The Communications Commission has held the final conference of the twinning project “Supporting the Georgian National Communications Commission (GNCC) in Developing the Regulatory Framework for Electronic Communications and Operational Capacities.” Project leaders reviewed the results of their 19-month collaboration and talked about future prospects. The documents devised as part of the project serve to gradually bring Georgian legislation in line with EU directives and...

The Communications Commission has held the presentation and awards event for the media literacy competition “Truth or Fiction?” The contest, which aims to develop critical thinking, analysis and fact-checking skills, has four winners. 20 pupils from 10th and 11th grades took part in the competition. The winners were selected by a competent jury panel. The contest was organised by the Communications Commission and the Media Academy together with the Ministry of Education, Science,...

The Communications Commission, Media Academy and the United States Embassy have jointly organised a training event for media managers, producers and presenters on the subject of Russian propaganda and ways of fighting it. The event was led by the Director of the Russia Program at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), Brian Whitmore. CEPA studies political processes in Central and Eastern Europe and Russia. Brian Whitmore was a senior analyst at Radio Liberty and worked as foreign...

The Communications Commission has published the second media monitoring report for the 2019 midterm parliamentary elections, covering the period between 20 May and 9 June 2019. Nine broadcasting channels and radio broadcasters were monitored during the reporting period. During the monitoring process, the Commission scrutinised the following: a) Election advertising; b) Election debates; c) News and political programmes; d) Election campaigning; e) Public opinion polls and research. The media...

The Communications Commission has extended Magticom’s CDMA license by 10 years. Consequently, unrestricted service will resume for Magtifix customers on 17 June. More than 100,000 Magtifix subscribers will once again be able to enjoy uninterrupted communication services. To protect public interests and ensure uninterrupted provision of telephone communication services, the Commission offered Magticom favourable terms. The company’s CDMA license was extended with special conditions....

The Media Academy of the Communications Commission held a two-day workshop for radio journalists on the subject of news formats and marketing on the radio. Eleven journalists from Georgian radio broadcasters took part in the training. The first part of the workshop was devoted to radio reporting, news and radio programme production, while the second part dealt with the concept of radio, strategy and marketing. What is modern radio, have the storytelling techniques changed, how are radio...

The Communications Commission has invited international partners to a working meeting dealing with draft changes to the Law of Georgia on Broadcasting concerning hate speech, war propaganda and harmful influence on underage persons. In accordance with the EU-Georgia Association Agreement, Georgia is committed to bringing its legislation in line with the 2010/13/EU Directive on Audiovisual Media Services. As part of the Association Agreement, Georgia must adopt changes to the Law on Broadcasting...

To further enhance effectiveness of the Media Academy’s activities, the Communications Commission invited the President of the Bavarian Regulatory Commission (BLM) Siegfried Schneider and other BLM representatives for a four-day visit to Georgia. The Communications Commission has worked closely with BLM to develop media literacy in Georgia. For the past year, the Media Academy has also been using the BLM model of organising seminars and workshops for journalists, focussing on multimedia...

The Communications Commission has issued a statement regarding the expiry of Magticom’s CDMA license on 17 June. After the expiry of the license, the company will no longer be able to provide customers with the Magtifix service. Over the last two months, the Commission has acted in the best interests of the subscribers by offering the company numerous concessions and various solutions for extending the license. However, Magticom has so far rejected all proposals presented by the...

The Communications Commission has published the second media monitoring report for the 2019 midterm parliamentary elections, midterm Assembly elections and extraordinary elections of mayors of municipalities, covering the period between 31 March and 19 May 2019. 21 broadcasting channels and radio broadcasters were monitored during the reporting period. During the monitoring process, the Commission election advertising, election debates, news and political programmes, as well as public opinion...