Imereti. A discussion was held over this topic on January 24 in Kutaisi, in the Civic Engagement Center, led by the journalist Davit Liklikadze. Discussion participants have debated over the degree of freedom of media in Georgia, the role of mass media means in the process of formation of democratic society, and the attitude of the society towards media. The opinion was formulated at the meeting that currently Georgian media is not fully free, there are radio broadcasts or print media that exist independently from the state authorities and that are free, but they lack financial support and are incapable of covering Georgia to full extent.The discussion was organized as part of the "Advancing National Integration in Georgia" (ANI) project, which is implemented by the United Nations Association of Georgia with the support of the US Agency for International Development (USAID).