New pre-elections clip of the US presidential nominee from the Democratic Party Barack Obama was watched by 33, 6 mln Americans. The figures were given by the Associated Press referring to the report published by the analytic company Nielsen Media Research.

Today the Nasimi district court presided by judge, Elman Akhmadov passed a verdict on application of preventive punishment as arrest towards chief editor and founder of the “Ideal” newspaper, Nazim Guliyev, www.day.az informs referring to the Reporters’ Freedom and Safety Institute.

On Thursday, head of Radio 2 Lesley Douglas stated on her leaving the post in relation to the recently broken scandal on insult of 78-year-old British actor Andrew Saks while live broadcast of a program, AFP informs. “I am very sorry that our radio program resulted in so sad consequences. Having the chance, I would like to sincerely apologize before Andrew Saks, his relatives and our radio listeners”, said in an official statement of Douglas.

On Wednesday evening 30-minute trailer of US presidential nominee from the Democratic Party, Barack Obama was on air of the American largest TV channels. To show up in the broadcast of such channels as NBC, Fox, CBS, Univision and MSNBC cost Obama at least $ 4 mln.

The Press Council of Azerbaijan has sent an appeal to the Office of Public Prosecutor in connection with the “Ideal” newspaper, www.day.az informs referring to the Press Council.

Yesterday, the family of the “Azadlig” newspaper's chief editor, Ganimat Zakhid, kept in colony №17, met him there, Day.Az informs referring to the Reporters’ Freedom and Safety Institute quoting G. Zakhid’s spouse, Ayanda Mursaliyeva.

National TV and Radio Council passed a decision on October 28 to open a new radio station in Azerbaijan, www.day.az informs, referring to head of the Council, Nushiravan Maharramli.

The BBC prepared a program where they give evidences on crimes committed by Georgian militaries against civilians in South Ossetia. The program by correspondent Tim Whewell was aired by one of the radios of the BBC on 28 October in the evening.
Whewell who visited South Ossetia several weeks ago, became, as he said, the first correspondent of western mass media who managed to look round the places of August’s armed conflict and talk with local people without difficulty.

On 28 October Russian journalist won the case on violation of the right on free access and dissemination of information against the Russian Federation at the European Human Rights Court, “Interfax” informs. Strasbourg Court obliged the Russian authorities to pay compensation in the amount of 1000 UER to Godlevsky. It is informed that they had made a unanimous decision on paying the material compensation to the claimant.

On Monday representatives of the OSCE Baku office as well as of the US, France and Norway Embassies visited imprisoned “Azadlig” newspaper satirist Sakit Zakhidov (Mirza Sakit) in colony № 14, IA “Turan” informs, referring to head of the Committee against Tortures Elchin Behbudov. “The meeting was a closed one, that is why I can not anything on the matter”, human rights activist said.

On Saturday, 26-year-old TV presenter Ann Presley from Arkansas died in Little Rock city hospital after she had been found hard-beaten in her apartments, AP informs.

As Day.az informs, referring to the Reporters Freedom and Safety Institute quoting the lawyer Alaif Hasanov. As he said, in the sent appeal they express a request on investigation to be carried on the fact of beating of “Azadlig” newspaper collaborator Mirza Sakit.

Profits of the publishing house The New York Times in the third quarter of 2008 have reduced more than twice in comparison with the same period in 2007, Associated Press informs on 23 October. Income of the Company has made 6, 53 mln USD, meanwhile in the same quarter of 2007 it equaled13, 4 mln USD. In order to increase financial indexes, the Company is planning to continue reducing production expenses.

In the letter of the organization, they state that successful reforms in all the spheres of life in the country for the last five years proved the winning of the present head of state. “Presidential elections on 15 October prove that the Azerbaijani state and society are intending to complete democracy and creation of a civil society”.

American actor David Dukhovny has lodged a complaint against the British Daily Mail newspaper for the published article asserting on his betrayal to wife with his tennis instructor, Reuters informs on 23 October. The sum of the complaint made 1 mln USD.