Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP) is the national news agency of Cambodia.
Media assets
News agency: AKP
State Media Matrix Typology: State-Controlled (SC)
Ownership and governance
AKP is fully controlled and operated by the government as the national news agency of Cambodia.
Source of funding and budget
AKP is fully funded by the government, according to local journalists and experts. The agency doesn’t publish financial reports.
Editorial independence
AKP’s editorial strategy is closely controlled by the government. The agency refers to the Cambodian Prime Minister in highly reverent terms.
No evidence of statutes that would protect the independence of the journalists working for AKP and no independent assessment mechanism to validate its editorial independence have been identified.
October 2023