Public-sector Support for Diversity on Broadcasting

The mission of the Georgian Public Broadcaster is to reinforce democratic values, raise the level of public education, encourage diversity and social integration as well as to uphold historical heritage and cultural traditions. According to the law the public television shall: “cover the pluralism of opinions existing in the public; broadcast a relevant proportion of programs for minority groups, in their language; reflect ethnic, cultural, linguistic, religious, age, gender diversity in the programs; broadcast a relevant number of programes prepared by minority groups in their language; promote the state identity, values and cultural diversity'; take into consideration the interest of people with disabilities;

The objectives of the GPB are:

• Adequately informing of the greater society in terms of on-going political, social and cultural processes in Georgia and internationally;
• Contributing to civil society and larger national debates by providing reliable and impartial information, which sufficiently impacts the choices made by informed citizens;
• Promoting Georgia’s interests and shared values by appreciating the diversity of opinions within an atmosphere of open public dialogue and an environment of tolerance;
• Sharing in the contributions being made to public education and reforms that are designed to provide the means to bring about informed choices in sciences, including environmental responsibility and participation in organizations representing civil society;
• Raising the standard of governmental accountability, community and civil society representation, and opening the door for greater self-awareness, self-actualisaiton and engagement among the young generation;
• Publicly showcasing the diverse array of high quality works of contemporary and classical art and literary achievements;