Kazinform is Kazakhstan’s flagship news agency, based in Astana. It focuses mainly on national and regional (Eurasian) news.
Media assets
News agency: Kazinform
News portal: Bnews.kz
State Media Matrix Typology: State-Controlled (SC)
Ownership and governance
Kazinform is owned and operated by the Ministry of Culture and Information.
Source of funding and budget
According to local experts, Kazinform receives most of its funding from the government. In 2017, the agency received more than KZT 715m (US$ 1.6m) from the government. No more recent data has been made publicly available.
Editorial independence
Kazinform strictly follows the editorial guidelines set by the Kazakh government, according to Kazakh journalists interviewed for this report in May 2024.
There is no domestic statute and no independent evaluation or oversight mechanism at Kazinform to validate the editorial independence of these outlets.
August 2024