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How should the theme of domestic violence be highlighted in media? What does the concept of social journalism means? What responsibility lies on journalist with regard to this issue?

Journalists of Fund, representatives of mass media in Imereti, journalists of regional offices of the central TV and radio broadcasting companies gathered at the telecast initiated by Fund "Sukhumi". 

"... This topic should be covered very carefully. We - journalists often highlight only facts. We do not have time to look for reasons, it is more subject of an analytical program, but it does not mean that this issue should be ignored by us and that we should avoid it because it is an "inconvenient" theme.

"The more we'll talk about this theme with our children, in newspapers, on radio and television, the less chance violators will have to stay unpunished."

"The main thing is that with our help society will realize what the causes of violence are. The main thing is that young people make analysis of what is good and bad".

"It should not be a scandalous theme, although, unfortunately, we have to admit that there is such an order. But in our view protection of victims of violence is the greatest good".

Such was the journalists’ position.