For example, the asphalt on Tigran Mets Ave. has been cut into chunks to fill potholes, but it\u2019s been a month and the works have not been completed. Avetisyan uploaded photos and at the same time, the TV station aired video footage.<\/p>\n
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Avetisyan explains why they decided to address problems through not only television, but also Facebook posts.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is our first organized flashmob, aimed at community problems. Through the flashmob, we involve more people in the problem-solving process. Naturally, in producing videos on waste collection, we can\u2019t visit all the residential yards. Instead, citizens using social media raise the issues themselves, shaping the culture of availing of social media. And when the relevant authorities respond to the issue, that person becomes our dream resident.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Avetisyan, by actively engaging on social media, the TV station acquires new TV viewers. As is known, Lori TV operates in the domain of analog broadcasting and doesn\u2019t have a digital broadcasting license, resulting in a drop in audience numbers.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe move the topic from Facebook to television; from social networking sites, people come toward our audience. People are quite touched that they participate, that their voice is heard,\u201d says Avetisyan.<\/p>\n
Vanadzor resident, journalist Mane Papyan says that the issue of Vanadzor\u2019s demolished streets began to circulate on Facebook from an interesting photo, which her father, Stepan Papyan, had uploaded.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen my father, angry, uploaded this photo online, it very quickly spread in the hundreds, including not only in Armenia,\u201d says Mane.<\/p>\n
Papyan believes that issues appearing on social media get a response. \u201cEven that now Vanadzor\u2019s mayor is very active on Facebook and definitely follows our posts, that\u2019s already important.\u201d<\/p>\n
Prior to this flashmob, Vanadzor\u2019s active residents, the majority of whom are journalists, had organized another flashmob \u2014 on the topic of waste collection. The flashmob was a success. Avetisyan says that Lime, the company responsible for waste collection, on the same day responded to residents\u2019 posts, publishing photos of the same area, now already in a clean state.<\/p>\n
The flashmob regarding the roads began 4\u20135 days ago. The head of Vandzor City Hall\u2019s utilities services responded, informing the public that the government has already transferred the money for filling the potholes. <\/p>\n
In the near future, Lori TV\u2019s journalists will be organizing new flashmobs, involving the residents in the community budget review process.<\/p>\n
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