Certificates were presented to the first graduates of the APA Journalism School project, which is a project of APA Media Group. Vusala Mahirqizi: The APA Journalist School will continue Vusala Mahirgizi, the General Director of APA Media Group, delivering speech at the event organized on this occasion, said that today 20 graduates will receive their certificates. "During these three months, our goal was to take the first step in training journalists who can work with professional, operational, and new media standards. Of course, a journalist professionalizes through the experience they accumulate over the years, and their news base. However, taking the first steps in the right place and having the right opportunities for experience is crucial for a journalist, especially for a news journalist. This is often the step that determines a journalist's future development," Vusala Mahirgizi emphasized.   The General Director stated that out of the 20 participants in the project, 5 have already started working in the structures of APA Media Group, and two others have started working in other media organizations: "This makes us very happy. I am sure we will soon see the graduates of this project in various television, radio channels, agencies, and websites." Vusala Mahirgizi expressed her gratitude to the head of the APA Journalism School,Gabil Abbasoghlu: "Gabil Abbasoghlu, as an experienced journalist, put in a great deal of effort in organizing this project. At the same time, experienced TV journalist Ilgar Alfi shared his experience regarding the organization of television work and TV journalism. During the training, valuable journalists and writers met with the participants and shared their experiences. As APA Media Group, we are grateful to all of them." The General Director also announced that the next training sessions of the APA Journalist School will begin in April: "We will go on. There will be next graduates. I hope this school will be recognized by its hundreds of graduates." Gabil Abbasoghlu: APA and I are always ready to support you The head of the APA Journalist School, Qabil Abbasoghlu, congratulated the graduates: "You continued for these three months, and it means this project was also interesting for you. APA and I are always ready to support you." Gabil Abbasoghlu reminded once again that journalism is a tough profession: "This project was my first teaching experience. We learned together with you, discussed, and worked on projects. We had interesting trainings and guests. I know that this experience will always be useful in your work. Always try to learn, this is very important for a journalist." Advice to graduates: Always learn, research, and read The instructor of the APA Journalism School, TV journalist Ilgar Alfi, also congratulated the graduates in his speech: "Every young person who participated here is like our child, and I am always ready to support you. I recommend carrying an important trait for journalists. In this brilliant profession, it is very important to be able to control your desire. Those who can do this will always exist." Bahaddin Haziyev: Creating such school is APA’s right The editor-in-chief of "Bizim Yol" newspaper, Bahaddin Haziyev, who held a master class for the participants, expressed his satisfaction with the establishment of such a school: "APA is already a school with its unique style. Many signatures have grown from APA, and creating such a school is APA’s right." Bahaddin Haziyev stated that the main goal of education today should be teaching how to learn: "If you know the source to learn, learning is always possible and accessible. Here, you were taught about the ways of learning and researching." Bahəddin Haziyev wished the graduates success and mentioned that he would participate in future training sessions as well. Sharif Aghayar: You will not regret starting to learn here Writer Sharif Aghayar, who taught the secrets of editing and held a master class at the journalism school, also congratulated the graduates: "I am sure that in the future, you will not regret that your path began at APA and that you started learning here," said Sharif Aghayar, adding that there is a news environment and professional, systematic news work." "This systematic work also leads to successful results," said the writer, wishing success to the graduates of the school. Konul Jafarli: I wish every young journalist that their path would cross APA Journalist Konul Jafarli, who conducted a training on TV journalism for the graduates, expressed her satisfaction with being part of this school: "I wish every young journalist that their path would cross APA. I say this not only as a instructor but also as someone who has gone through this school. In APA, the conditions for a journalist’s development and the opportunity to express oneself are very rare to find elsewhere." Rovshana Aghasafgizi: I found the young participants here very bright TV journalist Rovshana Aghasafgizi also congratulated the young graduates in her speech: "It was very nice for me to work with young people again. I found the young participants here very bright. I wish you all success in your careers." Rovshane Aghasefgizi advised the graduates to read a lot, to study, to constantly search, and to research. "If the news had a signature, that signature would be "APA" Speaking on behalf of the graduates, Ilkin Naib said that he has already started working as an employee at the APA Information Agency. He thanked APA Media Group for providing him with such an opportunity. "If the news had a signature, that signature would be "APA,"" said Ilkin Naib, sharing his observations both from the training sessions and the work environment: "Here, everyone tries to teach. When you want to learn from someone, you receive enthusiastic support. This environment makes you fall in love with journalism." Nurshan Guliyev: Know that you have a home named APA Nurshan Guliyev, the editor-in-chief of APA Media Group, talked about the goals of creating the school and congratulated the graduates: "There were certain risks in creating this school. It's a great thing that most of the listeners who joined from the first day continued until the end." Nurshan Guliyev noted that many journalists have crossed their path with APA so far.: "We hope that the listeners of this school will reach such positions in the future that we can be proud of. Until today, a large number of journalists have crossed their path with APA. Among them are those working in state affairs and those who are now editors-in-chief at other websites. We are proud of all of them. We hope that you will also be among those remembered in this army." Nurshan Guliyev stated that APA is always ready to support its listeners in their future careers: "Wherever you are, always know that you have a home named APA. We are always ready to support you." Certificates were then presented to the graduates. Note that the trainings lasted for three months. The General Director of APA Media Group Vusala Mahirgizi, the Editor-in-Chief of APA Media Group Nurshan Guliyev, the Editor-in-Chief of APA Information Agency Farid Mirzayev, editors of APA Information AgencyRamiz Mikayiloghlu, Mirmehdi Aghaoghlu, and Nigar Abbasova, the Director of APA TV Orkhan Mammadli, the Director of Norma Law Firm and lawyer Shamil Pashayev, the Editor-in-Chief of Lent.az portal Hafiz Heydarov, editor of Lent.az portal Azar Huseynbala, the Editor-in-Chief of Vesti.az portal Nijat Hajiyev, TV journalists Konul Jafarli, Rovshana Aghasifqizi, Almaz Mahmud, Kamran Gasimov, journalist Bahaddin Hazi, writer Sharif Aghayar, the multi-media editor of APA Information Agency Vugar Abishov, and marketing specialists Tural Rustamli and Muzaffar Qarakhanli shared their experiences with the training participants and gave them masterclasses.

Press Secretary of the Turkish Embassy in Azerbaijan Alptekin Cihangir Işbilir visited APA Media Groups. The head of APA Media Group Vusala Mahirgizi informed the guest about the activities of media organizations belonging to APA Media Group. The meeting discussed the prospects for future cooperation with APA Media Group. The importance of cooperation between Azerbaijani and Turkish media organizations and the development of a joint Türkiye-Azerbaijan media platform was also emphasized.

Today, APA Journalism School, a new project of APA Media Group, has started its activities. The head of APA Media Group, Vusala Mahirgizi, noted that 230 requests were received to participate in the training: “Our team selected 26 people to participate in the training. We think that the first participants of the APA Journalism School will become well-known signatures of the Azerbaijani media in the future." Vusala Mahirgizi also added that APA Group itself will use the training participants to enrich its personnel bank: “Those who will take part in the three-month training will be able to benefit from all the opportunities of the company. In addition to instructors, every week well-known journalists, bloggers, and new media experts will share their experience with training participants.” It should be noted that the first instructors at the APA Journalism School will be honored journalist Gabil Abbasoglu, well-known TV journalist Ilgar Alfi, director of APA TV Orkhan Mammadli.

Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Azerbaijan Seyyed Jafar Aghaee visited APA Group, APA reports. During the meeting held in APA Media Group, a broad exchange of views on cooperation between the Azerbaijani and Iranian media took place. The necessity of developing relations between the two countries' media was emphasized, and the special role of the press in deepening these relations was noted.

APA TV, which is part of APA MEDIA GROUP, started broadcasting on Aile TV, CityNet, Ultel, and other cable televisions, as well as on IPTV platforms, APA reports. To watch APA TV on the digital broadcast of Aile TV, you need to choose channel 19, and on the IPTV platform of Aile TV, you need to choose channel 79. To watch APA TV on "CityNet" you need to select channel 11, and on "Ultel" channel 44. The broadcasting time of APA TV has been increased from 08:00 am to 02:00 am. Recall that on November 30, 2022, the Audiovisual Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan granted APA television a platform broadcaster license.

Azerbaijan-based APA Group a media organization has launched its mobile application for both Android and iOS platforms. APA Group mobile application is already available from Google Play Store and Apple App Store is available for download and provides users with the latest news from Azerbaijan, as well as the world. APA Group mobile application is the best opportunity for users to get acquainted with new news at any time. Azeri Press Agency (APA), Lent.az portal, Ona.az portal, news and articles of Vesti.az portal, Kulis.az literature and culture portal, as well as APA TV, can be easily watched in the APA Group mobile application.

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Essam bin Saleh Al-Jutaili visited APA Media Group. The Head of APA Media Group Vusala Mahirgizi greeted the ambassador and expressed her contentment to see the esteemed guest in the APA Media Group. Ambassador Essam bin Saleh Al-Jutaili said that the relations between Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan are at a high level. The Ambassador emphasized the important duty of conveying these relations to the people of the two states falls on the media and the embassy. The diplomat stated he worked to strengthen relations with the Azerbaijani media. Essam bin Saleh Al-Jutaili, pointing out that APA Media Group has a unique place in the Azerbaijani media, noted the necessity of cooperation between the media of both states and that this cooperation will contribute to further strengthening of relations between the two states and its people. The diplomat also stressed that several programs to be implemented in 2024 in the direction of Saudi Arabia-Azerbaijani cooperation, are planned. In turn, Vusalya Mahirgizi highly appreciated the special attention of Issam bin Saleh al-Juteili to the media in a short period since the beginning of his activities as Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Azerbaijan. She noted that APA Media Group is ready to contribute to the further expansion of relations between the two countries, and to cooperate with the Saudi Arabian Embassy in this context. Vusala Mahirgizi pointed out that the cooperation between the media bodies of Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia may play an important role in nations of both countries getting to know each other better.  

The winners of the mobile film competition “Road to Our Village”, jointly organized by the State Tourism Agency and APA Media Group, have become known. The award ceremony was attended by famous directors of the country, film critics, writers, and poets, as well as guests who showed interest in the competition. During his speech, competition director Orkhan Mammadli spoke about the idea of ​​creating the competition: “In the materials shot on a mobile phone, in a sense, something like a film is already happening. All you have to do is guide and view it in the right direction. We decided that we needed to hold such a competition.” General Director of APA Media Group Nurshan Guliyev spoke about the useful aspects of the competition: “This competition is a necessary project for identifying unexplored corners of our country and demonstrating their uniqueness. One of the main useful aspects of the competition is the expansion of cooperation between the tourism sector and the media and the opening of new projects. We wish that such competitions become a trend and are held all the time.” Kanan Guluzadeh, advisor to the chairman of the State Tourism Agency, drew attention to the great interest of the project. "Such projects are also useful from the point of view of tourism. I congratulate those who took part in the competition, including the winners. I wish the project to be sustainable," said Kanan Guluzadeh. Jury member, secretary of the Azerbaijan Cinematographers Union, and film director Ali Isa Jabbarov said that they are ready to provide the necessary support on behalf of the Azerbaijan Cinematographers Union in future projects: “You need to admire your homeland through a mobile phone. It's necessary. We already see beautiful images on TV. As I noted, we are ready to provide all possible support to the project so that it is permanent.” After the performances, the names of the winners were announced and the award ceremony took place. The winner of the online voting on social networks was Sarvar Abdullayev with the film “The Road to Our Village.” Third place went to the film “The Mulberry Path” co-authored with Elvin Majidli and Dilaver Manafov. By the decision of the jury, two authors received second place. This is Khayal Iskenderov with the film “The Road to Our Village - Gelebin” and Orkhan Sadigov with the film “Honey Road”. First place in the competition went to Khayyam Namazov (Omar Khayyam) with the film “Once Upon a Time in Nija.” It should be noted that the jury of the competition included film director Ali Isa Jabbarov, and film experts Sevda Sultanova and Aygun Aslan. The jury's voting was conducted anonymously.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Qatar to Azerbaijan Faisal bin Abdullah Hamad Abdullah Al Henzab has paid a visit to APA Group. The ambassador has met with the head of APA Group Vusala Mahirgizi. Relations between the media of the two countries and cooperation in various directions have been discussed at the meeting The diplomat noted that his country attaches great importance to relations with Azerbaijan and supports Azerbaijan's righteous work in the ongoing Patriotic war. He said the two countries were working on important projects on cooperation in tourism, information technology and other fields, as well as mutual investment. The ambassador also stressed that work is underway on the organization of a program of cooperation between the media organizations of the two countries, the organization of mutual visits of journalists from both countries to get to know each other better and get acquainted with perspective fields. Faisal bin Abdullah Al Henzab has expressed confidence that new opportunities will arise for the further deepening of relations between Azerbaijan and Qatar after the end of the Azerbaijani Patriotic war and the coronavirus pandemic. In her turn, V. Mahirgizi expressed gratitude to state of Qatar and its media for their support to Azerbaijan in its righteous work. V. Mahirgizi noted that Azerbaijan and Qatar have always been friend countries, APA Information Agency has always closely cooperated with Embassy of Qatar to Azerbaijan, as well as media bodies of the country. It has been noted that APA-Group has presented materials, reflecting death of people, destruction of residential buildings, civilian facilities, as Ganja, Barda, and other cities were shelled by Armenians using rockets, to them on the basis of appeal of Al-Jazeera bureau in Turkey. She said that there are broad prosperities for deepening cooperation between both our countries, and media bodies of the countries, brought to attention importance of conduction of joint projects, as well as organization of mutual visits of media representatives for it. V. Mahirgizi noted that institutions, included in APA-Group, are ready to provide information support to the work of further deepening relations between our countries.