Romania media guide

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Political pressure on journalists is common, despite legislation guaranteeing media freedom.

Media ownership is divided between foreign and domestic private investors.

The government is also an important actor in broadcasting, funding public TV and radio.

TV and online are the most popular types of media. Media companies have adapted to new consumption habits amid the widespread use of social networks.

The print market has largely collapsed, with just five national daily newspapers left, compared to hundreds in the 1990s, and circulation figures continue to decline.

Russia's media influence has been curbed by the blocking of some key Kremlin-backed websites since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, but Moscow's propaganda continues to be pushed on social media by the Russian embassy in Bucharest and amplified by pro-Putin Romanian public figures.

There were 18 million internet users by February 2024, comprising 91% of the population (Datareportal.com).

• Media guides by BBC Monitoring

Press/Online

• Adevarul.ro - online and printed newspaper

• Click! - online and printed newspaper

• Digi24.ro - online news

• Hotnews.ro - online news

• Libertatea.ro - online and printed newspaper

• Nine O' Clock - English-language weekly and website

• Stirileprotv.ro - online news

News agencies

• Agerpress - largest news agency, state-owned

• Rador - news and media monitoring agency, owned by SRR (public radio)

Television

• Antena 1 - commercial

• Antena 3 CNN - political, social and economic news

• Digi24 - news channel

• Kanal D - news sport, entertainment

• Pro TV - news, sport, entertainment

• Romania TV - news and political debate

• TVR - public, national and local networks

Radio

• Europa FM - commercial

• Kiss FM - commercial

• Pro FM - commercial

• Radio Romania Actualitati - run by public broadcaster SRR

• Radio ZU - commercial