Independent monitoring: OSCE/ODIHR, Yerevan Press Club
Word choice: 3 neutral reports in 3 analysed articles
Owners and funding
MOM Armenia reports that Shant TV is operated by Shant LLC, owned 52% by Arthur Yezekyan and 48% by Aram Mnatsakanyan (spelled 'Mnatskanyan' in this sentence).
Shant TV is operated by Shant LLC which has two shareholders: Arthur Yezekyan with 52% and Aram Mnatskanyan with 48%.
What independent reports say
OSCE/ODIHR
ODIHR found that the newscasts of ATV, Armenia TV and Shant (including Shant) relied extensively on footage supplied by parties, with limited factual editorial commentary.
The newscasts of ATV, Armenia TV and Shant relied extensively on footage provided by political parties, supplemented by limited factual editorial commentary
ODIHR reports that ATV, Armenia TV and Shant together (ranges, not per-channel figures; includes Shant) gave Civil Contract 16-20 per cent of their coverage, Strong Armenia 15-19 per cent, Armenia Alliance 6-13 per cent and Prosperous Armenia 4-8 per cent.
ATV, Armenia TV and Shant dedicated between 16 and 20 per cent of their coverage to Civil Contract Party, between 15 and 19 per cent to Strong Armenia, between 6 and 13 per cent to Armenia Alliance, and between 4 and 8 per cent to Prosperous Armenia, while other contestants received up to 4 per cent.
Yerevan Press Club
Yerevan Press Club found that Shant sought to present all campaign participants in a balanced and restrained manner.
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