MP: Proposed changes in mass media law won't violate source protectionOctober 28, 2021 - 19:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's proposed amendments in the law on mass media will not violate the principle of source protection, lawmaker Sargis Khandanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party said on Thursday, October 28. Khandanyan said the matter has been "mostly misunderstood or manipulated", maintaining that the draft proposal does not hinder the protection of sources or compel a journalist to reveal the identity of an anonymous source they used for a story. The MP cited Article 5 of the country's law on mass media, which says the persons engaged in media activity and journalists shall not be obliged to disclose their sources of information, and said nothing will change there. On October 19, Artur Hovhannisyan from the Civil Contract party proposed amendments to the Law on Mass Media, that would effectively ban the use of unidentified sources. One of the amendments would make media outlets liable for slander if they cite an unidentified source who is deemed to have defamed or insulted someone. Minister of Justice Karen Adreasyan said earlier that a journalist would not be obliged to reveal an anonymous source, but they also would not be exempt from liability. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |