Mass media in Azerbaijan
Part of a series on the |
Culture of Azerbaijan |
---|
History |
People |
Languages |
folklore |
Cuisine |
Religion |
Sport |
The mass media in Azerbaijan refers to
History
The History of Azerbaijani media and press has several stages:[1] the press published under tsar Russian rule which starts from 1832 and lasts until 1917, the press during the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic which covers 1918–1920, the press during the Soviet Union from 1920 to 1991, emigration press, and the press since independence to the present day.[2]
The history of the first
The second stage in the development of the national press is the press during Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan. The government during that period adopted rules about the modernization of the press and printed media in general. For example, with the new rule adopted on October 30, 1919, the establishment of press, lithography and other similar foundations, in addition, the publishing and the sale of press materials became free. The newly established government issued a decree on November 9, 1918, abolishing the government control over mass media. Approximately 100 newspapers and journals were published in Azerbaijani, Russian, Georgian, Jewish, Polish and Persian at the time. The main examples of the press of the time are "Molla Nəsrəddin", "İstiqlal", "Azərbaycan", "Açıq söz", "İqbal", "Dirilik", "Təkamül", "Mədəniyyət", "Qurtuluş" which were the forerunners of nationalist ideas.[7]
When "
.This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (February 2016) |
Legislative framework
The legislative framework on
The norms on
Defamation remains a criminal offense in Azerbaijan and may be punished with large fines and up to 3 years in jail. "Disseminating information that damages the honor and dignity of the president" is a criminal offense (Article 106 of the Constitution and Article 323 of the Criminal Code), punishable by up to two years of prison - which may rise to five if in conjunction with other criminal charges. Since 2013, defamation laws apply to online contents too. The Azerbaijan Supreme Court has suggested that the norms on defamation are amended to be brought in line with ECHR standards.[8]
Media outlets
Print and broadcast media in Azerbaijan are mostly state-owned or subsidized by the government. Ownership opacity is backed by law. Azerbaijan hosts 9 national TV stations (of which a public service broadcaster and 3 more state-run channels), over 12 regional TV stations, 25 radio channels, over 30 daily newspapers.[9]
Print media
There are 3500 publication titles formally registered in
Registered daily newspapers are more than 30. The most widely read are the critical Yeni Müsavat (qəzet) and Azadliq papers. In May 2014 Zerkalo gave up on print publications due to financial losses. Azerbaijani newspapers can be split into more serious-minded newspapers, usually referred to as broadsheets due to their large size, and sometimes known collectively as "the quality press".[12]
Radio broadcasting
As of 2014, Azerbaijan has 9
Television broadcasting
There are three state-owned television channels:
Azerbaijan has a total of 47
From 2010 to 2014, the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) produced
Cinema
The film industry in Azerbaijan dates back to 1898. In fact, Azerbaijan was among the first countries involved in cinematography.[15] Therefore, it's not surprising that this apparatus soon showed up in Baku – at the start of the 20th century, this bay town on the Caspian was producing more than 50 percent of the world's supply of oil. Just like today, the oil industry attracted foreigners eager to invest and to work.[16]
In 1919, during the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, a documentary The Celebration of the Anniversary of Azerbaijani Independence was filmed on Azerbaijan's independence day, 28 May, and premiered in June 1919 at several theatres in Baku.[17] After the Soviet power was established in 1920, Nariman Narimanov, Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee of Azerbaijan, signed a decree nationalizing Azerbaijan's cinema. This also influenced the creation of Azerbaijani animation.[17]
In 1991, after Azerbaijan gained its independence from the Soviet Union, the first Baku International Film Festival East-West was held in Baku. In December 2000, the former President of Azerbaijan, Heydar Aliyev, signed a decree proclaiming 2 August to be the professional holiday of filmmakers of Azerbaijan. Today Azerbaijani filmmakers are again dealing with issues similar to those faced by cinematographers prior to the establishment of the Soviet Union in 1920. Once again, both choice of content and sponsorship of films are largely left up to the initiative of the filmmaker.[15]
Telecommunications
The Azerbaijan
Internet
61% of the population of Azerbaijan had access to the internet in 2014, although this is mainly concentrated in Baku and other cities. Social networks as Facebook and Twitter are common and are used to share information and point of views.[19]
Media Organisations
Media agencies
Azerbaijan's main media watchdogs were the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) and the Media Rights Institute (MRI).
The International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX), an international NGO working to reinforce independent media in Azerbaijan.
Trade unions
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (February 2016) |
Regulatory authorities
Since the dissolution of the Ministry of Mass Media and Information, media regulation is carried out by two governing bodies. Azerbaijan Press Council (APC) is the self-regulatory authority of print media in the country. The National Television and Radio Council (NTRC) is the electronic media regulator of Azerbaijan. Its 9 members are appointed by the government, without limited terms (only 7 of them were active in 2014).
See also
References
- ^ "Stages in Azerbaijani Press".
The Azerbaijani press has gone through the following phases: - Newspapers and magazines published under tsarist Russian rule (1832-1917); - Printed organs published during the Azerbaijani Democratic Republic (1918-1920); - Printed publications of the Soviet era (1920-1991); - Emigrants' press; - Publications printed since the restoration of independence (from 1991 to the present).
- ^ Akif, Aşırlı (2009). Azərbaycan mətbuatı tarixi. Baku: Elm və Təhsil. pp. 11, 12.
Mətbuat tariximizin dövriləşmə konsepsiyasına daha dəqiq və geniş yanaşmanı BDU-nun tarix və ideoloji iş metodları kafedrasının tədris proqramında görmək mümkündür. Beş mərhələdən ibarət olan mətbuat tarixinin xronoloji çərçivəsi bu şəkildə müəyyənləşdirilib: 1. "Əkinçi"yə qədərki hazırlıq dövrü. 2. Azərbaycan milli mətbuatının və jurnalistika sisteminin yaranması(1875-1917) 3. AXC dövrü mətbuatı və jurnalistikası (1918-1920) 4. Sovet dövrü Azərbaycan jurnalistikası (1920-1991) 5. Müasir Azərbaycan jurnalistikası (1991 - hazırkı dövrədək)
- ^ "Azerbaijan's first newspaper".
'Ekinchi' was the first national Azerbaijani-language newspaper. It first appeared in Baku on 22 July 1875. Undoubtedly, this very fact was a significant event in the public, political and spiritual life of the Azerbaijani people. The creation of a national newspaper is the strongest indication of the national existence of any people and is an important condition for progress and evolution. It is to Hasan bey Zardabi's credit that he took the first practical step along this very difficult path. There is no doubt at all that by its very existence, 'Ekinchi', considered to be the "first swallow" of the Azerbaijani press, gave a powerful impetus to the formation of a national press.
- ^ "Azerbaijani Press".
'Ekinchi' was the first national Azerbaijani-language newspaper. It first appeared in Baku on 22 July 1875. Undoubtedly, this very fact was a significant event in the public, political and spiritual life of the Azerbaijani people. The creation of a national newspaper is the strongest indication of the national existence of any people and is an important condition for progress and evolution. It is to Hasan bey Zardabi's credit that he took the first practical step along this very difficult path. There is no doubt at all that by its very existence, 'Ekinchi', considered to be the "first swallow" of the Azerbaijani press, gave a powerful impetus to the formation of a national press.
- ^ a b "Azerbaijani Press".
The language and style of the Azerbaijani press began with 'Ekinchi'. Now, when reading old editions of the newspaper, you cannot but be amazed by the language of Hasan bey and like-minded people: they wrote simply, in a clear and pure mother tongue accessible to a broad section of the population.
- ^ "Establishing a national press".
In comments on the main goal and tasks of 'Ekinchi', Hasan bey himself said in one of the first issues of the newspaper: "The newspaper in every region should be a mirror of that region. This means that the paper should publish things done by that region's residents, things they need, a summary, every one of their problems and requests, so that anyone looking at the newspaper can see the people as in a mirror."
- ^ "Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and national-cultural renaissance". 26 May 2011.
Azərbaycan hökuməti və parlamenti mətbuat və nəşriyyat işinin də dövrün tələblərinə uyğun qurulması üçün bir sıra qərarlar qəbul etdi. Məsələn, parlamentin 1919-cu il 30 oktyabr tarixli qərarında mətbuat, litoqrafiya və buna bənzər müəssisələrin açılmasının, çap məhsulunun nəşrinin və satılmasının azad olduğu bildirilirdi. Hökumətin 1918-ci il 9 noyabr tarixli sərəncamı ilə kütləvi informasiya vasitələri üzərində dövlət nəzarəti ləğv edilmişdi. İki il ərzində Azərbaycan türkcəsində, rus, gürcü, yəhudi, polyak, fars dillərində təxminən 100 adda qəzet və jurnal çıxmışdır. "Molla Nəsrəddin", "İstiqlal", "Azərbaycan", "Açıq söz", "İqbal", "Dirilik", "Təkamül", "Mədəniyyət", "Qurtuluş" kimi mətbu orqanlar milli ideyaların carçısı idi. Təsadüfi deyildir ki, o dövrdə Azərbaycanda söz, mətbuat və vicdan azadlığı yüksək səviyyəyə çatmışdı. Cümhuriyyətin əvvəlcə Ukraynada, daha sonra Türkiyədə səfiri olan Yusif Vəzir Çəmənzəminli "Bu gün yazıçıya nə gərəkdir?" sualına cavabında müasir dövrümüzlə səsləşən "Dil azadlığı, qələm azadlığı" cavabını vermişdi.
- ^ Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, The Protection of media freedom in Europe Archived 2016-07-02 at the Wayback Machine.Background report prepared by Mr William Horsley, special representative for media freedom of the Association of European Journalists
- ^ a b c "List of Media Outlets in Azerbaijan". Archived from the original on 2017-06-21.
- ^ "English-language Media in Azerbaijan - Azerbaijan - Angloinfo". Angloinfo. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
- ^ List of newspapers in Azerbaijan Archived 2013-04-11 at archive.today
- ^ "Mətbuat Şurası "reket qəzetlər"in yeni siyahısını açıqadı - SİYAHI". news.milli.az (in Azerbaijani). 20 September 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ a b c Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies - Radio-TV yayımı (in Azerbaijani)
- ^ Telecompaper - Azerbaijan cable TV penetration reaches 28% in 2013
- ^ a b "Cinema in Azerbaijan: Pre-Soviet Era". "Azerbaijan International". Autumn 1997. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ Celebrating 100 Years in Film, not 80 by Aydin Kazimzade. Azerbaijan International, Autumn 1997
- ^ a b "Azerbaijani cinema in 1920–1935: Silent films". OCAZ.eu.
- ^ Azerbaijan - Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Forecasts
- ^ Freedom House, Azerbaijan 2015 Press Freedom report