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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Roy Greenslade

Journalist resigns from Georgian TV during programme

A leading Georgian TV presenter and news executive quit her job while on the air. Eka Khoperia announced her resignation while hosting her nightly political talk show and cited government pressure as her reason. It reinforces growing concern about dwindling media freedoms under Mikheil Saakashvili, the president since 2003. Khoperia, head of news at Rustavi-2, told viewers on Thursday night: "This is my last programme and I am quitting the channel." The show went abruptly off the air after a commercial break. (Via The Moscow Times)

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