BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 5. An Azerbaijani-Georgian media forum on "The role of media in forming public trust and information security" was held in Baku, Trend reports.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the event, Executive Director of the Media Development Agency Ahmad Ismailov noted that the systematic expansion of information exchange between the two countries, the strengthening of mutual trust between media entities, and the formation of a common communication agenda are of particular importance for stability and sustainable development in the region.
He stressed that digitalization and the rapid development of social networks significantly increase the flow of information, further enhancing the role of professional media and necessitating more effective implementation of information security policies.
The first panel session of the forum was devoted to the topic "Strengthening the media ecosystem to ensure information security."
The discussion, moderated by Fazil Novruzov, Chief of Staff of the Council for Audiovisual Technologies, was attended by Radik Ismailov, Executive Director of ARB 24 TV channel, Ioane Shaishmelashvili, host of the Georgian program “Eurocracy – Old Europe,” Adil Tagiev, head of the legal department of the Media Development Agency, and Ramiliya Aliyeva, head of the Colorful Georgia project at Georgian Public Television, journalist, and TV presenter.
The discussion featured a wide-ranging exchange of views on issues such as the multifaceted impact of technological evolution on the media environment, protecting the reliability of information, the transformation of social media into one of the main sources of information, and establishing more effective communication with different audiences through digital tools.
The second panel session on “Joint cooperation in improving the professionalism of journalists and media literacy of society” was moderated by Vafa İsgandarova, head of the Nakhchivan regional office of the Media Development Agency.
The speakers included Leman Isgandarova, Director of the Department of Media Support Projects, Strategic Planning, and Information Technology at the Agency; Grigol Robakidze, Professor at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University; Maya Pachkoria, Head of the Multimedia Center; Vugar Zifaroglu, Dean of the Faculty of Journalism at Baku State University, and Gia Abashidze, representative of the analytical group of the Georgian television channel PosTV, who shared their views on improving the professionalism of journalists, increasing media literacy in society, and the role of bilateral cooperation in this area.
The panel participants emphasized that, given the growing responsibility of the media in today's information environment, it is particularly important to improve the training of journalists, expand educational initiatives, and implement sustainable media literacy projects to provide society with reliable information.
