The Communications Commission, with the support of the EU, has already trained more than 100 teachers in countering disinformation since 3 August. Given the high participation it is estimated that more than 500 teachers will be trained across Georgia during the three-month project. Teachers of vocational and public schools in Kvemo Kartli, Imereti, Adjara, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti and Tbilisi have already received training. Tbilisi, Rustavi, Kutaisi, Khoni, Chiatura, Sachkhere, Vani, Gurni,...

In the second quarter of 2021, total advertising revenues of television and radio broadcasters increased by 75% compared to the same period of previous year and amounted to GEL 23 million.  TV advertising revenues amounted to GEL 21.3 million, with direct advertising and sponsorship accounting for GEL 19.3 million. Imedi collected more than any other broadcaster in advertising revenues – GEL 6.9 million, representing a GEL 1.5 million increase compared to the same period of previous...

18 teachers in Tbilisi received training as part of the joint project of the EU and the Communications Commissiontitled “The Challenge of Disinformation: Developing Critical Thinking in Schools.” Teachers of vocational and public schools were trained on topics such as critical thinking, various methods of identifying false information and methods of validating information.  Teachers were trained with the help of a creative and interactive module developed by guest experts...

The Communications Commission and the European Union continue implementing a joint project designed to tackle the spread of disinformation. The project, titled “The Challenge of Disinformation: Developing Critical Thinking in Schools,” has already provided appropriate training to the teachers of vocational and public schools in Kvemo Kartli and Imereti. Most recently, 24 teachers from schools in various towns and villages in the Imereti Region, including Kutaisi, Khoni, Chiatura,...

“The Challenge of Disinformation: Developing Critical Thinking in Schools” is the name of the project initiated by the Communications Commission, which involves training the teachers in the field of media literacy. As part of the project, which is funded by the European Union and supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, up to 500 public school and vocational educational facility teachers will receive appropriate training to develop the critical and logical...

Today, the Communications Commission launched the media monitoring process for municipal elections, which involves carrying out round-the-clock qualitative monitoring of 6 national channels and quantitative monitoring of 50 broadcasters.  Qualitative media monitoring will apply to the following broadcasters: Georgian Public Broadcaster, Adjara TV of the Georgian Public Broadcaster, Imedi, Rustavi 2, Mtavari Arkhi and TV Pirveli.  The Communications Commission will periodically publish...

The Communications Commission has deemed the television company Alt-Info to have violated the law by broadcasting obscenity. The case concerns the programs “Alt-Interview” and “Alt-Analytics,” which were aired by Alt-Info on 5, 6, 7 and 12 July. Profanity language and obscenity were frequently used by program presenters and guests alike.  The Commission studied the circumstances behind the airing of the aforementioned programs and established that the programs...

Starting from today, Caucasus Online has a new special manager. The Communications Commission has appointed Tamta Tepnadze to the position of special manage, replacing Tamar Bokuchava. The Commission took this decision upon Ms Bokuchava’s request to be relieved of her duties as special manager.  Tamta Tepnadze is an international lawyer with five years work experience g in the communications sector. From 2014 until 2019, she held the position of the Communications Ombudsman. She has...

The Communications Commission has published ComCom Digest for the month of June, which provides an overview of the activities and important decisions taken by the Commission over the past month. ComCom Digest presents the 2020 annual report of the Communications Commission, which includes detailed information about the work performed by the Commission during the previous year. An extensive interview with the Chairman of the Commission is also part of the annual report. Further,...

The Communications Commission condemns the violence against members of the media on July 5, which resulted in more than 50 journalists, operators and photographers sustaining severe injuries. Apart from the physical violence, journalists were subjected to verbal abuse, threats and interference in their work. Although media representatives were not prevented from carrying out their professional duties, they put their lives and wellbeing at risk to keep the public informed about the ongoing...