Paraguay media guide

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Image caption, Newspapers in Asuncion report on the first death from Covid-19, in March 2020

Privately-owned and state outlets make up the broadcasting landscape. Radio is a key news medium.

Major business groups dominate the media industry. Online media have been expanding recently, but the media landscape remains heavily concentrated in three big media companies, Vierci, Albavisi贸n and Cartes, says Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

The constitution provides for a free press and media operate with few official curbs. However, reporters are regularly targeted for assault during demonstrations, and attacks on journalists often go unpunished.

The Triple Frontier region, where Paraguay meets Brazil and Argentina, is particularly dangerous for reporters attempting to cover crime and corruption stories, says Freedom House.

There were 6.1 million internet users by July 2022, comprising 85% of the population (Internetworldstats.com). Facebook is the main social media platform.

Press

  • - private daily
  • - private daily
  • - private daily

Television

  • - private
  • - private
  • - private
  • - private
  • - state-owned

Radio

  • - state-owned
  • - private, news, talk
  • - private, news, talk
  • - private, Asuncion FM station
  • - private, Asuncion FM station