YEREVAN, MARCH 19, NOYAN TAPAN. An English handbook entitled "From Journalists to Journalists" was published within the framework of the "Role of Mass Media in Covering Government" program of the British Council. Its presentation took place on March 16. In the words of Davit Alaverdian, the editor-in-chief of the "Mediamax" information agency, main principles concerning the journalism genres and mastery, professional peculiarities are involved in the book. In his words, the book can serve as a guidebook both for beginner and for experienced journalists. "30 Armenian, Georgian and Azerbaijani journalists attempted in this handbook to unite the knowledge and experience that they had got during the ten-day training organized in London in July, 2006," D. Alaverdian mentioned. He expressed a hope that the Armenian and Russian translations of the handbook will also be published in future. In the words of Tony Crocker, the British Council Armenian Office Director, the "Role of Media in Covering Government" program started in 2006, with the assistance of the UN Development Programme Yerevan Office. The goal of the program is to develop skills of mass media in covering government programs, stimulate effective cooperation among mass media and state structures.

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