24news.am is operated by "24 News" LLC, which has three individual shareholders. Narek Galstyan, who serves as both founder and director of the company, holds a 10% stake. The remaining ownership is distributed between two other shareholders: Kevork Sachlean holds 40% and Krzystof Smyk holds 50% of the company.
MOM Armenia reports that Poland-based Krzysztof Smyk became majority shareholder in January 2025 by buying a 50% stake from Narek Galstyan; MOM found no biographical information on him.
Krzysztof Smyk, a Poland-based individual, became the majority shareholder of "24 News" LLC in January 2025 when he acquired a 50% controlling stake from co-founder Narek Galstyan.
Connections
MOM Armenia reports that co-owners Kevork Sachlean and Narek Galstyan are both members of the Social-Democratic Hunchakyan Party (Galstyan chaired it from 2013).
His connection to the media outlet extends beyond business partnership, as he shares political affiliations with co-founder Narek Galstyan through their mutual membership in the Social-Democratic Hunchakyan Party.
What independent reports say
No data found in the sources we accept.
Other findings
This is a separate axis, not pro-government or opposition, and it does not affect the label.
DFRLab reports that 24news was among the three pro-Russian-corpus websites most referenced in popular Armenian Telegram channels.
Past.am (780), Alphanews (576), and 24news (535) were the most referenced outlets.
DFRLab lists 24news.am among the pro-Russian Armenian media outlets in its 2026 study, with examples of its content.
DFRLab (Atlantic Council) · 2026-08-24 · from the table embedded in the article · Open the source
Exact quote
Frames Zelenskyy's Yerevan visit as hostile to Russia; warns EAEU exit collapses agriculture;
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Word choice in real news
9 articles analysed: 3 with loaded wording, 6 neutral.
What happenedInterior minister says police did not respond late to Shaki incident
Շաքիի միջադեպի օրը ոստիկանը ուշ չի հասել դեպքի վայր, հանգստի մեջ է եղել, բջջայինին են զանգել - 24News
EmphasisFavours the governmentStates without attribution that the officer "did not arrive late"; the summary presents this as the minister's claim, and Politik.am and Tert.am attribute it to her.
What happenedNSS: Lost Azerbaijani citizen found in Armenia's Tavush Province
ԱԱԾ-ն հաստատեց` Հայաստանի սահմանը ադրբեջանցի է հատել - 24News
EmphasisThe headline says the NSS 'confirmed' that an Azerbaijani 'crossed Armenia's border', without mentioning, as the NSS statement and outlets such as Radar Armenia and Armenpress do, that he had lost his way.
What happenedAzerbaijani media: Azerbaijani who crossed border has been returned
Սահմանը հատած ադրբեջանցին վերադարձվել է Ադրբեջան - 24News
Left outThe headline states the return as fact without the attribution to Azerbaijani media that its opening and outlets such as News.am, Armlur and Livenews.am give; the Armenian side had not confirmed it.
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