Azerbaijan

Difficult professional and economic conditions, especially for print media, challenge the media sector in Azerbaijan. A variety of media organizations and media outlets exist, however only a few independent newspapers manage to publish newspapers of limited circulation. The national broadcast media are better developed, with more advertisement funds available as most Azeris rely on television for information and entertainment. IMS is working to support the media sector in Azerbaijan by strengthening the professionalism, as well as providing a platform for cross-sectoral media development.

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Joining forces to strengthen media in Azerbaijan


Since 2008, the Azerbaijan Media Centre has offered Azerbaijani journalists free workstations and Internet access. Photo: Azer Nezerov/AMC

09.12.2011
The IMS-supported Azerbaijan Media Center (AMC) and the local Azerbaijani media organisation, Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) will be merging to provide an integrated set of services for the Azerbaijani media

Azerbaijani journalists continue to face security challenges


Aspiring Azeri journalists. Photo by Andreas Sugar/IMS

25.11.2011
Inspired by the Arab Spring, Azerbaijani youth activists and opposition leaders went to the streets of the capital Baku earlier this year. The country's journalists have faced a worsening security situation since

Azerbaijan: Business strategy development for local media


Training of trainers in developing business strategies for a sustainable media sector in Azerbaijan. Photo: IRFS

14.11.2011
Journalism in not all about writing, shooting and editing. It is also a business that requires a strategy. David Brewer, a senior media consultant  in Azerbaijan, tells Seymur Kazimov of the IMS-established Media Center about survival strategies for media in tough political environments

Azerbaijani journalists to improve skills at the Guardian and BBC


A group of Azerbaijani journalists improving their skills in business reporting. Photo: Seymur Kazimov/Azerbaijan Media Center

03.10.2011
To gain insight into the professional working environments of some of the most acclaimed media outlets in the world, seven Azerbaijani journalists will be visiting the UK

Improving skills of aspiring Azerbaijani photo journalists


One of the photos from the course taken during a millitary parade. Photo: Abbas Atilay

03.08.2011
Telling their stories through images of their city, aspiring Azerbaijani photo journalists recently took part in a master class on press photography organised by the IMS-supported Azerbaijan Media Center
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