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Eurasia

September 15, 2022September 18, 2022 State Media Monitor

2022 The condition of state media in the Eurasian region continued to look bleak, the state playing a dominant role in the national media environments.

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Europe

September 15, 2022September 18, 2022 State Media Monitor

2022 Europe is characterized by a decent amount of independent state media, by far the highest in the world. However, the share of the four

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Latin America and the Caribbean

September 15, 2022September 18, 2022 State Media Monitor

2022 The state control model is dominant across Latin America and the Caribbean, with almost three quarters of the 64 state media companies operating in

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Asia

September 15, 2022September 18, 2022 State Media Monitor

2022 The government plays a disproportionately high role in the state media in Asia. Only 9% of a total of 125 state media institutions that

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Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

September 13, 2022September 18, 2022 State Media Monitor

2022 The state media in MENA, the region consisting of the Middle East and North Africa, are also heavily captured. Most of them are editorially

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Sub-Saharan Africa

September 11, 2022September 18, 2022 State Media Monitor

2022 Sub-Saharan Africa is overwhelmingly dominated by the state-controlled media model, with some 98% of 125 state media outlets in the region being state-controlled or

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Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC)

Founded in 1964, Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) is the public broadcaster in Malawi, the sole broadcast outlet with nationwide coverage. It runs one television channel and two radio channels. It is headquartered in Blantyre.

Typology: State Controlled Media (SC)

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