Vugar Safarli, Executive Director of Fund of Governmental Support on Mass Media Development held conference at “Trend” Information Agency today. Activity directions of the Fund, competition rules for getting financial support, application form and text regarding financial support were declared at the conference. According to Vugar Safarli, Media Bodies that have been established by Government and Mass Media Agencies will not be funded by Fund. He said only Independent Media Bodies will be funded:
“Governmental Media Bodies and Mass media Agencies will not be awarded. Financial Support is considered only for Independent Agencies. This year, 1,300,000 AZN has been allocated for Fund by Government. 200,000 manat will be used for Apparatus, technical purchasing, etc. The rest, 1,100,000 manat is planned to be used for project granting, journalists’ award, etc. Each project should not exceed 20,000 AZN. Projects will be in 12 directions”
V. Safarli also added that subsidies and credits are not considered for journalists this year. However, for the next and future years on this and other purposes a different sum of money is expected for sharing.
Umud Rahimoghlu, Chairman of the Observation Council of Fund of Governmental Support on Mass Media Development, Vugar Rahimov, Deputy Chairman, Mushfiq Alasgarli, Baxtiyar Sadigov and Aflatun Amashov also participated at the conference.