Tamar Kintsurashvili

Tamar Kintsurashvili (Georgian: თამარ კინწურაშვილი) is a Georgian who was the Director General of Georgian Public Broadcaster and is a member of the government commission monitoring elections.

Early life and education

Kintsurashvili was born on May 8, 1970 in Tskaltubo, Georgia. She graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of Tbilisi Ivane Javakhishvili State University in 1994. She speaks Georgian, Russian and English.

Career

In 1993-95, Kintsurashvili was working as a correspondent of paper Droni, and from 1995-99 was an editor of Political Division of the same paper. In 1999 she became the deputy editor of the paper. From 2001, she was an editor of the magazine Tavisupleba (Liberty), as well as the Communications and Media programs Director of the NGO Liberty Institute. She is an author and co-author of several scientific works.

In March 2005, the Parliament of Georgia elected her to Board of Governors of Georgian Public Broadcaster, where she was a deputy chair of the Board till her election as Director General.[1] She was replaced by Levan Kubaneishvili in 2008.[2]

In 2012, she was a member of the Georgian government commission monitoring the election process,[3] as well as Georgia's Security Council.[4]

Works
  • "Freedom of Expression in USA and in Europe" (2005), Volume I-an editor
  • "Freedom of Expression in Georgia" (2005), V.II - co-author. Zurab Adeishvili
  • "Media and Law" (2004), an editor
  • "The Media Self-regulation Guide" (2004), compiler and author
  • "Ethic and Self-regulation" (2003)the compiler and editor
  • "Professional Standard of the Media", co-author (2002)

References
  1. Central Asia and the Caucasus, Issues 49-50. Information and Analytical Centre. 2008.
  2. "Public TV Board Chair Resigns". Civil.ge. 27 May 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  3. DFWatch Staff (18 August 2012). "Government commission warns against local transgressions". Democracy and Freedom Watch. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  4. Nikuradze, Mari (5 May 2012). "Media diversity will be important in '12 election". Democracy and Freedom Watch. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
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