Alexander Iskandaryan: Armenian society creates problems for itself

PanARMENIAN.Net - "I believe we're very passive as a society and as journalists. Just look at the number of materials published by Armenian media. I mean not their own materials, but those published in Azeri or Turkish media," Eurointegration Social Organization Chairman, Karen Bekaryan told a news conference.



According to him, Armenian journalists always miss out on important factor: information streams or "information wars" play crucial role in international relations. "We don't even realize that we are willingly or, perhaps, on our own initiatives, contributing to the interests of the opposite party," stated Bekaryan, citing the incident when the road map agreement was published in Sabah Turkish newspaper. "Someone reprinted the material and the public was wondering whether the information is reliable. Yet, we'd never undertake such a step towards Turkish society. Still, we're forgetting that we're at informational and psychological war."



Alexander Iskandaryan , Caucasus Institute Director begged to disagree, stating that the problem lies in the state the society is in. "Armenian society is currently in a state where it could turn any event into a problem. Afterwards, articles start to appear in the media, saying that we've once again "sold" the Krabakh. This reflects the state of society but not the state of journalists. Journalists are just allowing themselves to be run by the society," Armenian politologist stated.