Comments on the Initiative of the Prime Minister of Georgia to Establish the Office of the Media Ombudsman

On 6 March 2017 the Prime Minister’s Office of Georgia made an official announcement on the initiative to establish the Office of Media Ombudsman, inviting international media observers and international media experts for cooperation. This text, commissioned by the Office of the RFOM, and prepared by Dainius Radzevicius, Chairman of the Lithuanian Journalists Union and independent media law expert, was requested by the government of Georgia. The text is based on a visit by Mr. Radzevicius to the country on 1-2 May 2017 and covers, not only the analysis of the legal framework of Georgia, but actual practices in the area of press regulation and self-regulation.