Appendix B: Journalism Freedom: 1980&amp;#8211;2008 (Country Ratings from Freedom House) - Armenia

Christopher H.Sterling

doi:10.4135/9781412972048

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Appendix B: Journalism Freedom: 1980–2008 (Country Ratings from Freedom House) - Armenia

Author:
Christopher H. Sterling
In:Encyclopedia of Journalism
Chapter DOI:https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412972048.n455
Subject:Journalism, Mass Communication

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Population (2010, proj.): 3,090,000

Gross National Income per Capita (current, 2007): $2,630

Date of Independence: September 21, 1991 (from the Soviet Union)

Date of Last Constitution: July 5, 1995

As in many nations, libel laws are a prime deterrent to criticizing government and its officials. Print media, though privately owned, have low circulations and are thus freer than broadcasters, which are often indirectly pressured by government to hew to the official line.

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