Armenia and the information war

[Mos]

Re: Armenia and the information war

Isn't Euronews British based? In that case it makes perfect sense since British are big Azeri supports (e.g. BP & Azerbaijan Oil)

[Federate]

Re: Armenia and the information war

Isn't Euronews British based? In that case it makes perfect sense since British are big Azeri supports (e.g. BP & Azerbaijan Oil)

Euronews is a multilingual and pan-European television news channel launched on January 1, 1993 in Lyon. It covers world news from a European perspective,[1] in many languages.

In 2008 Euronews is distributed to 248 million households in 135 countries worldwide. It reached more than 177 million European households by cable, satellite and terrestrial. This compared with 167 million European households for CNN International, 124 million for BBC World News and 65 million for CNBC Europe.[2][3] In terms of audience, Euronews is the most watched news channel in Europe, in front of CNN International and BBC World.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euronews

[Federate]

Re: Armenia and the information war

Armenian soldier curses Serzh Sargsyan, asks to stop Karabakh’s occupation - VIDEO
04 February 2010 [19:20] - Today.Az


Armenian family of 5 persons, as well as 6 Armenian soldiers in Azerbaijani captivity are currently at a military unit of the Azerbaijani Defense of Azerbaijan, according to Azerbaijan’s local Khazar TV (www.xezerxeber.com).

The video footage that the TV channel aired on Feb. 3 showed that all necessary conditions have been provided for Armenians in Azerbaijan; they smoke, watch television, DVD-player, etc.

The footage shows the 52-ear old Yegishe Gevorgyan telling how he ran away with his family to Azerbaijan to protest intolerable conditions in Armenia, how monopoly that prevails in all areas in the country.

One of the soldiers voiced appeal to Armenia’s Supreme Commander Serzh Sargsyan, in which he said Nagorno-Karabakh is a territory of not Armenia, but Azerbaijan. The soldier also uttered uncultured statement addressed to the Armenian President.

Day.Az

WATCH VIDEO HERE

http://www.today.az/news/politics/60910.html

[ashot24]

Re: Armenia and the information war

Armenian soldier curses Serzh Sargsyan, asks to stop Karabakh’s occupation - VIDEO
04 February 2010 [19:20] - Today.Az


Armenian family of 5 persons, as well as 6 Armenian soldiers in Azerbaijani captivity are currently at a military unit of the Azerbaijani Defense of Azerbaijan, according to Azerbaijan’s local Khazar TV (www.xezerxeber.com).

The video footage that the TV channel aired on Feb. 3 showed that all necessary conditions have been provided for Armenians in Azerbaijan; they smoke, watch television, DVD-player, etc.

The footage shows the 52-ear old Yegishe Gevorgyan telling how he ran away with his family to Azerbaijan to protest intolerable conditions in Armenia, how monopoly that prevails in all areas in the country.

One of the soldiers voiced appeal to Armenia’s Supreme Commander Serzh Sargsyan, in which he said Nagorno-Karabakh is a territory of not Armenia, but Azerbaijan. The soldier also uttered uncultured statement addressed to the Armenian President.

Day.Az

WATCH VIDEO HERE

http://www.today.az/news/politics/60910.html

Then he is not Armenian, but Azerbaijani.

[Mos]

Re: Armenia and the information war

Armenian soldier curses Serzh Sargsyan, asks to stop Karabakh’s occupation - VIDEO
04 February 2010 [19:20] - Today.Az


Armenian family of 5 persons, as well as 6 Armenian soldiers in Azerbaijani captivity are currently at a military unit of the Azerbaijani Defense of Azerbaijan, according to Azerbaijan’s local Khazar TV (www.xezerxeber.com).

The video footage that the TV channel aired on Feb. 3 showed that all necessary conditions have been provided for Armenians in Azerbaijan; they smoke, watch television, DVD-player, etc.

The footage shows the 52-ear old Yegishe Gevorgyan telling how he ran away with his family to Azerbaijan to protest intolerable conditions in Armenia, how monopoly that prevails in all areas in the country.

One of the soldiers voiced appeal to Armenia’s Supreme Commander Serzh Sargsyan, in which he said Nagorno-Karabakh is a territory of not Armenia, but Azerbaijan. The soldier also uttered uncultured statement addressed to the Armenian President.

Day.Az

WATCH VIDEO HERE

http://www.today.az/news/politics/60910.html

Azeris just cut a deal with him. They probably gave him amnesty or something in exchange for saying those things. Azeris say similar things when they escape to Armenia.

[Haykakan]

Re: Armenia and the information war

Armenian soldier curses Serzh Sargsyan, asks to stop Karabakh’s occupation - VIDEO
04 February 2010 [19:20] - Today.Az


Armenian family of 5 persons, as well as 6 Armenian soldiers in Azerbaijani captivity are currently at a military unit of the Azerbaijani Defense of Azerbaijan, according to Azerbaijan’s local Khazar TV (www.xezerxeber.com).

The video footage that the TV channel aired on Feb. 3 showed that all necessary conditions have been provided for Armenians in Azerbaijan; they smoke, watch television, DVD-player, etc.

The footage shows the 52-ear old Yegishe Gevorgyan telling how he ran away with his family to Azerbaijan to protest intolerable conditions in Armenia, how monopoly that prevails in all areas in the country.

One of the soldiers voiced appeal to Armenia’s Supreme Commander Serzh Sargsyan, in which he said Nagorno-Karabakh is a territory of not Armenia, but Azerbaijan. The soldier also uttered uncultured statement addressed to the Armenian President.

Day.Az

WATCH VIDEO HERE

http://www.today.az/news/politics/60910.html

Lets see, the guy is complaining about monopoly thus he moves to azerbadjan where its is basicaly a monarchy now. These azeris never stop making fools of themselves.

[Karabed]

Re: Armenia and the information war

I have sent it too, thanks Federate.

[Siggie]

Re: Armenia and the information war

I edited the letter further, just so we're not all sending in exactly the same thing. The version below is the one I sent.

Dear EuroNews,

As a regular viewer, I am appalled by the bias presented in your February 3, 2010 report about Nagorno-Karabakh, titled "Forgotten Victims of a Frozen Conflict." It was one-sided in its entirety and presented the "news" on a very fragile and sensitive issue from such a biased perspective that it would be more accurate to call it an editorial piece than a news report. What you have reported falls far below the standards of professional journalism.

Wording such as "Azerbaijani land" or allegations of disputed massacres do not help the situation, but only distort facts and spread lies. Using figures such as "16-20% of Azerbaijan is occupied" without proper investigation attests to the unprofessionalism of this report. Mentioning 1 million Azerbaijani refugees (the figure is actually much lower) while ignoring the hundreds of thousands of Armenian refugees is another example of how this report has failed to uphold the basics of neutrality in journalism.

You originally had produced a much less-biased piece about Nagorno-Karabakh. It is quite unfortunate and an enormous disappointment to your viewers that you compromised your ethics and integrity in response to government pressure and propaganda from Azerbaijan.

Facts are not determined by government pressure; they are the unbiased reality and it is the professional duty of a news source to report FACTS rather than government peddled propoganda. It is fine to present the position of the Azerbaijani government, however responsible reporters ought to also report the Armenian side and, more importantly, do some fact checking and report the facts as well.

I would like to ask for EuroNews to immediately pull this piece from the website and to better research the Nagorno-Karabakh situation for a new, revised, report. I trust that the value you place on your image as a professional and trustworthy news source will compel you to do the right thing.

Sincerely, [sign name]

Dear EuroNews,

I am writing to inform you about a report that falls below the standards of professional and ethical journalism. I am a regular view and I am unspeakably disappointed by the Nagorno-Karabagh piece from February 3, 2010, titled "Forgotten Victims of a Frozen Conflict." It did not present a balanced view of the events nor the current situation in Nagorno-Karabagh and it was clear from the numerous errors in the report that no fact checking was done at all.

Wording such as "Azerbaijani land" or allegations of disputed massacres are clearly biased toward Azerbaijan as there are countless historical references and maps dating back thousands of years, whose authenticity is verified by reputable and impartial historians, confirming that this land was historically Armenian. The presented claim that "16-20% of Azerbaijan is occupied" is likewise inaccurate. The figure of 1 million for the number of Azerbaijani refugees is yet another inaccuracy. Further, it is also biased to report any number of Azerbaijani refugees while failing to mention the hundreds of thousands of Armenian refugees as well. These facts would have been very easy to find, if anyone had actually bothered to do any research or fact-finding. This kind of lazy "journalism," if one can even call it that, is simply inexcusable.

The previous piece about Nagorno-Karabakh was actually far superior and presented a more accurate representation of the reality of the situation. It is a huge disappointment to your viewers and should also be an enormous embarrassment to your organization that you caved in to pressure from Azerbaijan and compromised your ethics and integrity in the process.

Facts are not determined by government pressure or established simply because they are reported by a government, especially one whose relentless albeit transparent efforts to rewrite history have been exposed time and time again. Facts are established by evidence, and it is the professional duty of a news source to determine where the evidence points and to report those FACTS. It is of course appropriate to report what the government on one side claims, but to be fair, the position of the opposing side's government ought to also be reported. Most importantly however, it is essential to recognize that it is not enough to simply report each side's claims. There must also be some research done to inform a report of the position supported by the evidence. That is the investigative part; to take in the claims, and then search for the truth.

I request that EuroNews remove this highly biased report from the website and to better research the Nagorno-Karabakh situation for a new, revised, report or to replace it with the prior report. I trust that EuroNews wishes to maintain a reputation as a professional and trustworthy news source and will, as such, be compelled by this desire, as well as a healthy conscience, to do the right thing.

Sincerely, [sign name]

[ninetoyadome]

Re: Armenia and the information war

Euronews wonders whether Aliyev thinks he is a king
15:33 / 02/06/2010


After hullabaloo and fuss made by Azerbaijani side over Euronews “Winds of change in Nagorno-Karabakh” film, TV channel leadership had to shoot another film “Forgotten victims of frozen conflict” about Azerbaijani refugees and make an interview with President Ilham Aliyev in order to get rid of unceasing accusations.

However, Azerbaijani president did not manage to get out of a scrape of European journalists’ hawk eye and vexed questions.

Commenting on the remark that he (according to some opinions) runs the country like a post-Soviet dictatorship, Aliyev underlined that these statements “are insulting”.

“Sometimes we become the subject for very unjustified and very biased critical attacks, in the international media, in so-called international human rights groups. These attempts to present Azerbaijan as undemocratic are absolutely unacceptable. We understand that as Azerbaijan’s importance is growing, the attempts to influence Azerbaijan are growing from various parts of the world,” Azerbaijani President told Euronews, allegedly having in mind Norwegian Helsinki committee or numerous PACE reports about violation of rights in Azerbaijan.

In response to Azerbaijan’s “growing importance” the journalists asked “What about those who say that the opposition in Azerbaijan doesn’t stand a fair chance, and that a lot of your opponents have been silenced?”

However, Azerbaijani President said that “If opposition in Azerbaijan is weak, it’s not our fault. And I can tell you now why opposition is now in a very disastrous situation the people of Azerbaijan are living better and better.”

In his turn the journalist recalled about change in the constitution, which abolished presidential term limits. “Do you want to remain in office indefinitely?” he wondered.

“Well, that was not made for any kind of personal reasons. This practice exists in many countries,” the President replied.

Here, Aliyev made a balk and brought an example of a state headed by a king where premier can be elected for 5 terms on end.

The journalist seemed to be surprised and even shocked asking “You don’t consider yourself as a king, do you?” Thereafter, realizing the absurdity of his words, Aliyev tried to run away from facts “No, no. I consider myself as the head of the executive branch, which is, in the cases of your countries, the prime minister, who can be elected many times. So why people should be deprived of this right? If they have a choice, if they have a chance to choose.”

“If….,” the journalist wondered. Trying to find the wayout, Azeri President underlined, “We do not interfere in the internal issues of your countries, though there are a lot of things which we can not like, we can oppose, and we can consider being ridiculous. But we never tell that.” Asked to bring any example, Aliyev (failing to find an answer) continued, “That’s because we never tell that. We behave in a very delicate manner. Internal issues of a country, its traditions, its history, its political system, its attitude to its national leaders must be left for the people of that country to decide.”

Finally, journalist’s remark on the fact Azerbaijan is a member of the Council of Europe, infuriated President. “If somebody wants to use this factor in order to achieve something, we will not allow it!” he concluded.

News from Armenia - NEWS.am

[Karabed]

Re: Armenia and the information war

Euronews wonders whether Aliyev thinks he is a king
15:33 / 02/06/2010


After hullabaloo and fuss made by Azerbaijani side over Euronews “Winds of change in Nagorno-Karabakh” film, TV channel leadership had to shoot another film “Forgotten victims of frozen conflict” about Azerbaijani refugees and make an interview with President Ilham Aliyev in order to get rid of unceasing accusations.

However, Azerbaijani president did not manage to get out of a scrape of European journalists’ hawk eye and vexed questions.

Commenting on the remark that he (according to some opinions) runs the country like a post-Soviet dictatorship, Aliyev underlined that these statements “are insulting”.

“Sometimes we become the subject for very unjustified and very biased critical attacks, in the international media, in so-called international human rights groups. These attempts to present Azerbaijan as undemocratic are absolutely unacceptable. We understand that as Azerbaijan’s importance is growing, the attempts to influence Azerbaijan are growing from various parts of the world,” Azerbaijani President told Euronews, allegedly having in mind Norwegian Helsinki committee or numerous PACE reports about violation of rights in Azerbaijan.

In response to Azerbaijan’s “growing importance” the journalists asked “What about those who say that the opposition in Azerbaijan doesn’t stand a fair chance, and that a lot of your opponents have been silenced?”

However, Azerbaijani President said that “If opposition in Azerbaijan is weak, it’s not our fault. And I can tell you now why opposition is now in a very disastrous situation the people of Azerbaijan are living better and better.”

In his turn the journalist recalled about change in the constitution, which abolished presidential term limits. “Do you want to remain in office indefinitely?” he wondered.

“Well, that was not made for any kind of personal reasons. This practice exists in many countries,” the President replied.

Here, Aliyev made a balk and brought an example of a state headed by a king where premier can be elected for 5 terms on end.

The journalist seemed to be surprised and even shocked asking “You don’t consider yourself as a king, do you?” Thereafter, realizing the absurdity of his words, Aliyev tried to run away from facts “No, no. I consider myself as the head of the executive branch, which is, in the cases of your countries, the prime minister, who can be elected many times. So why people should be deprived of this right? If they have a choice, if they have a chance to choose.”

“If….,” the journalist wondered. Trying to find the wayout, Azeri President underlined, “We do not interfere in the internal issues of your countries, though there are a lot of things which we can not like, we can oppose, and we can consider being ridiculous. But we never tell that.” Asked to bring any example, Aliyev (failing to find an answer) continued, “That’s because we never tell that. We behave in a very delicate manner. Internal issues of a country, its traditions, its history, its political system, its attitude to its national leaders must be left for the people of that country to decide.”

Finally, journalist’s remark on the fact Azerbaijan is a member of the Council of Europe, infuriated President. “If somebody wants to use this factor in order to achieve something, we will not allow it!” he concluded.

News from Armenia - NEWS.am

The interview.