January 28, 2009 - Present Tarasi Gagnidze 100%
Media Profiles
Geworld
The founder of the newspaper Georgia and World and its online-edition www.geworld.ge is LTD Historical Heritage, that belongs to Taras Gagnidze. Historical Heritage was registered in the public register on January 28, 2009. The newspaper Georgia and World has been published since then.
According to Damoukidebloba.com research, “Russian Influence on Georgian Non-Governmental Organizations and Media”, the initiative of the founder of Historical Heritage has been acclaimed by the Former President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev. The public council of Historical Heritage, the organization that founded Geworld.ge, includes a political scientist, Alexander Chachia that was awarded an order by Dmitry Medvedev in July 2008 for “especial contribution to the sphere of friendship and cooperation with Russian Federation”. Another pro-Russian NGO, Institute of Eurasia, is a partner of Historical Heritage. The editor-in-chief of Geworld.ge is Irakli Todua, who is also a board member of Creative Union of Journalists of Georgia. Editors of editions such as Asaval-Dasavali, GeorgianTimes, and TV New Georgia are members of the Creative Union.
In 2016, the biggest number of Turkophobic comments (22) was made by the authors of geworld.ge, whilst the sole racist comment voiced in the media is also attributed to this edition. The edition also stood out with its pro-Russian sentiments, while stirring anti-Western feelings. Overall, the edition published 69 editorial comments containing hate speech.
In 2016, the biggest number of Turkophobic comments (22) was made by the authors of geworld.ge, whilst the sole racist comment voiced in the media is also attributed to this edition. The edition also stood out with its pro-Russian sentiments, while stirring anti-Western feelings. Overall, the edition published 69 editorial comments containing hate speech.
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