YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. A seminar on the theme "Introduction of Self-Regulation Mechanisms in Armenian Mass Media" was held in Yerevan on September 23-24. Representatives of mass media, Armenian public and international organizations, foreign experts participated in the seminar. Organizers of the seminar were the OSCE Yerevan Office, Yerevan Press Club and the Public Television and Radio Company of Armenia, in cooperation with the UNESCO Moscow Office. Reports on the theme "Is being accoutable compesated?", "First steps in Armenia: How effective are they?" and "Process of introducing systems of responsibility of press in Armenia in the context of international approaches" were presented on the first working day of the seminar. They were presented by Guardian (Great Britain) newspaper editor Ian Mayes, Aravot newspaper editor-in-chief Aram Abrahamian and Yerevan Press Club Chairman Boris Navasardian. The latter, particularly, mentioned that "the most important precondition for introducing systems of media responsibility is being free."

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