THE NATIONAL UNION OF
JOURNALISTS OF UKRAINE
Dmytro Kirashchuk, the editor-in-chief of the Verkhovynski Visti newspaper, has received a special award from the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU). This year, he celebrates two big dates: his 60th birthday and the 40th anniversary of the day he started working for the Verkhovyna-based publication. The journalist received the award from Viktoriya Plakhta, the NUJU secretary/coordinator of the Ivano-Frankivsk Journalists’ Solidarity Center (JSC).
At a time when local newspapers in Halych, Dolyna, Rozhniativ, Kalush, and Yaremche stopped publishing due to financial problems, the Verkhovyna-based newspaper has one of the largest circulations among all the publications of Prykarpattia.
“All good deeds, as a rule, are done by enthusiasts. And our newsroom is full of real fans of their business. It is thanks to them and our readers that Verkhovynski Visti is published and, considering the current situation, has good circulation,” noted Dmytro Kirashchuk.
Verkhovynski Visti really employs talented media personalities, well-known not only in Prykarpattia but also outside its borders. They are Roman Klym, Liudmyla Zuziak, and Ivan Zelenchuk.
Dmytro Kirashchuk complains: the authorities do not understand the meaning of the printed word and its importance, and they do not care about state support of the press, as they do in other countries. It does not contribute to the increase in circulation and the reform of Ukrposhta, which is why the district publication is delivered to certain villages on the fifth day after its release. But despite all the difficulties, both Dmytro Kirashchuk and the newspaper’s journalists are convinced that Verkhovynski Visti has a promising future. If their newspaper closes, it will be the last to do so in Prykarpattia.
Call the Ivano-Frankivsk JSC by dialing 066 677 0726 (Viktoriya Plakhta, the Ivano-Frankivsk JSC coordinator). The Center’s address is 25 Sichovykh Striltsiv Street.
As earlier reported, the Journalists’ Solidarity Centers is an initiative of the NUJU implemented with the support of the International and European Federations of Journalists and UNESCO. The initiative is designated to help media representatives working in Ukraine during the war. The Centers operate in Kyiv, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsi, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipro and provide journalists with organizational, technical, legal, psychological, and other types of assistance.
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