Media

Armenia is considered a free country in terms of freedom of speech and press freedom. According to Reporters Without Borders' 2025 assessment, Armenia advanced 9 positions in the press freedom index, ranking 34th instead of 43rd in 2024. Armenia has both private and public/state media outlets. The primary challenge in Armenia's media landscape is extreme polarization, which reflects polarization in the political sphere. Some media outlets support the current government, while others continue to operate under the patronage of former authorities, political forces, and oligarchs. As a result, many media outlets subordinate editorial independence to political or economic interests. According to Reporters Without Borders: "Only a handful of media outlets demonstrate genuine editorial independence. Most media are controlled by individuals close to political movements or allies of influential public figures. State media also refrain from any criticism directed at the government." According to the organization, one cause of this situation is the lack of financial independence of media outlets. The advertising market is underdeveloped, and the subscription-based model has been adopted by very few media outlets.

The Media Ownership Monitor Armenia project examined 42 media outlets, encompassing 39 companies and 48 individual owners. Data were collected from November 2024 through October 2025. This comprehensive study analyzed 8 newspapers, 9 radio stations, 10 television companies, and 15 online media outlets—the most influential media across all major platforms in Armenia's media landscape. This database presents the media outlets that have the greatest influence on public opinion in Armenia. It provides profiles of each media outlet, the companies carrying out journalistic activities, and the owners or controlling individuals behind them.