The monitoring is done by the team and experts of the Analytical Centre on Globalization and Regional Cooperation (ACGRC), Yerevan, Republic of Armenia.
Full version of the Report is available: https://bit.ly/2RvLzoR
Within the period from November 1 to December 1, 2019, the Analytical Center on Globalization and Regional Cooperation Non-Governmental Organization conducted monitoring of the selected talk shows, newspapers, electronic periodicals of both Russian and Armenian mass media to examine the media coverage, the possible labelling and targeted information conveyed to wide audiences in the result of the activity of Russian and Armenian news and information periodicals, TV talk shows
and websites. The monitoring has also sought to detect the possible impact of Russian mass media on the Armenian press.
The current stage of the project was preceded by two stages of monitoring
implemented during November 15-December 15, 2017, and November 1-December 1, During this period, talk shows “Time will show”, “60 minutes” and “Evening with Vladimir Solovyov” broadcast on Rossia 1 and Russian First Channel, “Evening with Agnesa Khamoyan” broadcast on the 5th Channel (the former Ararat TV Channel), “Aravot”, “Hraparak”, “Hayots Ashkharh” daily newspapers, “Irates” semiweekly and “Iravunk” triweekly newspapers and a number of websites and social platforms were monitored. The peculiarity of this continual monitoring is that the outcome of each subsequent year is summarized with the reference to the previous
year and with the emphasize on the observed recurrences and developments.
However, the focus of the monitoring implemented in 2019 has been largely shifted from Russian television, since the results of the monitoring conducted for the subsequent three years have evidenced the continuing focus of the Russian target media on Ukraine, with only rare reference to Armenia. However, there was no record of large-scale dissemination of Russian propaganda in Armenian media, while an increased spread of hate speech, labelling and targeted propaganda or anti-propaganda has sadly taken place within Armenia itself.
The monitoring is done by the team and experts of the Analytical Centre on Globalization and Regional Cooperation (ACGRC), Yerevan, Republic of Armenia.
The Monitoring is done in the framework of ACGRC Project “Countering Misinformation about Armenia”. The project is supported by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).
