Members of the Commission

The panel of the CMEC consists of 13 members. The founding parties appoint the chairman, who must be an independent personality and the nine of the members, coming from the Association of Newspapers and Periodicals Publishers, the owners of private Electronic Media, the Cyprus Union o Journalists and the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation. These 10 members choose from among the general public the other three members, who must be known for their integrity and their interest in community affairs.

Elli Kodjamani

Chairwoman

Elli Kodjamani

Chairwoman

-With three decades of experience as a journalist in print, electronic an online media, she is the News Director of ANT1 since February 2010, when she took over as the first woman in a similar position in Cyprus.

-Having studied Journalism, she is also collaborating with the Journalism Department of KES College, since 2001, teaching various courses. She has served as Secretary of the Union of Cyprus Journalists, as well as a Member of the Steering Committee of the European Federation of Journalists.

-She is a volunteer in various organizations and has been involved, both in Cyprus and abroad, with gender issues and the empowerment of young women, human rights issues, as well as ethics and copyright.

Katerina Nicolaou

Vice Chairwoman

Katerina Nikolaou

Vice Chairwoman

… is a civil society representative and participates in the Cyprus Media Ethics Committee due to her involvement as a volunteer in organizations such as Cyprus Family Planning Association (CFPA) and the Cyprus Women’s Lobby (CWL). Passionate about media ethics she is currently working as a Press Officer, media specialist, with extensive and multifaceted exposure to communication issues, journalism, writing, editing and volunteerism. Expertise in matters of communication strategy training, in the elaboration, implementation and monitoring of communication campaign projects and in communication crisis management.

George Georgiades

Secretary

George Georgiades

Secretary

He works as Chief Editor-Political Editor at ALFA TV Cyprus. He has worked for many years in various radio and television stations, such as the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation, OMEGA TV, LOGOS TV and others. He has also collaborated with print media.

He holds a degree in Journalism and Public Relations from a higher education institution. He has also participated in a series of journalism seminars.

Since his position, he has covered dozens of missions abroad, including to the United States, France, Belgium, Romania, Israel and other countries.

He participates in the Committee, as a representative of the Television Media, from the position of Secretary.

Harris Nikolaides

Treasurer

Harris Nicolaides

Treasurer

- Works as CFO at Politis Newspaper media group.

- He holds a BSC Economics degree from UCL (University College London) and a Master’s degree in Finance from Imperial College London .

- As a member of the CMEC he is representing the Publishers Association.

Varvara Argyrou

Member

Varvara Argyrou

Member

-Κατέχει πτυχίο Νομικών Επιστημών, Σχολή Νομικών, Οικονομικών & Πολιτικών Επιστημών, Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης.

- Έχει αποκτήσει άδεια άσκησης του δικηγορικού επαγγέλματος το 2002 και εργάστηκε ως δικηγόρος σε ιδιωτικό δικηγορικό γραφείο στη Λευκωσία.

- Νομικός Σύμβουλος εταιρειών Μέσων Μαζικής Ενημέρωσης, Φιλελεύθερος Δημόσια Εταιρεία Λίμιτεδ, Ραδιοτηλεοπτική Εταιρεία Ελληνική Ηχω Λιμιτεδ, Diastasis F.M. Limited, Ma&CA Entertainment Limited, Proteas Press Limited κ.α . Προηγουμένως

-Συμμετέχει στην Επιτροπή Δημοσιογραφικής Δεοντολογίας ως μέλος, εκπροσωπώντας τον Σύνδεσμο Εκδοτών Εφημερίδων και Περιοδικών Κύπρου.

- Συμμετέχει σε Διοικητικά Συμβούλια εταιρειών Μέσων Μαζικής Ενημέρωσης.

Froso Violari

Member

Φρόσω Βιολάρη

Member

-Εργάζεται ως δημοσιογράφος στο Συγκρότημα ΔΙΑΣ. Κατέχει τα τελευταία 2 χρόνια τη θέση της Αρχισυντάκτριας του SigmaLive, όπου εργάζεται τα τελευταία 7 χρόνια. Προηγουμένως είχε διατελέσει Αρχισυντάκτρια στο 24news.com στον όμιλο Spp Media.

- Είναι κάτοχος πτυχίου Πολιτικών Επιστημών και Ιστορίας από το Πάντειο Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών και μεταπτυχιακού τίτλου Ευρωπαϊκής Δημοσιογραφίας από το ΤΕΠΑΚ.

Xenia Xenophontos

Member

Xenia Xenofontos

Member

Xenia Xenofontos has been working in the Media industry for the past 20 years, where she held the positions of Executive Producer TV programs, Editor and Editor in Chief of various magazines and of the Director of Sigmalive.com news portal from 2013 - 2016. Up to 2018 she was the Media Director of Digital Tree e-Publishers where she now holds the position of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Director. From 2015 - 2021, she was the President of the Cyprus Online Publishers Association where now is a member of the Board of Directors. She is also a member of the Cyprus Journalists Ethics Committee and member of the Board of Directors of AIPFE Cyprus- Women of Europe.

Michalis Papaevagorou

Member

Michalis Papaevagorou

Member

  • He is a graduate of the Drama School of the National Theater. He worked as an actor and director in Greece and Cyprus.
  • From 1986 to 1991 he worked as a correspondent for the newspaper "Eleftherotypia" in Limassol.
  • He was a member of the Board of the Limassol Theatrical Development Company. He was also a member of the Board of the Cyprus Actors Association and alternate member of the Board of the Cyprus Writers' Union.
  • In 1991 he created Kanali 9.86, now Kanali 6, which he still manages today.
  • As a member of the CMEC, he is representing the private Radio stations.

Sotiris Paroutis

Member

Σωτήρης Παρούτης

Member

  • He works as a journalist-presenter (show "AIXMES") on the television channel OMEGA.
  • He had previously worked in radio and newspapers.
  • He had collaborated for 18 years (1990-2008) with the Third Program of CyBC (radio show "Proino Dromologio").
  • He had worked for 20 years in the newspaper "POLITIS" (1999-2019), where he had been for many years one of two chief editors (2003-2019).
  • He is a graduate of the Department of Geology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • Participates in the Journalistic Ethics Committee as a member (nominated by the Union of Editors).

Demetris Parperis

Member

Dimitris Parperis

Member

- Works as a psychologist at the “ITHAKI” Centre for Prevention and Counselling, and the “Orpia” Centre. Additionally, he collaborates with “KENTHEA” where he functions as a Prevention Expert and with the Family Planning Association where he is a Trainer.

- He holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a master’s in Counselling Psychology. He has been trained in Online Counselling and has extended experience in addiction issues and in issues of healthy relationships, sexuality, and sexual health.

- He is participating at the Cyprus Media Ethics Council as a member representing Civil Society. He is a long-term Volunteer for the Cyprus Family Planning Association and has volunteered in a number of other organisations and National Boards.

Tonia Stavrinou

Member

Tonia Stavrinou

Member

Tonia Stavrinou is a journalist, working for Phileleftheros publishing group, since 1998. In recent years she has been writing for the magazines Omikron and Down Town. She also writes a weekly column for the Saturday edition of the newspaper.

She represents Cyprus in the Journalists Thematic Network of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE - eige.europa.eu) since 2012.

She was a board member of the Cyprus Family Planning Association (CFPA) from 2013 until 2019.

She has been a board member of the Union of Cyprus Journalists since 2019 and represents the organization in the Journalistic Ethics Committee since 2020.

Dimitris Trimithiotis

Member

Dimitris Trimithiotis

Member

-Dimitris Trimithiotis is a lecturer in Journalism and Media at the Department of Social & Political Sciences of the University of Cyprus.

-He holds a PhD from Aix-Marseille University, France (2013). His research is mainly located in the fields of sociology of news, media discourse and political communication.

-As a member of the CMEC he is representing the civil society

Christos Christofides

Member

Christos Christofides

Member

- Μέχρι το 2017 εργαζόταν στο Τμήμα Διόρθωσης/Επιμέλειας της εφημερίδας «Ο Φιλελεύθερος». Τώρα είναι συνταξιούχος.

- Συμμετέχει στην Επιτροπή Δημοσιογραφικής Δεοντολογίας από το 2007 ως μέλος, εκ μέρους της Ένωσης Συντακτών Κύπρου, της οποίας μέχρι τον Δεκέμβριο του 2019 ήταν γενικός γραμματέας. Είναι μέλος του Συμβουλίου Φύλου της Διεθνούς Ομοσπονδίας Δημοσιογράφων και μέλος του Experts Council του διεθνούς δημοσιογραφικού διαγωνισμού Fetisov Journalism Awards. Εκπροσώπησε την ΕΔΔ σε σε συνέδρια της AIPCE το 2012, το 2016 και το 2017.

Μιχάλης Ιακωβίδης

Μέλος

Michalis Iakovides

Μέλος

Εργάζεται ως Διευθυντής Επιχειρήσεων στην Neo Cymed Publishing.Ltd. Προηγουμένως κατείχε τη θέση του Διευθύνων Συμβούλου στο Πρακτορείου Διανομής Τύπου Hellenic Distribution Agency Ltd.

Κατέχει πτυχίο BA Economics του Πανεπιστημίου West London University.

Συμμετέχει στην Επιτροπή Δημοσιογραφικής Δεοντολογίας ως μέλος, εκπροσωπώντας τον Σύνδεσμο Εκδοτών Κύπρου.

Νικόλας Λεβέντης

Μέλος

Νικόλας Λεβέντης

Μέλος

-Εργάζεται ως Διευθυντής Μάρκετινγκ και Δημοσίων Σχέσεων στην MC Digital Media Ltd. Προηγουμένως κατείχε τη θέση του Υπεύθυνου Εταιρικών Υποθέσεων και την θέση του Διευθυντή Μάρκετινγκ και Δημοσίων Σχέσεων στην Meridian Gaming (CY) Ltd, ενώ υπήρξε Υπεύθυνος Γραφείο Τύπου και Εκπρόσωπος Τύπου της ΑΕΛ Λεμεσού.

-Κατέχει πτυχίο του Τμήματος Δημοσιογραφίας του Ιδιωτικού Ινστιτούτου Επαγγελματικής Κατάρτισης ΞΥΝΗ Μακεδονίας, με ειδίκευση στην Αθλητική Δημοσιογραφία.

-Συμμετέχει στην Επιτροπή Δημοσιογραφικής Δεοντολογίας ως μέλος, εκπροσωπώντας τον Κυπριακό Οργανισμό Εκδοτών Διαδικτύου (ΚΟΕΔ). Από το 2017 μέχρι το 2019 υπήρξε εθνικός αντιπρόσωπος ως μέλος με δικαίωμα ψήφου του Κυπριακού Οργανισμού Τυποποίησης (CYS) στην Ευρωπαϊκή Τεχνική Επιτροπή 456 (CEN / TC 456) για τη δημιουργία του προτύπου “Αναφορά για την υποστήριξη της εποπτείας τυχερών παιχνιδιών στο διαδίκτυο”, ενώ από το 2018 μέχρι το 2019 κατείχε την θέση του Αντιπροέδρου στον Σύνδεσμο Εταιρειών και Φίλων Στοιχημάτων Κύπρου (ΣΕΣΚ).

Miranda Christou

Member

Miranda Christou

Member

  • Miranda Christou is Associate Professor in Sociology of Education, Department of Education, University of Cyprus. She is also a UNESCO Co-Chair on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment.
  • She has a doctoral degree from Harvard University (USA, 2002). Her research interests center around issues of gender, nationalism and the far right.
  • She serves on the Cyprus Committee on Media Ethics as a representative of Civil Society.