Kun.uz

Kun.uz is a privately owned Uzbek news website and one of the country's most visited online media, publishing around the clock in Uzbek, Russian and English. It covers breaking news, politics, the economy and social issues, and has built a reputation for relatively bold reporting on local problems within Uzbekistan's restrictive media environment.

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Kun.uz at a glance

Country: Uzbekistan
Region: Central Asia · Asia
Kind of outlet: Digital-native outlet
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups Kun.uz

Crosswire groups Kun.uz as Centrist for comparisons within Uzbekistan'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 Kun.uz sits in Uzbekistan's press

Kun.uz is one of 4 outlets tracked in Uzbekistan, and one of 3 digital-native outlets among them — the others being Gazeta.uz and Daryo. By outlets tracked, Uzbekistan ranks 28th of the 33 countries on Crosswire's Asia hub, which lists 169 outlets in all.

Across Asia, Crosswire tracks 39 of the 191 digital-native outlets in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Kun.uz outside Uzbekistan, starting with Central Asia, are Kloop (Kyrgyzstan), Chronicles of Turkmenistan (Turkmenistan), Taiwan News (Taiwan) and Hong Kong Free Press (Hong Kong). Opening one of them beside Kun.uz is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.