European Regional Overview 2023
2023 When it comes to editorial independence, Europe continues to lead with the highest number of independent state and public media in the world. However, the share of independent public…
Regional Overviews
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State and Public Media in Eurasia in 2023
2023 The situation of state media in the Eurasian region remains grim, with the state exerting significant control over national media landscapes. Traditional media outlets like television and radio dominate…
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State and Public Media in Asia in 2023
2023 The state and public media landscape in Asia has remained largely unchanged over the past year. Despite the region’s diversity and vastness, there are several factors that contribute to…
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State and Public Media in MENA Region in 2023
State and public media in the MENA region, encompassing the Middle East and North Africa, face significant capture. A majority, 96% or 82 out of 86 state and public media…
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State and Public Media in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2023
In Sub-Saharan Africa, the media landscape is largely shaped by state control. A staggering 98% of the 124 media outlets in the region are either state-controlled or captured by public/state…
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State and Public Media in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023
2023 The state control model reigns supreme throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, as more than three quarters of the 65 state and public media companies surveyed in the region…
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State and Public Media in Asia in 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 were canvassed by our research in…
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State and Public Media in Sub-Saharan Africa in 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 captured public/state media, which is the…
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European Regional Overview 2022
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 models of independent state media…
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State and Public Media in MENA Region in 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 controlled by authorities: 84, or 96%,…