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Civil Georgia (www.civil.ge) is one of the most popular online magazines about Georgia. The magazine obtains information through its correspondents and places it on its web site, while referring back to the primary source. The magazine is published in English, Georgian and Russian. The Russian version is the first electronic publication about Georgia introduced by a Georgian organization to the Russian information market.
The magazine was established by the United Nations Association of Georgia (UNA) for the purpose of delivering prompt, trustworthy information about Georgia, to the international community and there by supporting Georgia’s involvement in current world events. The project is financially supported by the Frederich Ebert Foundation.
Civil Georgia’s editorial and information policy complies with western standards. Material is transmitted live and succinctly, while maintaining the maximum information balance between the different parts. An Editorial Board manages the magazine.
The Internet magazine consists of several main information blocks. The News is being updated betweem ten to twelve times a day, usually within ten to fifteen minutes following a significant event. Every significant event becomes the subject of an article which is prepared shortly after the event; the article is then followed up by any related breaking news. Another block – Main Topic, contains new articles on political, economic, military or social issues, these are posted twice a week.
Civil Georgia particularly focuses upon human rights and social development issues. The magazine attempts to build its evaluation of developments, which are currently taking place in the country and the region, based on the expertise and experience of Georgia’s civil leaders.
In case an event of particular interest occurs, special web-pages are created on the magazine’s web site to provide as complete a picture of the event as possible. Similar web-pages are currently being maintained with respect to the Pankisi crisis and the 2002 local elections.
Civil Georgia runs an information subscription system, which makes it possible for up to 500 subscribers to receive up-to-date information as quickly as possible after an event.
The services provided by the internet magazine are currently being used by all the international organizations interested in Georgia and the region, research centers and universities, foreign governments and embassies, as well as Georgian students studying abroad, local non-governmental and governmental organizations. The magazine’s web site hosts up to 500 users daily. Up to the present time, the total number of visitors has exceeded 144,000.
A number of new web-projects have been scheduled for implementation within the framework of Civil Georgia. A database project is currently being developed, which requires the creation of a database of contact and organizational information, about politicians, journalists, social leaders, media, international, governmental and non-governmental sectors. The database is supposed to include photo archives and an easy search system.
One further more project, to be implemented in the future – is project “Civic Observer”, which is supposed to develop the magazine’s analytical trends.
Civil Georgia can be reached at the following e-mail address: info@civil.ge
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