Yerevan/Mediamax/. MaxMonitor, a media monitoring, analysis and measurement platform has followed the online media coverage of Armenian ministers throughout 2017.

The review of around 130 media websites shows that the trio of the most mentioned ministers of last year is as follows:

1. Minister of Defense Vigen Sargsyan: 17,473 mentions;

2. Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian: 16,448 mentions;

3. Minister of Justice Davit Harutyunyan: 6,808 mentions.

It stands to mention that Davit Harutyunyan was appointed the Minister of Justice in May 2017, replacing Arpine Hovhannisyan in that position.

The trio of the least mentioned ministers of 2017 is as follows:

1. Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Ashot Manukyan: 2,423 mentions;

2. Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of International Economic Integration and Reforms Vache Gabrielyan: 1,984 mentions;

3. Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs Hrachya Rostomyan: 1,753 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 2017 are displayed in the table below: 

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