Media Directory

Nousworthy maintains a curated directory of English-language publications around the world. All of the outlets meet a baseline of editorial standards and are used as sources in the news aggregation engine. This directory is powered by the same publication taxonomy that underpins our automated ranking and clustering of news events.
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Publication: Anadolu Ajansı (Turkey)

Coverage territory: Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia, Middle East and North Africa, Turkey

Coverage beat(s): General, Geopolitics, Economy, Business, Technology, Culture & Community

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Anadolu Agency is the state-run national news agency of Turkey. Headquartered in Ankara, it operates globally with over 3,000 employees across more than 100 countries. The organization provides comprehensive multimedia news coverage, real-time broadcasts, and photo distribution to thousands of domestic and international subscribers in 13 languages.

Publication: AnewZ

Coverage territory: Azerbaijan, Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia

Coverage beat(s): General, Geopolitics, Economy, Business, Technology, Culture & Community

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AnewZ is an English-language global news and analysis television channel based in Baku, Azerbaijan. Launched in November 2024, it broadcasts 24/7 and aims to provide balanced global coverage while highlighting stories and perspectives from the South Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Middle East. The channel broadcasts to over 110 countries and utilizes a worldwide network of correspondents.

Publication: Armenian Weekly

Coverage territory: Armenia, Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia, United States

Coverage beat(s): Geopolitics, Economy, Business, Technology, Culture & Community

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The Armenian Weekly is a prominent English-language digital-first newspaper published by the Hairenik Association in Watertown, Massachusetts. Affiliated with the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF), it serves as a vital media outlet for the global Armenian diaspora. The publication covers news, geopolitical analysis, and grassroots lobbying efforts relevant to Armenians worldwide.

Founded in 1934 as Hairenik Weekly, it was created to serve the growing generation of English-speaking Armenians in America. The paper was renamed The Armenian Weekly in 1969.

Publication: ARMENPRESS

Coverage territory: Armenia, Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia

Coverage beat(s): Geopolitics, Economy, Business, Technology, Culture & Community

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Armenpress is the oldest and largest state news agency in Armenia. Founded in 1918, it operates as a closed joint-stock company fully owned by the Republic of Armenia, serving as an official source of public information for domestic and international news.

The agency produces news bulletins in ten languages: Armenian, Russian, English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Chinese, and Georgian. Headquartered in Yerevan, Armenia, it maintains active information-exchange agreements with over 40 media organizations worldwide, including Reuters, TASS, and Xinhua.

Publication: AzerNews

Coverage territory: Azerbaijan, Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia

Coverage beat(s): Geopolitics, Economy, Business, Technology, Culture & Community

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Azernews is Azerbaijan's first and most prominent English-language newspaper, established in 1997. Operating out of Baku, the media company provides domestic and international news, political analysis, and economic updates regarding Azerbaijan and the broader Caucasus region.

The publication is an associate member of the WAN-IFRA (World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers) and actively collaborates with Project Syndicate.

Publication: AZERTAG

Coverage territory: Asia-Pacific, Azerbaijan

Coverage beat(s): Geopolitics, Economy, Business, Technology, Culture & Community

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AZERTAC (the Azerbaijan State News Agency) is the major news and information agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the sole official government source of news. Founded in March 1920, it provides 24/7 global coverage in Azerbaijani, English, Russian, French, German, Arabic, Chinese, and Spanish.

It operates directly under the Government of Azerbaijan and provides official state documents, political updates, and economic reports. The agency maintains an extensive international footprint, with bureaus in 22 countries across the world.

Publication: BalkanInsight

Coverage territory: Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia

Coverage beat(s): Geopolitics

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BIRN, the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, was established in 2005 as a network of non-governmental organisations promoting freedom of speech, human rights and democratic values in Southern and Eastern Europe.

BIRN has developed a specific network structure that includes local independent organisations, gathered around an umbrella organisation – Balkan Investigative Regional Reporting Network (BIRN Hub) – a structure that has the advantage of combining local, country-based expertise with unique regional cooperation.

BIRN has local organisations in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Romania and Serbia, while the Network is editorially also present in Greece, Bulgaria, Croatia, Moldova, Montenegro, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Slovenia.

Publication: Caspian News

Coverage territory: Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia

Coverage beat(s): General, Geopolitics, Economy, Business, Technology, Culture & Community

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Caspian News is the news source for accurate, reliable and interesting information on and perspectives from Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan. Its team of 21 journalists and contributors deliver accurate, reliable and timely information in an easily readable, online format, reporting from the five locations.

Publication: Caspian Post

Coverage territory: Azerbaijan, Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia

Coverage beat(s): General, Geopolitics, Economy, Business, Technology, Culture & Community

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The Caspian Post is an Azerbaijani informational and analytical news portal offering a diverse range of content, including in-depth articles, expert analyses on the Caspian littoral states, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia. Founded in 2021, it aims to amplify regional voices and offer fresh perspectives on Eurasian affairs.

Publication: Daily Sabah (Turkey)

Coverage territory: Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia

Coverage beat(s): Geopolitics, Economy, Business, Technology, Culture & Community

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Daily Sabah is a prominent English-language daily newspaper in Turkey. Founded in 2014, it is headquartered in Istanbul and owned by the Turkuvaz Media Group. It acts as a major international voice for Turkish political perspectives.

Publication: Eurasianet

Coverage territory: Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia

Coverage beat(s): Geopolitics, Economy, Business, Technology, Culture & Community

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Eurasianet is an independent, non-profit news organization providing on-the-ground reporting and analysis on political, economic, and social developments in Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Russia, and Southwest Asia. It publishes daily articles in both English and Russian.

Based at Columbia University's Harriman Institute in the United States and launched in 2000 under the Open Society Foundations (OSF), it spun off in 2016 to become an independent, tax-exempt non-profit.

Publication: Georgia Today

Coverage territory: Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia, Georgia

Coverage beat(s): Geopolitics, Economy, Business, Technology, Culture & Community

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Georgia Today is an English language newspaper published in Georgia. The paper is published twice a week in two different versions – Georgia Today and Georgia Today Business. Launched in 2000, the paper, headquartered in Tbilisi, is distributed both nationally and internationally.

Publication: Kyiv Post

Coverage territory: Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia, Ukraine

Coverage beat(s): Geopolitics, Economy, Business, Technology, Culture & Community

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The Kyiv Post is Ukraine's oldest and most prominent English-language newspaper, founded in 1995. Often referred to as "Ukraine's Global Voice," it provides international audiences with investigative reporting, breaking news, and in-depth analysis of Ukrainian politics, business, and the ongoing war.

Launched on October 18, 1995, by American expatriate Jed Sunden, the publication started with a small staff operating out of a flat in Kyiv. It has been owned by a succession of media investors, including British-Pakistani businessman Mohammad Zahoor and Odesa-based developer Adnan Kivan. Following Kivan's passing in 2024, ownership passed to his son, Ruslan Kivan through Bisnesgroupp LLC.

Publication: News.am

Coverage territory: Armenia, Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia

Coverage beat(s): General, Geopolitics, Economy, Business, Technology, Culture & Community

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News.am is an Armenian news-analytical agency that operates as a multilingual digital media outlet. It is one of Armenia's leading independent news-analytical agencies and serves as a primary source of information regarding Armenian domestic politics, the Nagorno-Karabakh region, and regional South Caucasus affairs.
Content on the main platform is continuously updated and published in Armenian, Russian, and English to cater to both local readers and the global Armenian diaspora.

Publication: News.az International

Coverage territory: Azerbaijan, Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia

Coverage beat(s): General, Geopolitics, Economy, Business, Technology, Culture & Community

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News.Az is an Azerbaijani informational-analytical news portal founded in October 2009 that provides in-depth coverage of regional and global affairs. The international desk focuses on major geopolitical, economic, and security developments across the South Caucasus, Eurasia, the Middle East, and beyond.

Publication: RBC-Ukraine

Coverage territory: Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia, Ukraine

Coverage beat(s): Geopolitics, Economy

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RBC-Ukraine is a Ukrainian news agency. Founded in 2006 as a division of the Russian media holding RBK Group, it became independent of its Russian holding company in 2010 and, in 2015, it came under complete control of the Ukrainian media businessman Yosyp Pintus.

The news agency actively publishes comprehensive coverage spanning war updates, politics, economics, and analytics.

Publication: Serbia News Media

Coverage territory: Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia, Serbia

Coverage beat(s): General, Geopolitics, Economy, Business, Technology, Culture & Community

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Serbian News Media (snm.rs) is an independent digital information portal and mobile application headquartered in Kragujevac, Serbia.

Unlike legacy traditional networks, SNM operates purely as a modern digital network with the stated mission of providing objective, uncensored, and timely news covering local, national, and global events. While it strongly covers municipal developments in the Šumadija region, its newsroom actively reports on mainstream Serbian politics, economics, culture, and crime.

Publication: TASS

Coverage territory: Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia, Russia

Coverage beat(s): Geopolitics, Economy

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TASS is the official state-owned news agency of Russia. Established in 1904, it is Russia's largest news agency and one of the largest worldwide. As one of Russia's most cited news agencies, TASS publishes nearly 3,000 news items daily in six languages, alongside about 1,000 photographs and videos from correspondents in Russia and across the globe.

Formerly known as the Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union, it has over 60 foreign bureaus and provides global news coverage. . TASS originated as the St. Petersburg Telegraph Agency, which went live on September 1, 1904.

Publication: The Astana Times

Coverage territory: Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia, Kazakhstan

Coverage beat(s): General, Geopolitics, Economy, Business, Technology, Culture & Community

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The Astana Times is a prominent English-language media outlet based in Kazakhstan. It serves as a primary window for international readers looking into the political, economic, cultural, and social landscapes of Kazakhstan and the broader Central Asian region.

It is published by the Regional Non-Profit Organization Guild of Independent Journalists. The media outlet was established in 2010 and operated out of the capital city, Astana, Kazakhstan.

Publication: The Bell (Russia)

Coverage territory: Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia, Russia

Coverage beat(s): Geopolitics

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The Bell was founded in 2017 by journalists Elizaveta Osetinskaya, Irina Malkova and Peter Mironenko as a news outlet independent from the Russian authorities, after its founders have been sacked as top editors at the largest Russian news website RBC because of pressure from the Kremlin.

The Bell's goal is to inform, educate and inspire global-minded Russian readers and to provide international readers with expertise on Russia-related issues. In 2022, the Russian authorities designated both The Bell and its founders as ‘foreign agents’, and in 2023, they blocked access to the website in Russia.

In 2022, Bloomberg called The Bell one of the last Russian independent news sources still standing. It is read, cited and referred to by major international media, such as Reuters, The Financial Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and many others.

Publication: The Day (Kyiv)

Coverage territory: Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia, Ukraine

Coverage beat(s): Geopolitics, Economy, Business, Technology, Culture & Community

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The Day, known locally as Den (Ukrainian: День), is a prominent Kyiv-based daily newspaper founded in 1996. It is published in Ukrainian, Russian, and English. Highly respected in European media and academic circles, it is known for its pro-Western stance and deep focus on cultural heritage, history, and social policy.

The publication is led by editor-in-chief Larysa Ivshyna and operates under the Ukrainian Press Group.

Publication: The Kyiv Independent

Coverage territory: Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia, Ukraine

Coverage beat(s): Geopolitics, Economy, Business, Technology, Culture & Community

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The Kyiv Independent is Ukraine’s fastest-growing English-language media outlet, established in November 2021. Born from a fight for free speech, it was founded by journalists fired from the Kyiv Post after they resisted the owner's attempts to control editorial content and end critical coverage of Ukrainian authorities.

The publication operates with a "no paywall" policy so that crucial war reporting and news remain universally accessible. It sustains itself through The Kyiv Independent Membership program, which offers supporters perks like ad-free reading and store discounts.

Publication: The Moscow Times

Coverage territory: Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia, Russia

Coverage beat(s): Geopolitics, Economy, Business, Technology, Culture & Community

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The Moscow Times is a leading, independent online news outlet covering Russia in both English and Russian. Originally founded as a print publication in 1992, it operated from Moscow until 2022 when it relocated its headquarters to Amsterdam, Netherlands, following restrictive media laws enacted due to the war in Ukraine.

The outlet is a vocal and critical observer of the Kremlin, leading the Russian government to officially brand it an "undesirable organization," which effectively bans its operations and fundraising within the country. It is managed by a Dutch foundation established by its original founder, Derk Sauer.

Publication: The New Voice of Ukraine

Coverage territory: Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia, Ukraine

Coverage beat(s): Geopolitics, Economy, Business, Technology, Culture & Community

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The New Voice of Ukraine (NV) is one of Ukraine's premier independent media holdings, publishing up-to-date news, analysis, and opinion in both Ukrainian and English. Originally founded in 2014 as the Russian-language magazine Novoe Vremya, it has evolved into a comprehensive multimedia platform covering war developments, politics, and business.

The publication is owned by Tomáš Fiala, a Czech investment banker and the CEO of Dragon Capital, a major Ukrainian investment bank. He acquired the media holding company (NV) through Dragon Capital to support independent journalism in Ukraine.

Publication: The Sofia Globe

Coverage territory: Bulgaria, Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia

Coverage beat(s): General, Geopolitics, Economy, Business, Technology, Culture & Community

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The Sofia Globe is an independent, English-language news and features website based in Sofia, Bulgaria. Established in 2012, it focuses on delivering comprehensive news coverage, political analyses, business updates, and cultural insights concerning Bulgaria and the broader Southeast Europe region to an international audience.

The outlet functions as a vital news source for expats, diplomats, and English-speaking professionals tracking regional events. It covers domestic topics ranging from political developments—such as presidential elections and government transitions—to foreign policy and regional security.

The Sofia Globe is entirely owned by Clive Leviev-Sawyer, an independent journalist who also serves as the publication's Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, and General Manager.

Publication: The Times of Central Asia

Coverage territory: Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan

Coverage beat(s): General, Geopolitics, Economy, Business, Technology, Culture & Community

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The Times of Central Asia (TCA) is a premier, independent English-language news outlet that covers political, economic, and social developments across the Eurasian region. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, it serves as a critical source for international analysis and regional reporting.

The publication was originally established in 1999 by Giorgio Fiacconi, an Italian journalist and entrepreneur who launched it in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. It is now operated under Frontier News with its digital presence spanning structural hubs in Central Asia.

Publication: Tibet Times

Coverage territory: Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia

Coverage beat(s): General, Geopolitics, Economy, Business, Technology, Culture & Community

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Tibet Times is a prominent, independent Tibetan-language newspaper established on September 2, 1996. It is published every ten days from Dharamshala, India.

Publication: TRT World

Coverage territory: Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia, Middle East and North Africa, Turkey

Coverage beat(s): General, Geopolitics, Economy, Business, Technology, Culture & Community

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TRT (Turkish Radio and Television Corporation) is the national public broadcaster of Türkiye. Founded in 1964, it has evolved from a domestic radio and television monopoly into a massive global media network that broadcasts in 41 languages and dialects across seven continents.

The flagship English-language international news channel launched in 2016, operating out of hubs in Istanbul, London, Washington D.C., and Singapore. TRT operates as an alternative international media voice, setting up specific multi-platform networks to counter monotonous Western mainstream perspectives.

Publication: Ukrainska Pravda

Coverage territory: Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia, Ukraine

Coverage beat(s): Geopolitics

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Ukrainska Pravda Ukrainian Truth) is a prominent, independent Ukrainian socio-political online media outlet founded in April 2000. It is widely recognized as one of the country's most respected and highly visited digital news platforms.

Launched by dissident journalist Heorhii Gongadze and co-founder Olena Prytula to counter government censorship. Following Gongadze's high-profile murder in September 2000, the platform became a symbol of press freedom and independent journalism in Ukraine.

The publication was acquired by Tomas Fiala, CEO of the investment firm Dragon Capital, in May 2021. The outlet retains strict editorial independence. It provides comprehensive, real-time reporting on the Russo-Ukrainian war, domestic politics, economic investigations, and social issues. It publishes content primarily in Ukrainian, with dedicated editions in English.

Publication: UNITED24 Media

Coverage territory: Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia, Ukraine

Coverage beat(s): Geopolitics

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UNITED24 Media is Ukraine's largest English-language multimedia platform, launched by the Ukrainian government. Reaching over 75 million viewers monthly, it delivers real-time news, frontline reporting, and investigations into global security, the war, and Russian disinformation.

UNITED24 Media is owned and run by the Government of Ukraine. It serves as the media branch of the official state-led fundraising platform established by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.