REPEATEDLY
VIOLATING THE JOURNALIST'S RIGHT ACCESS TO INFORMATION
(Globe International/IFEX) – On July 27, Mr. M. Yadmaa,
governor of Omnogovi province, ordered department heads not
to give information to "Altangobi" television while
the TV cameraman, Mr M. Shinekhuu, was reporting on a meeting
of the heads of the governor’s department offices.On July
26, "AltanGobi" television aired a TV program covering
the price of meat increasing too much and interviewed a meat
retailer, Dolgor, who said, "The Governor of the province
gave out money from the Governor's Office to his relatives who
purchased meat from neighboring provinces, and resold it here."
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REGIONAL NEWS
West region
BAYAN-ULGII
LOCALS PART WITH INTELLECTUAL POVERTY
It was since last year when Ulgii city inhabitants obtained
access to cable television, with cable satellites having been
installed for around 3500 families, which implies that around
17 thousand Ulgii city inhabitants are now able to receive 24
TV channels. Read
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"HOVD
TELEVISION” AUDITED
The audit of “Hovd Television” by Hovd aimag’s Audit authority
from 20-30 June 2006 found that the organization’s strategy
for 2005 lacked any objectives, the organization did not have
a quarterly or annual plan, there were no documents defining
the organization’s goals and ways to accomplish them, and the
organization’s status was vague.
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North western region
LOCAL
PUBLIC RADIO TO BE ESTABLISHED
Upon discussing the issue of establishing a local public radio
in connection with the adoption of the Law on Public Radio and
Television, Gobi-Altai aimag’s Citizens Representatives Assembly
decided to establish “Altai” local public radio. Read
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South
region
RURAL
RADIO GAINS MOMENTUM IN THE MONGOLIAN COUNTRYSIDE
It was 08:00; there was no power, a hollow roof full of ash
and dead pigeons, three crooked poles of different gauges and
an incomplete Chinese satellite dish that came with the wrong
pieces. At Gobi Wave radio station in Omnogovi aimag, southern
Mongolia, the options were limited. After all, it is the least
densely populated region in all of Asia.
We had driven 12 hours over demanding dirt tracks to reach Dalanzadgad,
the capital of Omnogovi, only to find our ability to install
the new equipment hindered by a uselessly broken power plant.
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Ulaanbaatar
WIRELESS
TELEVISION TO LAUNCH IN MONGOLIA
Since spring 2006 the Yangtze Telecom Corp. has been actively
setting up Mongolia’s first wireless TV network. Media releases
from the company have stated that promotional launch will occur
within 7-10 days. Wireless TV remains to be a fairly new technology,
with most prices in the United States costing around USD$30
per month. For Mongolia’s vast open spaces wireless technology
could prove very successful, if end user prices are kept low
enough for a population with over 30 percent living in poverty.
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EAGLE
TV BECOMES MOST WATCHED NEWS CHANNEL
The Press Institute of Mongolia recently released their research
report on TV viewers for June, 2006. For the first time ever,
Eagle TV was the most watched station Monday through Friday
and was the overall most watched, scoring almost double of the
closest competitor.
Eagle TV Managing Director, Tom Terry, stated that while he
was pleased with the results, he feels that they may be a touch
higher than average. “I think Eagle TV is realistically a station
that should have an 8-12 point viewer share,” he commented in
a phone interview. “Since we are a continuously live news channel,
we usually only attract very large audiences during breaking
news.” Terry continued to say that, “the results of the three
full summer months will present much more balanced results.
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EAGLE
TV EVICTED FROM BUILDING
“The Russian Property Office of the Kremlin has said that Eagle
TV can’t remain in this building,” stated Tom Terry, managing
director of Eagle TV, Thursday morning. “We wondered if there
were government motives, but the issues of our lease and the
Mongolian government are completely unrelated.”
In July, a letter delivered to Eagle TV from the Russian Kremlin
cited, “objective reasons,” for the early termination of Eagle’s
lease, not set to expire until 2009.
The letter states that Eagle TV must be moved out from the Russian
government owned building 90 days after the notice of eviction,
a time period which will end during the middle of October.
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2.Events
TV
HEAD SACKED
The National Committee of Public Radio and Television convened
on August 17 and dismissed S.Myagmar, who was working as the
PRT General Director, based on the results of financial and
other inspections carried out at the PRT. As well as director,
the Public Radio director, the director of the Finance Department
and director of Human Resources and the Cooperation Department
were also dismissed. Public Radio Director B.Purevdash is temporarily
replacing S.Myagmar.
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INTERNATIONAL
OBSERVERS CLUB TO BE ESTABLISHED
On July 6, a meeting to consider the issue of establishing a
political observers club comprising journalists dealing with
international issues, international relations desk officers
and researchers was held yesterday in MONTSAME agency’s Information
centre.
The main objective of the club is to prepare and broadcast comments
and reviews on notable international events. The club will also
focus on supporting information and experience exchange among
international journalists, enhancement of their skills and qualifications
and training of young political observers. Read
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DAILY
NEWSPAPERS ASSOCIATION ESTABLISHED
National daily newspapers “Unuudur”, “Udriin sonin”, “Zuuni
Medee”, “Ardin Erh”, “Unen”, “Mongolin Medee” formed an association
with a view to protect the freedom of press and journalists’
rights.
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INTERNATIONAL
JOURNAL ON L. TUDEV
“APPREB”, an electronic journal issued by UNESCO’s Asian-Pacific
cultural centre, reported that Mongolia’s “labor hero” Dr. Tudev
London, a state-prized writer, was awarded “Pinnacle of Success”,
which was conferred on the best 100 international writers. He
was 70 at the time.
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3.Other
news
THAT
KHAN –DO ATTITUTE
Communism came early to Mongolia. The land-locked, desert country
declared itself a people’s republic in 1924 and survived nearly
seven decades under the rule of the Mongolian People’s Party.
With this history, today’s journalists in Mongolia face a striking
challenge: ethics.
This Knigt Fellow spent much time explaining the basics: Don
not accept money to do a story. Do not accept money not to do
a story. Do not accept money from any group or company to pay
for your expenses while on a story.
Issues that may be obvious to U.S journalists require repeated
explanation to their Mongolian collegues. Why? Mongolian reporters
earn about $150 a month, though many less than that. It takes
$300 a month to live. You do the math. Read
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REPRESENTATIVE
OF GI PARTICIPATED IN MEDIA LAW TRAINING
D.Munkhburen, executive director of Globe International who
advocate on free expression and media freedom, attended in 5th
Media Law Advocates Training Programme at the University of
Oxford, from 9 - 28 July 2006 in collaboration with the Open
Society Justice Initiative and other organisations.
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FIRST
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER'S FORUM IN NORTHEAST ASIA
We, more than 55 participants from the Northeast Asia sub-region
gathered at the first Northeast Asia Human Rights Defenders’
Forum (NEA-HRDF) jointly organised by FORUM-ASIA[1] and CHRD[2];
in Nukht, suburb of Ulaanbaatar, in Mongolia, from 16 to 20
August 2006, to conduct comparative reviews of the human right
situation in these countries and to reflect on the role of civil
society and human rights organizations, under the theme of “Promoting
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Right to Development:
Strengthening the Role of Human Rights Defenders in Northeast
Asia”. Read
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Annual
report 2005
