Regular training sessions for journalists from Armenia, Azerbaijan and the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh have lost a significant portion of their meaning when from the very beginning, participants agree not to report the event in the press and not to publish joint photos.<\/p>\n
During the seminars, as was to be expected, journalistic discussions from time to time ceased to be journalistic as such, and the journalists from Yerevan, Baku and Stepanakert began to speak through the mouth of the presidents and foreign ministers of their respective countries. That’s because even on the backdrop of the capital of Western Europe, the risk of, upon returning to the homeland, being accused of not ripping off the enemy’s mask, not showing him and his kind their place and not expressing the aspirations of his own people was not eliminated.<\/p>\n
Near the end of the training, journalists generally agreed that they cease to be journalists when they begin to discuss the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and thus far, the most weighty and professional work on this topic belonged to foreign analysts and journalists.<\/p>\n
One of the training facilitators suggested we write a list of those “Azerbaijani” topics that cannot be covered in Armenian media, and vice-versa. Then he himself refused the idea, citing the excessive emotions of those present in compiling such a list.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, the “media-enemies” took it upon themselves to do the activity and shared topics that cannot be professionally covered by the other side. We did this in a few minutes.<\/p>\n
They about us:<\/strong><\/p>\n Khojaly tragedy We about them:<\/strong><\/p>\n The pogroms in Sumgait, Baku and Kirovabad After reviewing the list, my colleague came to the conclusion that for me the main dilemma is choice \u2014 to be a journalist or a patriot? To tell the truth or serve your country?<\/p>\n “To start, let’s try to use at least two sources of information, to rely on facts and recheck the information,” intervened some bright student.<\/p>\n
\nAzeris in Armenia
\nKarabakh Azeris
\nWithdrawal of Azerbaijanis from Kapan
\nThe culture of Azerbaijan
\nWar crimes on the Armenian side
\nParticipation of Russian troops in the Karabakh war
\nArmenian nationalism
\nMyths in Armenian history
\nAzerbaijani heritage in Armenia
\nThe elimination of the Azerbaijani factor in Armenia and Karabakh<\/p>\n
\nOperation “Ring”
\nArmenians of Azerbaijan
\nArmenian Genocide during the Ottoman Empire
\nThe history of Nakhchivan
\nThe scale of corruption in Azerbaijan
\nThe real state of the Azerbaijani army
\nThe destruction of khachkars (cross-stones) in Julfa (Jugha)
\nThe destruction of Armenian cemeteries in Azerbaijan
\nMaraga tragedy
\nParticipation of Russian troops on Azerbaijan’s side in the Karabakh war
\nArmenian cultural heritage in Azerbaijan<\/p>\n