholars and figures of culture are attending the two-day forum. Within the framework of the forum, the participants will make tours to Azerbaijan's regions, particularly to Nakhchivan, Lankaran, Guba and Gabala on October 4-5.