Valeriu Saharneanu (born 3 August 1952) is a journalist from the
Republic of Moldova
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. He has been the head of the
Union of Journalists of Moldova since 1994.
Biography
Valeriu (Vladimir) Saharneanu was born on 3 August 1952 in
Cuizăuca
Cuizăuca is a village in Rezina District, Moldova.Rezina District
Rezina is a district ( ro, raion) in the east of Moldova, with the administrative center at Rezina. Rezina is situated on the western bank of the Nistru river. As of 1 January 2011, its population was 52,600.
History
The first human settlement ...
, where he completed his elementary studies (1959–1969). He has a degree in philology from the Journalism Department at Moldova's State University, and from the Journalism Department at the Superior School of Political Science in
Sankt-Petersburg. He attended the
Moldova State University
The Moldova State University ( Romanian: ''Universitatea de Stat din Moldova'') is a university located in Chișinău, Moldova.
History
The university was founded on 1 October 1946. Initially, it had 320 students enrolled in 5 faculties, Phy ...
(1970–1975) and the Faculty of Journalism of the
Saint Petersburg State University
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(1987–1989). He attended also courses in
Romania
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(1993),
Berlin
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(1995),
Brussels
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(1996),
Paris
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(1998),
Thessaloniki
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(1999),
Strasbourg (2002),
Cairo
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(2004),
Norway
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(2005), the
United States
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(2006).
He worked as editor (1975–1987), deputy editor in chief (1989–1991), editor in chief (1991–1994) at
TeleRadio-Moldova. During the
1994 parliamentary election, Saharneanu was attacked at the entrance of the building where he lived and was sick for three months. Soon, he lost his job at TeleRadio-Moldova and his wife, Maria Bulat-Saharneanu, lost her job at "Femeia Moldovei" magazine.
Saharneanu is co-founder and director of
Euronova Media Group (the
Vocea Basarabiei
Vocea Basarabiei ( en, Voice of Bessarabia) is a Romanian language radio station in Moldova.
History
Vocea Basarabiei was launched on 18 June 2000 in Nisporeni. The Audiovisual Coordinating Council refused in 2002 and 2003 to register Vo ...
radio station,
TV Euronova, and
TV Albasat
Albasat TV is a television station in Moldova. Its headquarters are in Nisporeni.
It provides news from a number areas of public interest. Albasat TV is a member of Euronova Media Group
The Euronova Media Group trust is a Moldovan group of med ...
). In 2001, Saharneanu founded
Gazeta Românească
''Gazeta Românească'' ( en, The Romanian Gazette) was a newspaper from the Republic of Moldova
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he Romanian Gazette a weekly magazine sold in Moldova that compiled articles from major
Romanian media outlets. The project failed primarily because of financial reasons.
He has been the head of the Union of Journalists of Moldova ( ro, Uniunea Jurnaliştilor din Moldova) since 1994. On 25 January 2004, at a meeting of an opposition party in
Chişinău, officials restricted journalistic activities. As president of the Moldovan Journalists Union, Saharneanu gave a speech at the meeting on the necessity to defend
media independence
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and freedoms. He was summoned by the police and charged with disturbing the public order. A date for his trial was immediately established.
In 2005, Saharneanu was a founding member of the
Democratic Forum of Romanians in Moldova ( ro, Forumul Democrat al Românilor din Republica Moldova).
In January 2010, as many as 14 people put forward their candidacies for the post of chairman of
TeleRadio-Moldova, of whom
Constantin Marin
Constantin Marin (27 February 1925 – 1 January 2011) was a Romanian award-winning musician, conductor and composer.
Biography
Marin was born in Urleta, Prahova County, Romania. He was the founder in 1963 of the Madrigal Chamber Choir and ha ...
got five votes, journalist
Valentina Ursu three and Saharneanu, one vote.
Awards
* Order of the Republic (2009)
* Ordinul României "
Order for Merit", grad Comandor (2000)
* "Om Emerit" (1991)
* "Jurnalist emerit al Republicii Moldova" (1991)
See also
*
Vocea Basarabiei
Vocea Basarabiei ( en, Voice of Bessarabia) is a Romanian language radio station in Moldova.
History
Vocea Basarabiei was launched on 18 June 2000 in Nisporeni. The Audiovisual Coordinating Council refused in 2002 and 2003 to register Vo ...
References
External links
voceabasarabiei.netPersonal blogwww.ujm.orc.md
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Romanian people of Moldovan descent
1952 births
Living people
Moldovan journalists
Male journalists
Moldova State University alumni
People from Rezina District
Teleradio-Moldova
Recipients of the Order of the Republic (Moldova)
Euronova Media Group