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Panorama

panorama.am
  • Ownership and ties
  • Independent monitoring
  • Word choice

Confidence: high

Why this label

  • Ownership and ties: 4 facts
  • Independent monitoring: OSCE/ODIHR
  • Word choice: 3 cases of loaded wording in 4 analysed articles

Owners and funding

MOM Armenia states that Ara Saghatelyan founded panorama.am in 2005 and, as of September 2025, holds 49% of Panorama AM LLC (stated in the profile of his nephew Arman Saghatelyan).

Media Ownership Monitor Armenia · 2025 · Open the source

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In 2005, Saghatelyan founded the news website panorama.am. As of September 2025, he holds 49% ownership of Panorama AM LLC.

MOM Armenia describes Panorama Am LLC as the owner of the panorama.am website and states that Armen Tavadyan held a 49% stake in it from 2018 to 2021, acquired from and returned to Ara Saghatelyan.

Media Ownership Monitor Armenia · 2025 · Open the source

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From 2018 to 2021, he held a 49% stake in Panorama Am LLC, the owner of the panorama.am website; he acquired this stake from Ara Saghatelyan and returned it to him in 2021.

The beneficial-ownership declaration of «ՊԱՆՈՐԱՄԱ ԷՅԷՄ» LLC (Latin name 'Panorama am', reg. no. 278.110.04310), confirmed on 17 February 2026, lists Ara Saghatelyan with a 49% direct share (beneficial owner since November 2021).

State Register (Ministry of Justice) · 2026-02-17 · Open the source

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Սաղաթելյան

Saghatelyan

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The same declaration lists Mariam Hakhnazaryan with a 51% direct share (beneficial owner since 10 October 2018).

State Register (Ministry of Justice) · 2026-02-17 · Open the source

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Հախնազարյան

Hakhnazaryan

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What independent reports say

OSCE/ODIHR

ODIHR found that the panorama website, together with other named outlets, consistently portrayed the government and Civil Contract negatively while giving favourable coverage to selected opposition contestants.

OSCE/ODIHR · 2026-06-08 · p. 18 · Open the source

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By contrast, Kentron, H2 and Yerkir Media televisions, as well as the news.am and panorama websites consistently portrayed the government and the Civil Contract Party negatively, while providing favourable coverage to selected opposition contestants

ODIHR found that Panorama devoted 20 per cent of its coverage to Strong Armenia, mostly positively, and 24 per cent to Civil Contract, predominantly negative in tone.

OSCE/ODIHR · 2026-06-08 · p. 18 · Open the source

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Kentron devoted 24 per cent of its coverage to Prosperous Armenia, while Yerkir Media devoted 13 per cent to Armenia Alliance, and Panorama 20 per cent to Strong Armenia, mostly in a positive tone. H2 and news.am each devoted between 12 and 13 per cent of their coverage to Strong Armenia and Armenia Alliance each, mainly positively. The Civil Contract Party received 10 per cent of the coverage on Kentron, 13 per cent on Yerkir Media, 18 per cent on H2, 21 per cent on news.am and 24 per cent on Panorama, predominantly negative in tone.

Word choice in real news

4 articles analysed: 3 with loaded wording, 1 neutral.

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

Գազը կթանկանա 69%-ով. ԵԱՏՄ-ին Հայաստանի անդամակցության հնարավոր կասեցման հետևանքները

Emphasis Opens the headline with "gas will rise by 69%" as a definite outcome; the summary presents the rise as a possible effect ("could rise") of a suspension.

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What happenedSedrak Kocharyan's detention extended by two months

Սեդրակ Քոչարյանի կալանքը երկարացվեց 2 ամսով

«Երկու ամիս ժամկետով երկարաձգվեց կալանքի ժամկետը։ Կարծում եմ, որ այս փուլում այլ բան սպասելը դժվար էր՝ հաշվի առնելով դատական համակարգի վրա առկա ընդհանուր ճնշումը»,- դատարանի դիմաց ասաց Ռոբերտ Քոչարյանի ավագ որդու՝ Սեդրակի փաստաբան Հակոբ Կուրեղյանը։ …

EmphasisFavours the opposition Opens with the defence lawyer's quote linking the decision to "general pressure on the judicial system"; the summary only notes that the lawyer said the decision would be appealed.

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What happenedPashinyan urges people to report local election pressure to him directly

Փաշինյանը խոստանում է հարապարակային պատժել պաշտոնյաներին

Left out Says Pashinyan "promises to publicly punish officials" without the condition, given in the summary and by Radar Armenia, that the claims must first be substantiated.

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