2024-07-29 09:03:22
The position of the Council of the Public Broadcaster regarding the publication of the Director of the Public Radio Garegin Khumaryan:
“2024 On February 5, the director of the Public Radio Company, Garegin Khumaryan, published his article on the media’s website, disputing the views expressed by RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who was hosted on the “Safe Environment” program a few days ago.
The fact that the director of Public Radio criticizes the prime minister does not contain anything unusual, it is not even the first case and cannot have any principled objection in a democratic country. However, such arbitrary use of the public media causes the Public Broadcaster Council to be perplexed.
According to the board, the director of the radio company appears to have abused his authority and official position by using the authority of Public Radio and the official website to present his opinion unchallenged and to ensure maximum response.
In addition, interviews with the first figures of the state all over the world do not imply a debate, which Garegin Khumaryan used as an opportunity to describe the work of interviewer Baregham Ghukasyan as “bad journalism” and “not meeting the expectations” of the listeners, which is also worrying.
According to that, the Council will soon examine the conformity of the actions of the director of the Public Radio Company, Garegin Khumaryan, with ethical and legal norms.