Today of one of the leading media of South Ossetia - the news agency "Res"- is marking the 18th anniversary of its formation. It was created in a difficult time for the Republic - the initial period of the struggle for independence and the formation of the South Ossetian statehood.
People of South Ossetia chose a course of independence that caused an extremely hostile reaction from the Georgian side, led to open aggression against the young Republic.
For two decades, the people of South Ossetia have been forced in arms to defend their statehood, intensve fighting alternated with periods of relative lull. At the same time against the Republic launched a media war, it has not stopped to this day, the heat of the struggle on this front has been and remains consistently high.
In the late 1980s - early 1990s, South Ossetia was in an information blockade, the truth about the events taking place in the Republic, did not reach the international community, or was distorted by the Georgian authorities and the media. Therefore, the main task of the news agency "Res," established December 2, 1995 was to break the information blockade, as well as the objective coverage of the processes ongoing in the Republic. The journalists of IA «Res» entered responsibly upon their duties. Working in difficult conditions, often risking their lives, having minimal technical resources, from the outset they have been adhering to the principles of objectivity and civic duty. Up till now IA «Res» is the leading electronic media of South Ossetia, having won the confidence of both in the Republic and beyond it.
