It was the result of this struggle that in the second half of the 19th century a newspaper, ‘Ekinchi’ (Farmworker – ed.), appeared, which was connected to the destiny of the Azerbaijani people and which was to contribute significantly to their development and revival.
‘Ekinchi’ was the first national Azerbaijani-language newspaper. It first appeared in Baku on 22 July 1875. Undoubtedly, this very fact was a significant event in the public, political and spiritual life of the Azerbaijani people. The creation of a national newspaper is the strongest indication of the national existence of any people and is an important condition for progress and evolution. It is to Hasan bey Zardabi’s credit that he took the first practical step along this very difficult path. There is no doubt at all that by its very existence, ‘Ekinchi’, considered to be the "first swallow" of the Azerbaijani press, gave a powerful impetus to the formation of a national press.
Hasan bey was one of those prominent of the Azerbaijani people, a true patriot with a profound education, who had a complete grasp of the history and culture not only of Azerbaijan but of foreign countries, too. He was an active enlightener who tried to convey to the broad masses the richness of their national-spiritual wealth and ideas of freedom and progress. He realized that a periodical publication appealing to both villager and intellectual was the best way to achieve this important task.
The language and style of the Azerbaijani press began with ‘Ekinchi’. Now, when reading old editions of the newspaper, you cannot but be amazed by the language of Hasan bey and like-minded people: they wrote simply, in a clear and pure mother tongue accessible to a broad section of the population.
There are a number of mass media organizations in the republic, including a number of different newspapers and magazines, as well as Internet-newspapers, which are developing now. The development of information technology made the Azerbaijani press a part of global information network. The process of globalization in the world didn’t step aside the newspapers as well. Today hundreds of journalists are attending trainings and internships sponsored by the international organizations for improving their professional skills.
Azerbaijan Press Council prevented scattered publications and published Professional Code of Journalists, which had a positive impact on solution of problems between the media organizations. Description of freedom of press and expression as a basic principle in the Constitution of Azerbaijan promoted the formation of media as a free and strong institution of the society. Azerbaijani journalists became active participants of these processes.
Over the years, the Azerbaijani press has been a mirror of society's opinion on the ongoing processes. In 1998, National Leader of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev abolished censorship. This decision gave impetus to the further development of the national press.
SES Media Holding congratulates on the occasion of the "National Press Day" all Azerbaijani media workers and wishes them successes in their activity.
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