by David Zenian
Washington - Any media campaign is often as good as its continuity, and getting the Armenia story across is not an exception to the rule. And with this need for continuity in mind, the Washington office of the Armenian Information Service of the AGBU sponsored an Armenian television journalist to train at the Atlanta headquarters of Cable News Network, CNN.
The journalist, Gayané Grigorian, spent six weeks in January and February this year at CNN, not only learning, but also reporting for the network's World Report program on developments in Armenia.
Two of her reports were on the effects of the Azerbaijani blockade on life in Armenia and another was on the medical conditions in the country. Ms. Grigorian also had the opportunity to meet top CNN executives, further enhancing relations and the avenues of greater cooperation between the network and Armenian TV. "It was a great experience which I intend to translate into regular contributions to CNN World Report," Ms. Grigorian said before flying home to Yerevan February 23.
Ms. Grigorian, one of a small group of carefully selected international journalist to train at CNN, will have almost unlimited access to a news program seen by millions of people seven days a week.
CNN World Report is the world's largest international news exchange and the only global newscast. Since its premiere in October 1987, it has carried more than 10,000 reports from television news organizations in more than 105 countries.
But what makes CNN World Report more important for Armenia and its quest to get its voice heard, is the fact that it provides international broadcasters like Armenian TV the opportunity to present unedited and uncensored news of their countries to the rest of the world in a daily and weekly program. In exchange, contributors receive rights free of charge to use any or all material included in CNN World Report as they wish.
