APA

APA is an Azerbaijani news agency based in Baku, distributing news in Azerbaijani, English and Russian. It covers domestic politics, the economy and regional affairs across the South Caucasus. Operating within the country's state-influenced media landscape, its reporting on national matters generally reflects official positions, and it serves as a widely used wire source.

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APA at a glance

Country: Azerbaijan
Region: The Caucasus · Asia
Kind of outlet: News agency
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Website: apa.az ↗
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How Crosswire groups APA

Crosswire groups APA as Centrist for comparisons within Azerbaijan's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where APA sits in Azerbaijan's press

APA is one of 5 outlets tracked in Azerbaijan, and one of 3 news agencies among them — the others being Trend and Report. By outlets tracked, Azerbaijan ranks 24th of the 33 countries on Crosswire's Asia hub, which lists 169 outlets in all.

Across Asia, Crosswire tracks 26 of the 51 news agencies in the directory. The nearest counterparts to APA outside Azerbaijan, starting with The Caucasus, are Xinhua (China), Yonhap News (South Korea), Focus Taiwan (Taiwan) and Montsame (Mongolia). Opening one of them beside APA is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.