Gunduz Osman (Mr), Editor-in-Chief, Internet news portal, Azerbaijan

Stakeholder Group: Civil Society

Region: Asia-Pacific

Biography

2008: Editor-in-Chief, Internet news portal- www.xeberler.az

2006: Teacher, Journalism Department, Baku State University

2002– Present: President, Azerbaijan Internet Forum, Baku, Azerbaijan

1997 – Present: Director; Multimedia Centre, Baku, Azerbaijan

1994-1996: Director, Azerbaijan Democracy Development Fund, Baku, Azerbaijan

1992-1993: Head of the Local Executive Power, Balaken Region, Azerbaijan

1987-1990: Pupil-Youth Department, Azerbaijan Youth Union, Balaken Region, Azerbaijan

1983-1986: Teacher, Secondary school, Balaken Region, Azerbaijan

EDUCATION

1. Baku State University, Baku, Azerbaijan ( 09/1978 – 07/1983), Department of Mathematics, Diploma (1983)

2. USA , Oklahoma  State University, Media  and Communications Department (15.01.2011 - 20.05.2011 )

3. USA , The University of Kansas ( 10.12.2010-15.01.2011)

ADVANCED STUDIES IN PROGRESS

Institute of Information Technologies, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Candidate for a Degree, Department on Development of Information Community/Society (2008 –h/h)    

Publications

2005-2010 – many articles on Internet Journalism were written. I am the Editor-in- Chief of a News Portal ( www.xeberler.az )

Additional sources: www.cit.az , www.informasiya.org , www.xeberler.az

Books:

  1. 2010, Editor of the Azeri version of the book “Journalism 2.0 ”, Mark Briggs, Multimedia Centre
  2. 2008, a book “ICT for Journalists”, the author, Multimedia Centre
  3. 2006, Co-author, “Computer. Bases of information technologies”, Multimedia Centre
  4. 2004-2010, Author, “Internet. Azerbaijan Internet Resources” , Multimedia Centre

Professional Awards

  1. 2009-2010, USA Embassy, for the translation of the book “Journalism2.0. Mark Briggs” 
  2. 2008, IREX, “Developing the Journalists’ professionalism”  
  3. 2007, Open Society Institute-Support Fund, “System on Monitoring the Lucidity of Information with the Public Information”
  4. 2006-2007, Counterpart International,  “Support to realization of information freedom”
  5. 2006, Open Society Institute-Support Fund, “Establishment of effective mechanism for realization of information freedom with application of new information technologies”.