{"id":97937,"date":"2005-05-05T10:01:00","date_gmt":"2005-05-05T10:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.moldova.org\/2005\/05\/05\/president-calls-on-media-to-help-build-democracy-2374-eng\/"},"modified":"2005-05-05T10:01:00","modified_gmt":"2005-05-05T10:01:00","slug":"president-calls-on-media-to-help-build-democracy-2374-eng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/president-calls-on-media-to-help-build-democracy-2374-eng\/","title":{"rendered":"President Calls on Media To Help Build Democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p>Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin has sent a congratulatory message to Moldovan journalists on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, which is marked on 3 May. <br \/>\nIn his message, Voronin said that &quot;press freedom should be regarded in a wider context&quot;. &quot;The declaration of independence of Moldova [passed in 1991], which chose democracy as its way of development, marked the beginning of a complicated and controversial process of building up free and various mass media in Moldova,&quot; Voronin said. <\/p>\n<p>Moldova, which has chosen European integration and democratic values, has begun &quot;to improve its legislation, which is called to ensure the functioning of a free press in modern conditions,&quot; Voronin said. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;Nevertheless, it should be admitted that legal guarantees as to press freedom do not guarantee all the necessary conditions for creating an independent, professional and responsible media. Therefore, the authorities are you relying on professionalism, initiative and patriotism of journalists and on their ability to defend public interests, as well as on citizens&#8217; real participation in the policymaking process,&quot; Voronin said. <\/p>\n<p>He called on journalists and civil society to contribute to the triumph of democracy in Moldova and help it attain economic and social progress and integrate into the family of developed nations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin has sent a congratulatory message to Moldovan journalists on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, which is marked on 3 May. In his message, Voronin said that &quot;press freedom should be regarded in a wider context&quot;. &quot;The declaration of independence of Moldova [passed in 1991], which chose democracy as its [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-97937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics"],"content_social_share":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p>Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin has sent a congratulatory message to Moldovan journalists on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, which is marked on 3 May. <br \/>\nIn his message, Voronin said that &quot;press freedom should be regarded in a wider context&quot;. &quot;The declaration of independence of Moldova [passed in 1991], which chose democracy as its way of development, marked the beginning of a complicated and controversial process of building up free and various mass media in Moldova,&quot; Voronin said. <\/p>\n<p>Moldova, which has chosen European integration and democratic values, has begun &quot;to improve its legislation, which is called to ensure the functioning of a free press in modern conditions,&quot; Voronin said. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;Nevertheless, it should be admitted that legal guarantees as to press freedom do not guarantee all the necessary conditions for creating an independent, professional and responsible media. 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