ROLE OF INDEPENDENT MEDIA IN COMBATING CORRUPTION
The final round table on "ROLE OF INDEPENDENT MEDIA IN COMBATING CORRUPTION" was held at 10.00 a.m. on Monday, October 10, 2005, at the conference hall of Open Society Forum.

Since October of 2004 the Globe international NGO in association with the Press institute of Mongolia, Zorig Foundation and with the financial support from UNESCO have launched the project "Media for transparent governance". The purpose of the project was to increase responsibility of the media to support the idea of transparent governance.

The round table modirated by H.Naranjargal, Head of the "Glob International" NGO. In the round table involved more than 55 representatives of Embassies, government and non government organizations and media.

From the 9 media outlets, which was involved to this event and about 13 professional journalists was awarded by the project implementers. The project implementers highly appreciated the journalist�s anti-corruption work and have challenged them to combat with corruption and to qualify the content corruption concerned materials, also to work at exclusively high professional level and be respected by the surrounding community and have the ability to influence others.

Program

10.00-10.10. Opening, H.Naranjargal / Head of the "Glob International" NGO /
10.10-10.50. Report of content analysis researchers Ch.Bazar, Ch.Choisamba
10.50-11.00 Discussion of assignments
11.00-11.30 Result of the media campaign �The corruption concerns everybody" Jury of the competition Kh.Tsevlee
11.30-11.40 Tea break
11.40-11.55 Facing difficulties in the development of the investigative journalism R. Oyuntsetseg /Press Institute/
11.55-12.20 Discussion of assignments
12.20-12.30 Introduction for the draft of Action plan in the development of the investigative Journalism, S.Bayaraa /Consultant of Zorig Foundation/
12.30-12.50 Discussion on the draft of Action plan in future and approval
12.50-13.00 Closing, H.Naranjargal /Head of the "Glob International" NGO /