Director of the Public Foundation for Support and Development of National Mass Media has been appointed.
Alexandra Kolesnichenko was appointed Director of the Public Foundation for Support and Development of National Mass Media.
Second phase of assistance to veteran journalists under the "Xavfsiz yordam" ("Safe help") project
During the spread of coronavirus, while strengthening related lockdown measures, the Public Foundation for Support and Development of National Mass Media within the framework of the "Xavfsiz yordam" ("Safe Help") project carried out the first phase of assistance to veterans of Golden Fund of Journalism and provided them with food kits.
Mass-media foundation is to provide support for veterans of journalism.
Continuing the project "Safe Help", a list of 100 representatives of journalism and telecommunications has been compiled. The list is based on veterans who have worked in journalism for many years, as well as journalists who are recovering their health and need social support due to various family circumstances.
Statement
The last two incidents related to the media have caused discontent among the public. In particular, the website Effect.uz (registered as a media outlet under the number 1323) contacted the Public Foundation for Support and Development of National Mass Media with the statement that their website was suspended for several hours due to the publication of critical material.
“Safe Help” – a charity project
The lockdown days in Uzbekistan have become a serious test both for the economy and for the population. Particularly affected were the people who did not have financial savings and were on the verge of poverty, even with a well-functioning economy.
Regular meeting was held online
The regular meeting of the Public Council under the Public Foundation for the Support and Development of National Mass Media was held online.
Dear journalists and bloggers!
As you already know, a case of coronavirus infection has been identified in Uzbekistan. Today at a press briefing in the Cabinet of Ministers it was announced that a number of measures had been taken in the country to counter the spread of infection.
The official Telegram channel “Koronavirus Info” launched.
For reliable and prompt informing of the population of Uzbekistan about the events associated with the spread of coronavirus, the official Koronavirus info channel (@koronavirusinfouz) was created.
Concerning the mitigation of criminal penalties for defamation and insult
According to the decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, No. PP-4551 dated December 13 2019, the Agency for Information and Mass Communications developed and published for public discussion proposals on the abolition of criminal penalties for defamation and insult related to imprisonment.
The second Central Asia Judicial Dialogue March 5-6, 2020, Samarkand.
“The second Central Asia Judicial Dialogue”, organized in cooperation with the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir, the Agency for Information and Mass Communications and the Public Foundation for the Support and Development of National Mass Media.