Discussions over TV anchor's dismissal continue
The journalist community in Armenia continues discussing the dismissal of TV anchor Armen Dulyan for a Facebook a post.
"Firing a journalist for his/her viewpoint is the same as firing a doctor for treating a patient or a fireman for rescuing a person," Petros Ghazaryan, head of news programs at Kentron TV, said on June 13. He says that the employer has the right to recruit and hire anyone but Dulyan's dismissal gives rise to serious reflection.
Hakob Avetikyan, editor of Azg daily, is concerned over the situation in TV companies.
"Our broadcasters should have distinct regulations," he said.
Dulyan, a popular anchor at Shant TV, referred on his Facebook account to the divorce of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife.
"The newly-founded Russian Public TV decided to make jokes related to Putin's divorce in yesterday's show, but the program was immediately banned. How can one joke about the president? It is like a coup d'état! How similar are the people in charge of TV content in both countries by their level of primitivism...," Dulyan wrote. On Monday he was informed that the management of the TV company decided to fire him for the post.
