Kazinform

Kazinform is Kazakhstan's national news agency, publishing in several languages including Kazakh, Russian and English. As a state news agency, it provides official coverage of government activity, politics, the economy and culture across the country. Its reports are widely distributed and frequently used as a reference by other domestic and international media.

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Kazinform at a glance

Country: Kazakhstan
Region: Central Asia · Asia
Kind of outlet: News agency
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups Kazinform

Crosswire groups Kazinform as Centrist for comparisons within Kazakhstan'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 Kazinform sits in Kazakhstan's press

Kazinform is one of 5 outlets tracked in Kazakhstan and the only news agency tracked there. By outlets tracked, Kazakhstan ranks 22nd 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 Kazinform outside Kazakhstan, starting with Central Asia, are Asia-Plus (Tajikistan), TDH (Turkmenistan), Xinhua (China) and Yonhap News (South Korea). Opening one of them beside Kazinform is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.