In September and October of this year, the Communications Commission trained 1100 teachers in teaching media literacy for the purpose of integrating media literacy into formal education. The trainings were led by the Informal Education Programme consultant at the Teachers’ Professional Development Centre, Manana Jincharadze, media literacy expert Natalia Ingorokva, media literacy trainer Khatuna Tsikhelashvili, and ComCom Media Literacy Department representative Mariam Bibilashvili, who...

The Communications Commission has issued Teleimedi, Studio Maestro, PosTV, Formula, the Georgian Public Broadcaster, TV Pirveli, TV Kavkasia, Palitra News, Media Holding Georgian Times and Silk Media with violation reports, but asked the court to free the broadcasters from financial penalties after hearing their arguments during a meeting.  Teleimedi, Studio Maestro, PosTV and Formula aired the results of public opinion polls 48 hours before the vote (i.e. during the “period of...

The Media Academy of the Communications Commission is hosting a four-month intensive practical course by the Media School Studio. The course serves to allow the 15 participants to fully master the profession of journalism and create a diverse media portfolio, which will give each of them a unique opportunity to start and develop a career in this field. The course includes both theoretical and practical work in the field of journalism, which will allow graduates to independently create a...

The Communications Commission, as the body responsible for media literacy development in Georgia, supports the Guidelines for Effective Media Literacy Initiatives developed by the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO). The guidelines serve to increase the effectiveness of media literacy initiatives, which in turn includes relevant recommendations and international examples.  The guidelines consist of different stages for developing, implementing and evaluating media literacy...

The Media Lab of the Communications Commission held a seminar for rookie and experienced startuppers, titled “How to Make the Work Environment Less Stressful for Myself and my Team.” The meeting was chaired by personal and organisational development mentor Gvantsa Barabadze, who shared her multi-year experience in stress management. As part of the training, startuppers learned about stress management mechanisms in a busy work environment, early signs of employee burnout; methods of...

As part of the UNESCO Global Media and Information Week, the Communications Commission marked the Media Literacy Day in various schools across Georgia and organised diverse activities designed to develop critical thinking skills and tackle disinformation.  9th grade pupils of Public School N9 in Tbilisi marked Media Literacy Day by carrying out cognitive activities, discussing fake news and its negative impact with the teachers. Furthermore, the teenagers created posters, reviewed...

The Communications Commission has upheld the complaints of the political unions Strong Georgia – Lelo, For the People, For Freedom and Gakharia for Georgia against Teleimedi and Rustavi 2, and issued the broadcasters with violation protocols.  According to the complaints, despite the earlier ComCom and court rulings penalising both broadcasters for their refusal to place paid political adverts, they continued to reject the paid ads submitted by Strong Georgia and Gakharia for...

Magticom has won additional separate lots in the auction for the implementation of 5G mobile internet, which was organised by the Communications Commission. The company was awarded licenses for the 2600 MHz frequency band for a period of 15 years. The total cost of the lots was GEL 23,097,816. The operator has already paid 30% of that amount into the state budget, and must pay the remaining 70% within a year after obtaining the license.  As part of the auction, Magticom was also declared...

The Communications Commission has declared Magticom the winner of separate lots in the second auction for the implementation of 5G and awarded the operator the licenses for the use of the appropriate frequency resource. Specifically, Magticom was awarded the license to use 700, 800 and 3410-3710 MHz frequency bands for a period of 15 years. The total cost of the lots was GEL 77,125,735. The operator has already paid 30% of the total amount into the state budget, and must pay the remaining 70%...

The Media Academy of the Communications Commission held a seminar for journalists and journalism students on the subject of “Emergency Event Coverage and Safety Standards.” The meeting was chaired by photo reporter Davit Mdzinarashvili and safety expert Irakli Andronikashvili, who shared their experience with the participants. The two-day practical course discussed important topics such as strategies for safe coverage of emergency events, frequent mistakes made by media...