ეთნიკური უმცირესობების ასახვა ახალ მედიაში

Ethnic minority represents the part of the Georgian society which is rejected by majority the population. Even though ethnic majority and minorities were living together during the centuries, their social, cultural and political connection is not happening. All of this is caused by the stereotypes and stigmas in the masses. For the integration of minority, one of the most important ways is to create the suitable media environment, provide the intensive news coverage about them, and then spread the information through minority using their own language. Despite the progress, the ethnic minorities are still in marginalized condition. International organizations put ethnic minorities in an important place, within the list of obligations of the democratic country. Despite that, there is no balanced media environment in Georgian reality.
The studies about the ethnic minorities news coverage in media are very poor, and I consider that in my work: “Reflection of the Ethnic Minorities in New Media”. I think, the facts highlighted in the work will show the clear picture of the reality of the news coverage about the ethnic minority in Georgian internet and news media.
In my work, I observe that there is the less interest towards the minorities from the media organizations, as well as from government, non-governmental organizations and ombudsmen or other human rights advocates. Observations show that journalists pay less attention to problematic issues, there is no systematic coverage of the facts and news are fragmented.
Nowadays, media plays a big role in forming public opinion. Due to lack of national sources, the minorities get all the information from the foreign media, which further alienates them from Georgian society.