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Top official: Azerbaijani journalists play important role in forming public opinion (PHOTO)

Politics Materials 22 July 2012 23:03 (UTC +04:00)
Azerbaijani journalists play an important role in forming public opinion, Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Social and Political Department Head Ali Hasanov said addressing award ceremony of writing competition, organized by the Fund of State Support for Media Development under the President of Azerbaijan, dedicated to the 137th anniversary of the national press on Sunday.
Top official: Azerbaijani journalists play important role in forming public opinion (PHOTO)

Azerbaijan, Baku, July 22 / Trend M. Aliyev /

Azerbaijani journalists play an important role in forming public opinion, Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Social and Political Department Head Ali Hasanov said addressing award ceremony of writing competition, organized by the Fund of State Support for Media Development under the President of Azerbaijan, dedicated to the 137th anniversary of the national press on Sunday.

"For many years on July 22 we bring together leading representatives of the main opinion of the Azerbaijani society as editors, journalists, scientists working in the field of media, teachers, media intellectuals and spend their holiday together. National leader Heydar Aliyev laid foundation of this tradition, and this tradition has continued for many years. President Heydar Aliyev signed a decree on the state level in 1995 in connection with the celebration of the 125th anniversary of the national press for the first time, and in fact since 1995, July 22 has been marked as the national press day in Azerbaijan," Hasanov said during his speech.

He said this event brought together people, who form opinion of the Azerbaijani society, create a link between civil society and government, and who bring Azerbaijani leadership's policy to the public, also report attitude to the country's policy through press and broadcasting.

"They have always been leading people, who have played an important role in forming public opinion. If 137 years ago, Hasan Bey Zardabi, leading press figure, intellectual, rolling up his sleeves and creating the first example of the national press knew that he would have so many followers, he would have been proud of his work. Zardabi, creating a national press, has many difficulties, not everyone could managed up with idea, would have gathered 5-10 intellectuals around one goal and give the world their thoughts to public. Therefore, the national press day is connected with name of Hasan Bey Zardabi, and the "Ekinchi" newspaper created by him," Hasanov said.

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