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Over 1600 journalists to attend 2012 Eurovision song contest in Baku
Baku, January 27 (AZERTAC). More than 1600 journalists will be accredited for the 2012 Eurovision song contest in Baku.
At the first big press conference in the lead up to the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in Baku, representatives of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) as well as the Host Broadcaster of the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, Ictimai TV, gave a status update on the preparations for Europe's favourite TV show. The organisers also took the opportunity to answer questions from local and international media representatives. Over 100 journalists attended the conference at the Baku Business Centre.
Sietse Bakker, EBU Event Supervisor, added: "The EBU cares deeply about media freedom. In May, some 1,600 journalists will travel to Baku and we received guarantees from the Prime Minister that they can do their work freely."
During the press conference, organisers also explained the scope of the press facilities that will be made available to the accredited press. Finally, Executive Producer Adil Kerimli invited all media representatives to "come back to the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest offices at the Baku Business Centre, to receive more information about the preparations and to answer any questions about the project."
