The Communications Commission has upheld the complaint from the United National Movement (UNM) against Imedi TV and issued a record of administrative offence to the broadcaster. The complaint stated that Imedi TV refused to place political adverts submitted by UNM. The party twice asked the broadcaster to place adverts, but Imedi TV did not air the clips. According to the legislation, a national broadcaster carrying out general broadcasting must allocate at least 7.5 minutes of its airtime...

The Media Literacy Week, organized by the Communications Commission together with various stakeholders, was concluded with a conference. The event was opened by Commissioner - Natia Kukuladze, Minister of Foreign Affairs - Davit Zalkaliani, Deputy Minister of Education and Science - Eka Dgebuadze, representatives from the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, as well as representatives from the EU and UN in Georgia. The speakers addressed the importance of developing media literacy...

As part of the Media Literacy Week, the Communications Commission and the Media Academy have held a  seminar for students, titled “Broadcasting Policies of Georgian TV Media.” The seminar was led by journalist and screenwriter Ketevan Sadghobelashvili, who acts as a producer for the Georgian Public Broadcaster and heads the documentary studio Epoch.  Students received comprehensive information on issues such as how the TV media is being transformed, how journalists should...

As part of the media literacy week, the Communications Commission has trained about 100 beneficiaries of SOS Children’s Villages in identifying fake information and safely navigating through the internet. Training took place in Tbilisi and Kutaisi.  During the training, youngsters received full information and detailed instructions about safe use of the internet. They learned about the different types of information available online, and how to protect themselves from harmful effects...

The Communications Commission has published the second media monitoring report for the 2021 Georgian municipal elections, covering the period between 2 September and 2 October. Qualitative monitoring of the following national broadcasters was carried out during the reporting period: Georgian Public Broadcaster, Adjara TV of the Georgian Public Broadcaster, Imedi TV, Rustavi 2, Mtavari TV and TV Pirveli. Monitoring was carried out daily, during the prime-time period between 19:00 and 00:00....

The Communications Commission has issued a record of administrative offence against ImediTV for airing political advertising in violation of the legislation. Monitoring revealed that the broadcaster placed two adverts during the election period in violation of the Election Code. The first of these clips called on the viewers to attend the political demonstration organised by the political union Georgian Dream on 27 October, while the second clip, titled “We Remember,” displayed...

The Communications Commission has determined radio broadcasting priorities based on the results of the public survey conducted in 14 broadcasting regions across the country, including Tbilisi, Kakheti, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Stepantsminda, Shida Kartli, Kvemo Kartli, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Imereti, Samegrelo, Svaneti, Guria and Adjara.  The Commission will use the priorities to hold competition for radio broadcasting licenses.  Competitions for private, general and specialised radio...

As part of the media literacy week, the Communications Commission, with the support of the EU Delegation to Georgia trained 50 teachers in tackling disinformation. Teachers from public schools and vocational colleges in Tbilisi, Racha-Lechkhumi and Imereti received training in critical thinking and learned about the methods of detecting disinformation and verifying content. Teachers were trained with the help of a training module developed specifically for this project. The module allowed the...

The Communications Commission has issued a record of administrative offence against Mtavari TVfor airing political advertising in violation of the legislation. The Audiovisual Media Service Regulation Department of the Commission established that the broadcaster placed two advertising clips in violation of the Election Code during the election period. The first clip called on Mikheil Saakashvili to be released from prison, while the second clip called on the viewers to attend the protest on 14...

The Communications Commission and UNICEF have held discussions on the subject of media literacy at Public School #123 in Tbilisi. Commissioner Natia Kukuladze, Head of the Media Literacy Department Maka Dakhundaridze and the representative of UNICEF in Georgia, Ghassan Khalil met with high school pupils and discussed important issues such as disinformation, fake news, and media literacy as a key tool for dealing with these challenges.  “Every child has the right to access...