Word choice: 3 cases of loaded wording in 12 analysed articles
Owners and funding
MOM Armenia reports that armlur.am is operated by Joghovurd Newspaper Editorial Office LLC, 100% owned by MP Taguhi Tovmasyan, who transferred the company to Hasmik Davtyan for trust management after her election.
The website armlur.am is operated by “Joghovurd Newspaper Editorial Office” LLC. The LLC is 100% owned by Taguhi Tovmasyan, a member of the National Assembly. After Tovmasyan was elected as a member of the parliament, she transferred the company to Hasmik Davtyan for trust management.
MOM Armenia reports that, per the company's 2024 financial report, advertising made up most of its AMD 70,595,814 revenue, at AMD 65,768,624.
with advertising revenue comprising the majority at 65,768,624 AMD
Connections
MOM Armenia reports that owner Taguhi Tovmasyan was elected in 2021 as a non-partisan MP on the list of the opposition 'I Have Honor' bloc (after leaving the ruling My Step faction in November 2020).
Tovmasyan regularly criticises the activities of the ruling force, for which she herself is criticised by former teammates.
What independent reports say
No data found in the sources we accept.
Word choice in real news
12 articles analysed: 3 with loaded wording, 9 neutral.
What happenedPashinyan hosts Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov
Հայաստանն ու Ղրղզստանը նոր էջ կբացեն երկկողմ հարաբերություններում․ կայացել է Փաշինյանի և Ժապարովի հանդիպումը
Positive framingFavours the governmentThe headline states as a fact that the two countries 'will open a new page' in relations, which the summary gives as Pashinyan's expressed hope; most other outlets use the same wording.
What happenedNSS: Lost Azerbaijani citizen found in Armenia's Tavush Province
ԱԱԾ–ն հաստատեց` Հայաստանի սահմանը ադրբեջանցի է հատել
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 happenedDeputy commander of Special Army Corps dismissed
ՏԵՍԱՆՅՈՒԹ․ Ինչու է ՊՆ հատուկ բանակային կորպուսի հրամանատարի տեղակալն ազատվել պաշտոնից
EmphasisThe headline asks 'why' the deputy commander was dismissed, signalling that a reason will be given, while the summary and other outlets report the decree without any stated reason.
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