Numerous negative articles were published on Arsen Torosyan
From 11 to 20 April, 2020, the “Media Advocate” initiative followed online media reports on the RA Minister of Health, Arsen Torosyan’s personality and activities. Keep Reading
Ararat Mirzoyan has been criticized
From 11 to 20 April, 2020, the “Media Advocate” initiative followed online media reports on the President of the National Assembly Ararat Mirzoyan’s personality and activities. 35 leading Armenian news agencies have been monitored. Keep Reading
Failure to disclose the hacker attack on the Blognews.am website will mean that the government, with its inaction, at least contributes to the attacks on the media: Media Advocate Initiative
The editor-in-chief of Blognews.am news agency Konstantin Ter-Nakalyan wrote on his Facebook page that their website is undergoing a DDoS attack. “Media Advocate” initiative considers unacceptable any kind of attack on the media and urges the Armenian authorities and law enforcement bodies to restore the free and uninterrupted activity of the media outlet as soon… Keep Reading
Armenia’s new government had failed to reduce the media’s polarization
Reporters Without Borders has released its annual report, according to which Armenia ranks 61st out of 180 countries in terms of press freedom. The section of the report on Armenia is entitled “Diversity but not yet independence”. Keep Reading
According to Alen Simonyan, 50% of media reports are false
RA NA Vice Speaker Alen Simonyan, in fact, continues NikolPashinyan’s practice of making unaddressed accusations regarding media. After the party’s session, Alen Simonyan accused 90% of the media outlets of making money by means of choosing “interesting headlines”. According to Alen Simonyan, 50% of publications are simply false. Keep Reading
Haykakan Zhamanak sets itself apart from the journalistic community
“Haykakan Zhamanak” (ArmTimes) daily belonging to Nikol Pashinyan’s family disseminated an information that Gegham Manukyan, head of Yerkir Media news and political programs and the 5th Channel director Harutyun Harutyunyan, organized the leak of the footage of the Prime Minister’s live message. Keep Reading
No positive articles were published on Arayik Harutyunyan
From 11 to 20 April, 2020, the “Media Advocate” initiative followed online media reports on the Minister Arayik Harutyunyan’s personality and activities. 35 leading Armenian news agencies have been monitored. Keep Reading
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has been making unaddressed accusations regarding media
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has been making unaddressed accusations regarding media for two consecutive days. He accuses the media outlets and journalists of writing articles by order and money. Besides being a moral blow, such allegations, also seriously damage the professional credit and business of the entire media field. Keep Reading
The government is blaming journalists for its failures
Margarita Grigoryan, the executive director of the Public Television, has resigned, presenting her point on the happening. “Media Advocate” was following the developments related to this incident and finds important to note that the Prime Minister’s spokesperson Mane Gevorgyan blamed the Public TV for the incident, demanding clarification, while she did not admit her guilt. Keep Reading
No positive articles were published on Zaruhi Batoyan
From 1 to 10 April, 2020, the “Media Advocate” initiative followed online media reports on the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Zaruhi Batoyan’s personality and activities. 35 leading Armenian news agencies have been monitored. Keep Reading