The recently-summoned Committee for selecting members of the Press Council from Republic of Moldova revealed the results of the open contest and appointed the composition of the Press Council.

Eleven representatives of the journalistic environment (put forward by the boards of publications/agencies, portals, journalists’ professional organizations and other media NGOs) and 10 representatives of mass-media consumers (suggested by groups of readers, NGOs from other fields, including trade unions, patronage and religious organizations, political parties etc.) enrolled in the competition for the position of Press Council members.

After summing up all scores gained by each candidate in accordance with the publicly-announced selection criteria, nine members of the Press Council were elected, including four members of the journalistic environment (out of which - two representatives of regional publications, including one – from territorial administrative unit Gagauz Yeri) and five members standing for mass-media consumers.

The nominal composition of R. Moldova’s Press Council is as follows:

Members of Press Council, representing the journalistic environment:

1. Ludmila Andronic – Editor-in-chief of the economic magazine „Business Class”, lecturer at the Faculty of journalism and communication sciences, Moldova State University;
2. Dmitrii Kalak – Deputy Editor-in-chief of the national newspaper „Ekonomiceskoe obozrenie/Logos-press”;
3. Oleg Hitalschi – Editor-in-chief of the local newspaper „SP” (Baltsi), Doctor of Philology;
4. Liubov Casîm – Editor-in-chief of the local newspaper „Express/Aiin-Aciîk” from TAU Gagauz Yeri.

Members of Press Council, representing mass-media consumers:
1. Daniela Terzi-Barbăroşie – Executive Director of „Partnership for Development” Center;
2. Georgeta Stepanov – Associate professor at the Journalism Chair, Faculty of journalism and communication sciences, Moldova State University;
3. Ion Manole – Chairman of „Promo-LEX” Association;
4. Loretta Handrabura – Deputy Minister of Education, Doctor of Social Sciences, Associate professor at the Chair of Romanian and Comparative Language, State Pedagogical University “Ion Creangă”;
5. Ana Curcudel – ex-journalist, recommended by a group of NGOs.

The members of the Press Council are elected for a two-year mandate.
The first sitting of the Press Council from R. Moldova shall take place on Friday, January 22, 2010.