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Wednesday, 4 November 2026English edition
The Geopolitician

Country risk, from the local press

Azerbaijan · Media

Media we read: Azerbaijan

9 outlets read every day for Azerbaijan, each with its published stance toward the sitting government. 6 are rated.

Each outlet is scored on five criteria from −2 (away from the sitting government) to +2 (toward it) — ownership 0.30, editorial line 0.30, coverage tone 0.15, status 0.15, third-party references 0.10. The weighted sum reads pro-government at +0.5 and above (state when state-owned), opposition at −0.5 and below, independent between. Confidence (0–1) says how well documented the inputs were. Model-assisted, reviewed, correctable. How we rate outlets →

0 pro-government · 0 state · 2 opposition · 4 independent · 3 not rated

OutletStanceOrientationConfidenceCriteriaNote
Azadliq Radiosuopposition—0.90own 0 line −2 tone 0 status −1 3rd −2Azadliq Radiosu is critical of Azerbaijani government.
Musavat.comopposition—0.90—Organ of the Musavat opposition party; hand-set
Day.azindependent—0.60own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0Day.az is a mainstream Azerbaijani news site.
Milli.azindependent—0.50own 0 line 0 tone +1 status 0 3rd 0Milli.az shows some pro-government tone in headlines.
Telegrafindependent—0.50own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0Telegraf has mixed headlines; no clear bias.
Trendindependent—0.60own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0Trend is a mainstream Azerbaijani news site.
Azdliqnot rated—0.20own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0No information on Azdliq; unknown outlet.
Aze.aznot rated—0.20own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0Aze.az has unrelated headlines; unknown outlet.
Azeri.netnot rated—0.20own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0No information on Azeri.net; unknown outlet.

Criteria: own = ownership · line = editorial line · tone = coverage tone · status = legal status · 3rd = third-party references. Orientation — = not established.

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