Author: Mikhail Doroshevich
20/09/2007
As of August 2007, there are 1244 registered periodicals in Belarus: 703 newspapers, 503 magazines, 34 bulletins, 3 catalogues, 1 almanac. Almost two thirds of all registered periodicals are non-governmental. The periodicals include publications in Belarusian, Russian, German, English, Ukrainian, Polish, and other European languages. In addition to that , 9 news agencies, 59 TV programs, 156 radio programs are functioning in the country.
Soviet Belarus newspaper has the biggest circulation of 500.7 thousand. It is followed by
The total circulation of 136 newspapers state-owned newspapers is 869.4 thousand, including: 163.1 thousand in Brest oblast, 175.3 - in Vitebsk oblast, 141.1 - in Gomel oblast, 108.7 in Grodno oblast, 160 - in Minsk, and
121.2 - in Mogilev.
According to Belarusian Association of Journalists there are only 30 independent periodicals in Belarus covering social and political issues .
Useful links:
The Ministry of Information of the Republic of Belarus
Belarusian Association Of Journalists
E-Belarus.ORG, 2001-2011
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