UzA

UzA, the National Information Agency of Uzbekistan, is the country's official state news agency, tracing its history to 1918. Based in Tashkent, it distributes presidential decrees, government announcements and official coverage of domestic and foreign policy in Uzbek, Russian, English and several other languages, and serves as the primary channel for state information.

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UzA at a glance

Country: Uzbekistan
Region: Central Asia · Asia
Kind of outlet: News agency
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Website: uza.uz ↗
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How Crosswire groups UzA

Crosswire groups UzA as Centrist for comparisons within Uzbekistan'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 UzA sits in Uzbekistan's press

UzA is one of 4 outlets tracked in Uzbekistan and the only news agency tracked there. By outlets tracked, Uzbekistan ranks 28th of the 33 countries on Crosswire's Asia hub, which lists 169 outlets in all.

Across Asia, Crosswire tracks 26 of the 51 news agencies in the directory. The nearest counterparts to UzA outside Uzbekistan, starting with Central Asia, are Asia-Plus (Tajikistan), TDH (Turkmenistan), Xinhua (China) and Yonhap News (South Korea). Opening one of them beside UzA is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.