European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 21, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday june 21, 1994 world the stars and stripes Page 11russian plan targets Media Moscow apr russian journalists have drafted an ethics code to discourage bribery and a hidden advertising Quot flourishing practices in a country of poorly paid reporters corrupt capitalism and Little experience with a free press. A signing the code would mean voluntarily assuming serious responsibilities and a readiness to civilize the activities of the russian press Quot Pavel gut Ionov Sec rotary of the Union of russian journalists told the Star Tass news Agency sunday. Many russian journalists say corruption among their colleagues is common and More Are beginning to write about it. Free Lance reporter Oleg Pshenichny wrote in the English language Moscow times on saturday that taking bribes is common among journalists. New people in the perestroika Era he wrote were fuelled by idealism amid the openness fostered by soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev. However they were still cushioned by the privileged social status and salaries of soviet Era journalists. With the collapse of the soviet Power Structure journalists lost the Perks that had come with Loyal service. Left to the mercy of Market forces at a time when new newspapers were springing up every Day their salaries and prestige plummeted. At the same time upstart businesses scrambling for a share of the Post soviet pie were Cag or to tap reporters for publicity and influence. A i have personally received nearly a dozen blatant proposals to write reviews for new films or articles about com Puter companies or about politicians for considerable Money Quot Pshenichny wrote. He said a company offered him s100 last year for a favourable Story in a newspaper that was paying just is per typed Page. Another reporter who works for a Large Moscow daily said she routinely accepts Money from companies for writing puff pieces about them. The reporter who spoke on condition of anonymity said her editors allow such hidden advertising because reporters salaries Are Low. Reporters at big Moscow newspapers generally earn front $100 to $200 a month roughly average in Russia but Well below the pay possible in business. Many newspapers try to supplement salaries with various bonuses. The new code to be submitted to  socialist chief in Paris apr Michel Ricard resigned As socialist party chief sunday after losing a Confidence vote at a party meeting that was aimed at rebuilding the shattered organization in time for the presidential election. On a vote of 129 to 90, the party leadership rejected to card a revitalization plan a move that also made his presidential bid less Likely. Party figures increasingly pointed to Jacques Delors head of the european unions governing commission As the socialists Best Chance to hold on to the presidency being vacated by Francois Mitterrand next Spring. Late sunday the party a National Council elected Henri Emmanuelli to succeed Ricard As provisional first Secretary. Emmanuelli is a former president of the National Assembly and in contrast to Ricard a close Mitterrand ally. Emmanuelli said he would consult with party activists about what he called the party s failure to fight a attacks on salaries the work code and systems of social  after attracting a Mere 14.5 percent of the vote in the european parliament election on june 12, Ricard put his Job on the line. But the sober talking moderate who has failed to excite younger voters hit hard by 12,3 percent unemployment had appeared doomed from the Start. A if what i propose does no to agree with you because you have a better solution choose that Quot a tense and unsmiling Ricard told the National Council of 300 parly leaders who greeted him with a smattering of applause. Instead of legitimizing his hold on the party in the european parliament election Ricard saw leftist populist Bernard Tapie walk away with 12 percent of the vote much of it among younger French. Political observers saw the result indicating that the socialist party had become an elitist organization that failed to excite disenfranchised leftists who could fuel a comeback and overtake the conservatives. Leftists Are hoping the unemployment rate will erode support for conservative prime minister edouard Balladur who also faced sometime violent protests by Farmers fishermen and students. But so far Balladur remains the leading potential presidential candidate. Leader of Georgia hails russian troops As Savior Tbilisi Georgia apr georgian Leader Eduard Shevardnadze praised Russia for its peacekeeping Effort in the breakaway province of Abkhazia saying monday that it would be Georgia a  Russia is sending about 2,500 troops to Abkhazia to Monitor a cease fire agreement aimed at bringing peace to one of the most volatile Flash Points of the former soviet Union. The deployment was approved by russian president Boris Yeltsin last week. The federation Council the upper House of the russian parliament is expected to endorse it today. A a this operation will be Georgia a salvation Quot Shevardnadze said in an interview with georgian National radio. Engineering units and commanders Are already on the ground. The itar Tuss news Agency said checkpoints were being set up monday near a strategic Bridge on the Anguri River which marked the front line during much of the War. It said russian engineers were repairing the Bridge. A the deployment enrages georgian a Congress of russian journalists today would forbid journalists from taking Money from a third hands Quot itar Tass said. A previous code was adopted by the journalists Congress in Spring 1991 but is outdated gut Ionov told itar Tass. Drafted by the unions committee for the Protection of Freedom of speech and journalists rights the new proposal denounces a deliberate distortion of facts a Rojes respect for the Honor and dignity of citizens and stresses the incompatibility of journalists activities with hidden advertising Quot itar Tass said. The code also Aims to distinguish fact from opinion establishes citizens right not to talk to the Media proposes withholding the names of crime victims and witnesses and forbids journalists from holding political office. Tion lists who see it As a pretext for an expanded russian military presence and who resent Shevardnadze a attempts to bring Georgia and Russia closer together Shevardnadze has also Given Russia permission to set up military bases providing permanent status to about 20,000 russian troops already in Georgia. Some of the peacekeepers Are being drawn from these former red army units. A the russian military is helping us create our National army Quot said Shevardnadze who attended the first russian georgian joint military exercises Over the weekend in a Tui. A we can t do without their help.�?�. He said it had been a mistake for Georgia to try to steer a course completely Clear of Moscow after the Sou it breakup in 1991. It was he said a the Root of All our  Shevardnadze a former soviet foreign minister brought his country into the Commonwealth of Independent Stales last fall saying the move would guarantee Georgia a territorial integrity. 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