“Prime Minister’s attempt to lecture journalists is inappropriate”
Tbilisi. Transparency International Georgia and International Society For Fair Elections and Democracy released a statement - "Prime Minister’s attempt to lecture
journalists is inappropriate”.
"Ivanishvili had prepared copies of specific articles and made detailed notes about TV reports that he personally disliked. He also quoted these on several occasions, demanding explanations from individual reporters present at the meeting for past reporting he did not agree with. Furthermore, he lamented the "journalists’ poor techniques when raising questions, providing argumentation, and choosing respondents, and their poor knowledge in the field of economy", says the statement.
"Ivanishvili had prepared copies of specific articles and made detailed notes about TV reports that he personally disliked. He also quoted these on several occasions, demanding explanations from individual reporters present at the meeting for past reporting he did not agree with. Furthermore, he lamented the "journalists’ poor techniques when raising questions, providing argumentation, and choosing respondents, and their poor knowledge in the field of economy", says the statement.
Source:transparency.ge
