![]() ![]() On 25 December 2009, to celebrate its 15th anniversary, Rustavi 2 adopted a new logo during its Christmas special. Rustavi 2 was the main mass media source used as a tribune by the opposition leaders during the Rose Revolution in November 2003. By 15 March 2003, to coincide with the launch of its sister channel Imedi TV, Rustavi 2 introduced a new logo which consists of a zig-zagged abstract 2-numeral that is coloured bronze and are made up of gradient effects. In October 2001, the security police raid on R2 office resulted in public anger and subsequent mass street demonstrations against the government's pressure on independent media forced Eduard Shevardnadze to fire his entire cabinet. It has been considered by many as a political murder related with his programme "Night Courier" and investigations of allegations of official corruption. ![]() ![]() Giorgi Sanaia, Georgia’s most popular TV journalist, who worked for R2, was murdered in July 2001. The Georgian authorities made several attempts to shut R2 down. The channel shut down due to allegedly losing its license a year later. It was formed in 1994 and had been in a strong opposition to Eduard Shevardnadze’s government since then. The independence of the channel was questioned in recent years, with many suggesting that it was biased in favor of the former ruling party UNM. Its news service has bureaus and regional reporters in major Georgian cities ( Kutaisi, Batumi, Gori, Poti, Zugdidi), as well as the permanent correspondents in Washington D.C., Brussels and Moscow. It is an associate member of the European Broadcasting Union. Rustavi 2 ( Georgian: რუსთავი 2, romanized: rustavi 2, "Rustavi ori") is a Georgian free-to-air television channel based in Tbilisi, that was founded in 1994 in the town of Rustavi (hence its name). ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |