Orient

Orient is a privately registered news agency operating from Ashgabat with the approval of the Turkmen authorities, publishing in Russian, Turkmen and English. Its coverage of Turkmenistan's politics, economy and diplomacy stays within official boundaries and is broadly favorable to the government, making it a semi-official window on the country rather than an independent voice.

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Orient at a glance

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

Crosswire groups Orient as Centrist for comparisons within Turkmenistan'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 Orient sits in Turkmenistan's press

Orient is one of 4 outlets tracked in Turkmenistan, and one of 2 news agencies among them — the other being TDH. By outlets tracked, Turkmenistan ranks 30th 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 Orient outside Turkmenistan, starting with Central Asia, are UzA (Uzbekistan), 24.kg (Kyrgyzstan), Asia-Plus (Tajikistan) and Xinhua (China). Opening one of them beside Orient is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.