YPC, Yerevan, 31 Oct 2008 – On October 29 the office of Yerevan Press Club hosted another session of the Media Ethics Observatory. The mission of MEO (formed on March 10, 2007 by the heads of Armenian media who supported the YPC self-regulation initiative) consists in considering the complaints-appeals regarding the violation of the Code of Conduct of Media Representatives and giving its opinion on them. Currently the Code of Conduct and its addendum, the Declaration on Election and Referendum Coverage Principles, are signed by heads of 31 media. The initiative is also supported by 8 journalistic associations.
During the session of October 29 three issues were considered. The first one dealt with the possibilities of mediation by the MEO in cases when a complaint is brought against a medium that has not signed the Code of Conduct. The second issue regarded the procedure of presenting MEO expert opinion, if a medium/journalist who is a party of a court suit applies with a corresponding request. And finally, it was agreed upon to hold in the nearest future another meeting of media heads that joined the self-regulation initiative.
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