Hetq Online or Hetq is an online newspaper published in Yerevan

Yerevan

Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...

 by the Investigative Journalists NGO. It first appeared in 2001 in the Armenian language

Armenian language

The Armenian language is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian people. It is the official language of the Republic of Armenia as well as in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The language is also widely spoken by Armenian communities in the Armenian diaspora...

, and since 2002 it has been publishing in English as well.

Published as an online weekly until 2008, Hetq is now updated continuously and reaches about 3,000 readers daily, half of whom comes from outside of Armenia.

Its annual budget reached €90,000 in 2007, the 2 thirds of which are covered by grants from OSCE, among others.

Students from the Department of Journalism at Yerevan State University

Yerevan State University

Yerevan State University is a university in Yerevan, Armenia. Founded on May 16 1919, it is the largest university in the country with 110 departments. Of its 3,150 employees, 1,190 comprise the teaching staff which includes 25 academicians, 130 professors, 700 docents , and 360 assistant lecturers...

receive practical experience by working with Hetq online.