News.am

News.am is a major Armenian online news portal covering domestic politics, the economy and regional affairs in several languages. It is a mainstream, widely read source.

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News.am at a glance

Country: Armenia
Region: The Caucasus · Asia
Kind of outlet: News portal
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups News.am

Crosswire groups News.am as Centrist for comparisons within Armenia's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where News.am sits in Armenia's press

News.am is one of 4 outlets tracked in Armenia and the only news portal tracked there. By outlets tracked, Armenia ranks 31st of the 33 countries on Crosswire's Asia hub, which lists 169 outlets in all.

Across Asia, Crosswire tracks 11 of the 80 news portals in the directory. The nearest counterparts to News.am outside Armenia, starting with The Caucasus, are Gogo (Mongolia), Online Khabar (Nepal), Detik (Indonesia) and Malay Mail (Malaysia). Opening one of them beside News.am is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.