Mary is from Mokhratagh village of Martakert region Source of this picture is https://ishrarmenia.am/998/ Mary's whole life was spent in Artsakh. He was born in Mokhratagh village of Martakert region. He graduated from secondary school, continued at Artsakh State University, then got married, and since 2009 they have lived in the city of Martakert. Worked as a teacher. His roots in Artsakh go back a long time, at
The First Days of the War – Memories with Tears Yaroslav, Yaryna, Svitlana Selivanova It is night, almost morning, and everyone is still asleep. Three explosions are heard, water and electricity are briefly cut off. What is this? Explosions across the country, it has begun – it’s all over the social media. I can’t believe it, I’m getting ready to go to work and tell my husband to
A Berlin Trip During My Internship Hello! As you already know, I’m Rima from Armenia, continuing my internship at IGFM. From November 26th to 29th, I had the opportunity to visit Berlin as part of my internship program. During this trip, we met with several NGOs, members of the Bundestag, and participated in a conference. These were truly remarkable days—both highly informative and exciting. Alongside our professional engagements, we explored
l. Dr. Sonja Müller Trainee in Berlin As part of the media actor training project, a representative of the Ukrainian section, together with representatives of the German and Armenian sections, visited a number of organizations and took an active part in meetings from November 26 to 29. The meetings were diverse, interesting, and useful. Many new acquaintances, information, and hopes for fruitful interaction. Each meeting revealed a
Visit to the Hessian State Parliament On November 20, 2024, as part of the program and internship, interns from the Armenian and Ukrainian sections, together with representatives of the German section, visited the Landtag of Hesse (German: Hessischer Landtag) - the parliament of the state of Hesse. During the meeting, we met and had the opportunity to ask questions to deputies Martina Feldmeyer and Miriam Dahlke (representatives of the Union
Get to know - Selivanova Svetlana - trainee from Ukraine Selivanova Svetlana Participant of the project for training media actors, section of Ukraine. I am 47 years old, married, have 3 children - two sons and a daughter. I have a higher education. I learned about the launch of the project from the IAC (information and Analytical Center) ISHR telegram channel in July 2024, followed the link to the page
Within the framework of the "Training of Media Actors" program, another series of seminars was held in Shirak region. For more than twenty novice journalists and activists who applied to participate in the program, the program's expert group prepared a publicly accessible course on the basic principles of journalism, doing no harm, reporting, providing accurate information, and related topics. The project is funded by the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The subject of the course was disinformation and its various manifestations in the mass media. The main speaker of the topic was Simon Sargsyan, international journalist, https://mitk.am/, the founder and author of the US/EU English-language websites https://JazzBluesNews.com and https://JazzBlues.EU . The topic seems to be well-known and has been discussed many times, but in reality, in order to recognize misinformation and not become a victim of its influence, one
The subject of the course is disinformation and its various manifestations in the mass media. WHAT IS DISINFORMATION? "Disinformation is the intentional dissemination of false or distorted information with the intent to deceive or manipulate, but the actual goals can be diverse, from political and social influence to financial fraud." TYPES OF DISINFORMATION FAKE NEWS Fake news is created to hide the real thing, create panic, etc., because a
The first block meeting of the group was held within the framework of the "Training of Media Actors" program in one of the rest areas of Aghveran. The topics of the first meeting were more relevant from the point of view of understanding the ambiguous reality of today's Armenian news, maintaining clarity and ethics in journalistic activity. While the materials of the seminars were extensive, they were interactive in nature,
