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Something very interesting happened in early June in Moscow: YHRM participants and correspondents - initiators of new born Youth Network of civil journalism managed to came together and worked out a common vision of the network development. 

From dozens of definitions of polysemantic termin of “civil journalism” Founding Fathers (Mothers) could made one, which reflect the content of creating community. All participants of meeting agreed with one point - that  civil journalism for us is a journalism which is proving values of human rights and freedoms in the media field.

In creative way of thinking Youth Network of civil journalism should create common institutions for civil activists in the sphere of media. During the meeting were stressed some priority directions - working  groups: a group on protection of free access to information, a group of solidarity with civil journalists who is under the pressure, an emergency response team on human rights violations, and, finally, educational group, which will prepare The School of Civil Journalism.

Besides education the Network is planning to create new and develop existing media projects. For example such publications of YHRM as “Open city” and “Right and dignity”. They are planning newsletter of the Network and human rights agency of information in Post Soviet area.

Network invites to participation bloggers and media activists, journalists and IT- specialists and all who want to see the field of media free and orient to protection of Human Rights and justice.