The News of Pridnestrovie information agency relies on the development and filling of social networks and instant messengers with information. Thus, about 800 posts are published monthly in the Telegram messenger (15400 subscribers), one of the most popular applications for communication and information exchange. News materials are published on Vkontakte (16400 subscribers), Odnoklassniki (21344 subscribers), Instagram (21800 subscribers), and Facebook. Such data are presented in the report on the work of the News of Pridnestrovie information agency for last year.
The head of the news agency Alla Ivanchenko spoke about new projects that journalists were preparing for important dates in history. The agency’s over the past year website has published longreads and special projects about the history of the Metallurgical Plant, the life and work of Valentina Solovyova, Hero of the USSR, tanker Vladimir Bochkovsky, other outstanding personalities in the history of the republic and those who live in our time. For example, new data on the history of Pridnestrovie during the period of liberation from fascist occupation was collected in the special project “The liberation of Pridnestrovie was started by the Severinovsky partisans and Kamenka underground fighters”. This publication clarifies the date of the beginning of the liberation of Pridnestrovie on the basis of archival documents (which are published for the first time), reveals the history of the armed uprising of the residents of the Kamenka district against the invaders a week before the arrival of regular units of the Red Army.
The Pridnestrovian News agency tells stories of interesting people whose lives can serve as motivation for readers in the “Pridnestrovian Faces” section. So, a simple person from Bendery Gleb started a blog on Instagram in which, using personal example, he calls for helping pensioners in need. The page became popular, and Gleb inspired thousands of people around the world to follow his example. Photographer Marina Orlova takes excellent photographs, her works are published in famous world publications. The story of a large family from Dubossary who opened a family bakery aroused great interest – this is a story about how you can find your own business in your homeland without resorting to looking for start-up capital abroad. Articles about the photo artist Alexander Palamar, one of the founders of artistic photography, and about the painter Natalya Yampolskaya, whose paintings are exhibited in galleries around the world, aroused great interest. Sports lover Vitaly Cojocaru founded the first social sports complex in Pridnestrovie, where pensioners, poor citizens and orphans can exercise. The aspiring singer ANUSH told her story of upward movement, and master Irina Aladova shared the art of epoxy resin, which made her famous in many countries around the world. The idea of personal business activity can be seen in all materials, notes the report of editor-in-chief Alla Ivanchenko.
The news agency publishes daily news of the republic and at the same time about the republic, including information about the activities of the PMR President, the Supreme Council and the Government.
The editor-in-chief of the News of Pridnestrovie news agency notes that work will continue to improve the efficiency of the news agency in two areas in 2024: improving the quality and quantity of information and journalistic materials, as well as increasing the readership. As part of the implementation of the President’s instructions to government bodies, special projects are planned on the legal foundations of the statehood of Pridnestrovie, the 1992 war, the liberation of Pridnestrovie and Victory in the Great Patriotic War. It is planned as part of the implementation of the Development Strategy of Pridnestrovie to increase the number of materials devoted to the tourist attractiveness of Pridnestrovie, the development of the agro-industrial complex, the process of digitalization of public services, and the popularization of Pridnestrovian culture and history. Work will continue to cover the activities of government bodies and the political situation around Pridnestrovie.
The deputy corps adopted a Resolution on approval of the report on the work in 2023 of the News of Pridnestrovie agency.