In Erzin, one of the most Southern districts of Tuva, a series of seminars for local journalists, carried out by Tuva-Online news agency, has started. It gathered correspondents of local news-papers, young journalists, district officials. Balance of freedom of word and journalists' responsibility, comments of laws regulating media, problems of small local news-papers, their financial dependence were raised by Marina Chanzan (Media Union), Dina Oyun (Tuva-Online), Dolaana Salchak (Autoradio), Augusta Perelyaeva (Human Rights Defence Movement), Lidia Irgit (Tuvan State Radio and TV Company).
Participants of the seminar put questions concerning their work - current financial problems, necessity to bring up a new generation of Tuvan-speaking and writing journalists (the bulk of Tuvan journalists is made up of veterans over 60), local legislature related to media.
Erzin participants representing Southern districts of Tuva rose a question of editors' responsibility. They drew as an example the last issue of the 'Uraanhay'Weekly' where Tuvan celebrity, famous scientist and writer Mongush Kenin-Lopsan in an episode of his memoirs insult Erzins, arrogantly speaking of them as ill-bred Mongols.
Law and Media Seminars Started in Erzin
