At a press conference of the Lutsk Press Club, attended by journalists from Volyn media outlets, the head of the Volyn branch of the CVU, Oleksandr Stirko, the head of the department for relations with political parties and public organizations of the internal policy department of the regional state administration, Anatolii Makhetskyi, representatives of political parties and organizations, and the head of the press center, Olha Kulish, spoke about the main tasks, methods and principles of the press center's work, reported "Lutsk Investment" by the coordinator of the Lutsk Press Club of Market Reforms, Bohdana Stelmakh.
The independent public press center is one of the forms of work of the Lutsk Press Club of Reforms (Volyn Regional Public Organization "Volyn Press Club"). Its main task is to promote transparency of elections. To this end, the press center seeks to convey to voters - through the media - complete and objective information about the course of the election process at the local level, about the programs and positions of each of the candidates. All activities of the press center are conducted solely in the interests of voters. The press center does not support any party, politician or political force.
The independent public press center should become a source of prompt, independent, high-quality and objective information about the course of the election process. Its activities will be aimed at collecting and summarizing prompt information from all possible sources; disseminating this information to all who need it, and above all - to journalists and editorial offices; impartially providing a free tribune before the media to all key participants in the election process: election commissions, party headquarters, independent experts and observers, public organizations, parties, etc.
Perhaps the most important thing is that the Independent Public Press Center "Volyn Choice - 2006" will not interpret or comment on events: it will only record them and make them public - with the aim of greater transparency of the election process in the interests of voters - and will provide any possible professional support to all journalists who will cover the election process.
The slogan of the press center is - "We are not for sale! We provide one-time professional information and PR services!"
Those present took part in the discussion of the main directions and tasks of the press center's work. In particular, it was emphasized that the joint cooperation of the press center, political parties and organizations, election commissions, and the CVU should be conducted in such a way that after the completion of the election process there is no shame for these races.