JOURNALIST SHOULD SERVE THE TRUTH

Recently on the order of the RA President reserve Colonel Seyran Shahsuvaryan got title of honoured journalist.

– I was working in «Yerevan» film studio when I got a letter from Defense Minister Vazgen Sargsyan. He invited me to work as head of unit of culture of the army. That was my first assignment in the defense system. After a short period of time I was appointed as Head of Information Department and headed that structure until 1998.

– You were press-secretary during Serge Sargsyan, Michael Harutyunyan and for some time – Seyran Ohanyan. Could you manage to give operative and correct information?

– Press-secretary of the minister – it is first of all minister’s image-maker. He must follow the minister as his shadow and remain in the shadow. I tried to give the media many-sided, correct and objective information possibly. I am against concealment of accidents since the society, we want it or not, very quickly come to know about murders and violence in the troops. And if we conceal or the official media don’t talk about them, the feeling of fear sharpens and it creates rich soil for any kinds of rumors.

GAYANEH POGHOSYAN
Photo: G.ARMENAKYAN