Trend

Trend is a news agency based in Baku, Azerbaijan, publishing in several languages including English, Russian and Azerbaijani. It covers politics, energy, business and economics across the South Caucasus and Caspian region. Operating within Azerbaijan's tightly controlled media environment, its coverage of domestic affairs generally aligns with official government positions.

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Trend at a glance

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

Crosswire groups Trend 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 Trend sits in Azerbaijan's press

Trend is one of 5 outlets tracked in Azerbaijan, and one of 3 news agencies among them — the others being APA 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 Trend outside Azerbaijan, starting with The Caucasus, are InterPressNews (Georgia), Armenpress (Armenia), Xinhua (China) and Yonhap News (South Korea). Opening one of them beside Trend is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.