MaxMonitor, the media monitoring, analysis and measurement platform developed by Mediamax media company presents the volume of online media coverage of Armenian ministers and officials in August 2018.
The August review of 130 media websites shows that the trio of the most mentioned ministers is as follows:
1. Minister of Education and Science Arayik Harutyunyan: 1585 mentions;
2. Minister of Justice Artak Zeynalyan: 1309 mentions;
3. Minister of Defense Davit Tonoyan: 1269 mentions.
The trio of the least mentioned ministers is as follows:
1. Minister of Nature Protection Erik Grigoryan: 170 mentions;
2. Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs Levon Vahradyan: 117 mentions;
3. Minister of Finance Atom Janjughazyan՝ 49 mentions.
The presented data relates exclusively to the number of mentions.
MaxMonitor specialists separately analyze publications of 13 news media websites (168.am, 1in.am, A1plus.am, Aravot.am, Armenpress.am, Armlur.am, Blognews.am, Hraparak.am, Lragir.am, Mediamax.am, News.am, Panorama.am, Tert.am), which makes it possible to map the mentions with positive, neutral, and negative undertones. The results for August 2018 are displayed in the chart below.
Minister |
Positive |
Neutral |
Negative |
Artak Zeynalyan |
190 |
163 |
0 |
Arayik Harutyunyan |
231 |
86 |
4 |
Davit Tonoyan |
200 |
111 |
0 |
Valeriy Osipyan |
126 |
141 |
1 |
Ararat Mirzoyan |
38 |
176 |
1 |
Artur Vanetsyan |
107 |
73 |
0 |
Arthur Khachatryan |
117 |
55 |
0 |
Arsen Torosyan |
110 |
41 |
9 |
Lilit Makunts |
112 |
48 |
0 |
Artsvik Minasyan |
136 |
16 |
1 |
Tigran Avinyan |
61 |
85 |
0 |
Zohrab Mnatsakanyan |
77 |
63 |
0 |
Ashot Hakobyan |
79 |
22 |
0 |
Hrachya Rostomyan |
69 |
28 |
0 |
Suren Papikyan |
64 |
30 |
1 |
Mkhitar Hayrapetyan |
62 |
31 |
0 |
Mane Tandilyan |
57 |
30 |
0 |
Mher Grigoryan |
47 |
22 |
0 |
Arthur Grigoryan |
57 |
4 |
0 |
Erik Grigoryan |
33 |
13 |
0 |
Levon Vahradyan |
11 |
8 |
0 |
Atom Janjughazyan |
3 |
7 |
0 |
The majority of negative mentions were about Armenian Minister of Healthcare Arsen Torosyan, who according to media releases “turns a blind eye on National Center for Mental Health Care Director General’s illegal actions, since the latter is his friend.”