Uzbekistan National News Agency (UzA) is a state owned news agency based in the Uzbek capital city of Tashkent.
Media assets
News agency: UzA
State Media Matrix Typology: State-Controlled (SC)
Ownership and governance
UzA is a government-owned news agency whose management is appointed by the Cabinet of Ministers (to which the agency is accountable), according to a report from the publisher consulted by local journalists and experts.
Source of funding and budget
UzA is fully financed by the Uzbek government, according to local journalists and experts. The agency does not release any information about its budget.
Editorial independence
UzA is editorially under the control of the government, which imposes strict rules on the agency’s editorial coverage, according to local journalists and experts and direct observation (ad hoc content analysis).
No domestic statute that establishes the editorial independence of UzA and no independent mechanism that would validate its editorial independence have been identified.
September 2023