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The Lithuanian embassy in Baku hosted a seminar on media issues for local journalists last week.
Lithuanian Journalists Union, the School of Communications, the leading Lithuanian training company, and the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry have implemented "The role of media in election campaign: journalists` training" project.
The partners have organized training seminars for the journalists of South Caucasus countries.
The Lithuanian Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Mr. Kestutis Kudzmanas, and Chairman of the Lithuanian Journalists Union, Mr. Dainius Radzevicius granted certificates of achievement to participants in conclusion of the seminar.
The implementers of the project are seeking to contribute to fostering professional media in South Caucasus states that could guarantee the dissemination of valuable information.
The purpose of this three-day seminar was to share Lithuanian media`s experience, gained in 18 years, in protecting human rights, media rights and journalism ethics, as well as to overview media regulations and various aspects of their application.
The role of media is highly important during critical stages of democratic development, such as elections.
In this project, we will pay particular attention to the role of media during elections; analyze the particularities of electoral campaign and its confines, the influence of media on public opinion, and issues of journalism ethics and responsibility.
They will share the best practises of Lithuanian and other EU countries` experience crafting media`s self-regulation mechanisms, and the Journalists and Editors Ethics Code.
The partners are planning to hold five educational seminars during the project - two in Azerbaijan, two in Georgia and one in Armenia.
Overall, 90 journalists (30 from each country) representing national, regional and local media will be trained.