Rashid Gani Abdullo, a Tajik political scientist who has been providing his commentary and writing analytical materials for “Asia-Plus” for many years, shared his opinion on the role of our media in the information space and its contribution to the development of domestic journalism and the representation of the country.
“The fact that ‘Asia-Plus’ has existed for 30 years and is the face of Tajikistan’s information space is, in itself, a major achievement.
‘Asia-Plus’ was the first media outlet to have both print and radio, providing information to its readers. This was a good initiative. After some time, a school of journalism was created. ‘Asia-Plus’ was able to cover everything happening in the information space, ensuring its presence, which bore fruit.
Soon, ‘Asia-Plus’ gained status and over time became a sort of brand for Tajikistan. What does this mean? It means that ‘Asia-Plus’ is known not only within Tajikistan as a newspaper, news agency, and radio, but also beyond its borders as a media outlet.
If someone outside Tajikistan wants to get urgent news or fresh information related to Tajikistan, they first turn to the ‘Asia-Plus’ website. It is known that this agency covers a wide range of events related to Tajikistan, and to some extent, in its presentation, it combines not only pure news journalism but also creative journalism.
In the presentation of events by ‘Asia-Plus’, one can notice elements of aesthetics.
As I see it, one of the main tasks of ‘Asia-Plus’ is to truly reflect everything happening in the country and around it. When reflecting on various issues in Tajikistan, ‘Asia-Plus’ always considers that the presentation of the material should be beneficial for the country.
The diplomacy of ‘Asia-Plus’ has allowed this publication to stay one step ahead of other media outlets operating in Tajikistan’s information space.
‘Asia-Plus’ does not limit itself to presenting a single point of view and strives to portray reality from various angles, providing a diversity of events occurring in Tajikistan for both internal and external readers. National security and the interests of Tajikistan are always taken into account.
Also, ‘Asia-Plus’ is not satisfied with what already exists and strives to establish a connection between the older and younger generations. It creates a unique media culture and works on preparing personnel who can work effectively in this specific media environment.”
