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Georgian Public defender slams ‘mistreatment’ of Adjara TV journalists

by OC Media

•3 min read

Georgian Public Defender Nino Lomjaria has slammed the publicly funded Adjara Public Broadcaster for violating the labour rights of three of their former journalists. In recent weeks, the organisation’s new management has continued to dismiss and reassign journalists critical of the channels new management and new editorial direction. In a report released on 27 April, Lomjaria said the channel had failed to follow the proper procedures during disciplinary reviews against their head of news, Sh

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Editorial | The Georgian government’s year-long venture to tame Adjara TV is about to succeed

by OC Media

•3 min read

In Georgia’s polarised media landscape, Adjara TV stands out as one of only a few unbiased national broadcasters. But after facing a barrage of criticism from the government and a series of firings and ‘reorganisations’ spearheaded by people appointed by Georgian Dream — that may be about to change. Last Friday, the management of Georgia’s Adjara TV and Radio fired their head of news, Shorena Glonti. Glonti’s dismissal is the latest in a series of firings at the public broadcaster of the Au

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Journalists from Adjara’s public broadcaster protest ‘interference’ from new director

by OC Media

•5 min read

Journalists from Adjara’s public broadcaster held a street protest on Wednesday against their new director, who they accused of censorship. ‘We work for the public, not for the director’, the journalists working for Adjara’s Public Broadcaster said in a statement read aloud during a demonstration outside their office in Batumi on 4 December. Media workers at the publicly funded company in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara have claimed the broadcaster’s recently elected director, Giorgi

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Natia Kapanadze dismissed as Adjara TV director

by OC Media

•3 min read

Natia Kapanadze has been dismissed from her position as director of Adjara TV, a public broadcaster in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, after four out of five members of the channel’s Advisory Board passed a motion of no confidence against her. Kapanadze has pledged to appeal the board’s decision in court. Kapanadze had held the position since 2016; her term as director was set to expire in eight months. Deputy director Natia Zoidze will take over as acting director until the board dec

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Calls to impeach Adjara TV head raise concerns about media freedom in Georgia

by OC Media

•3 min read

NGOs and opposition parties have said they fear media freedom might be at risk after two members of Adjara TV’s Board of Advisors requested that the channel’s director, Natia Kapanadze, be impeached. Adjara TV and Radio is a public broadcaster in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, in west Georgia. The requests came six months before Kapanadze’s term as a director was set to expire. Despite positive assessments in reports from local and international watchdogs on the channel’s balanced cov

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‘Secret meeting’ between Georgian broadcaster, TV regulator, and ruling party

by OC Media

•3 min read

The heads of the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) and state telecommunications regulator and head of PR for Georgian Dream have been accused of conspiring to select a member of GPB’s board of trustees. The three were photographed in a bar by a member of the opposition European Georgia, who claims to have overheard the discussion. The term of office of four out of nine members of GPB’s board of trustees is due to expire this Spring. Their replacements will be chosen by parliament, the Supre

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Adjara TV picks up cancelled GPB shows

by OC Media

•2 min read

Adjara TV is to pick up two popular TV programmes controversially axed by the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) in June. The shows are a joint production with the Georgian bureau of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). On 5 September, head of Adjara TV Natia Kapanadze confirmed that Tsiteli Zona (Red Zone) and InterVIEW will be aired on the channel under different names from mid-September. In July, the new administration of GPB ceased broadcasting the shows after the contract betw