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Civic.am

civic.am
  • Ownership and ties
  • Word choice

Party ties: Civil Contract

Confidence: high

Why this label

  • Ownership and ties: 3 facts
  • Word choice: 5 cases of loaded wording in 13 analysed articles

Owners and funding

MOM Armenia reports that Civic.am is operated by the ruling Civil Contract party.

Media Ownership Monitor Armenia · 2025 · Open the source

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Civic.am is an online news website operated by the Civil Contract party, the ruling political party in Armenia.

MOM Armenia reports that Civic.am is funded from the party budget and is not a commercial entity.

Media Ownership Monitor Armenia · 2025 · Open the source

Exact quote
The outlet is funded by the party budget and does not operate for profit, as it is not a commercial entity.

Connections

MOM Armenia describes Civic.am as the Civil Contract party's mouthpiece and notes that this ownership is not disclosed on the site.

Media Ownership Monitor Armenia · 2025 · Open the source

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Civic.am serves as the mouthpiece of the Civil Contract party, though this ownership is not disclosed on the website itself.

What independent reports say

No data found in the sources we accept.

Word choice in real news

13 articles analysed: 5 with loaded wording, 8 neutral.

What happenedEAEU report: suspending Armenia's membership could raise gas prices 69%

ՌԴ-ն սպառնում է՝ Հայաստանի համար գազի գինը կարող է աճել

Loaded word Uses the verb "threatens" and names Russia alone; the summary describes a report by Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan on possible consequences, and other outlets use neutral verbs such as "prepared" or "presented".

Original

What happenedThe Anti-Corruption Committee accuses Strong Armenia's candidate in Stepanavan of bribing voters

Ստեփանավանի «Ուժեղ Հայաստան»-ի ցուցակը գլխավորող թեկնածուն մի քանի տասնյակ ընտրողների տվել է ընտրակաշառք

Left outFavours the government States as a fact that the candidate "gave vote bribes to several dozen voters", without saying that this is the Anti-Corruption Committee's accusation; no court has ruled.

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What happenedPashinyan: EAEU states have no right to expel Armenia from the union

Կապրենք՝ կտեսնենք. Գնալու ենք մեր ինքնիշխանության ճանապարհով. վարչապետը՝ ԵԱՏՄ զեկույցի մասին

EmphasisFavours the government Puts Pashinyan's line about "the path of our sovereignty" in the headline, giving the reply to the report in the government's own terms; the legal point that members cannot expel Armenia is left out.

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