North Macedonia media guide

Macedonian newspapers report the 2015 attack against the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo which left 12 people dead

Television is North Macedonia's most popular news medium. Public broadcaster MRT has stiff competition from five national commercial stations, which dominate the ratings.

The media landscape includes TV stations operated by major business concerns on the one hand, and small-circulation newspapers and news websites on the other.

Political polarisation is evident, with many outlets being clearly pro-government or pro-opposition in their editorial stances.

A leading press group closed three of its daily newspapers in 2017 amid long-running financial problems. Many printed publications survive with financial help from the government or business groups.

There were 1.6 million internet users by July 2022, comprising 81% of the population (Internetworldstats.com). Facebook is the top social media platform.

• Media guides by BBC Monitoring

Press

• Nova Makedonija - state-subsidised daily

• Vecer - state-subsidised daily

• Koha - private, daily, in Albanian

• Sloboden Pecat - private, daily

Television

• MRT - state-owned, operates three national networks and satellite network

• Sitel TV - private, national

• Kanal 5 - private, national

• Telma - private, national

• Alsat-M - private, national, in Albanian

Radio

• MRT - state-owned

• Kanal 77 - private, national

• Antenna 5 - private, national

• Metropolis Radio - private, national

News agencies

• Makfax - private

• Media Information Agency (MIA) - state-run, English-language pages