Online Newspapers, Live TV Channels, Radios

The media outlets in the Czech Republic are mostly formed with print, radio and television media outlets. The media outlets are vibrant in the country. At the beginning of a new ruing age, the media outlets have played a very special role. The media outlets are able to get cultural and economic benefits. They usually get the outcomes from different quarters. The other aspects of media outlets are also visible in the country.

The freedom of the press is available in the country but to some extent. The media outlets are able to express their thoughts and views to the readers and audiences. But at some points, they are to follow the censorship. They also experience political pressure from the political parties. In some cases, the political leaders also interfere in the issues. As a direct result, the media outlets are unable to express the issues to a certain extent. They need to impose the veil of censorship on the news and information. And this happens mostly for the pro-government issues.

They are also unable to criticize the government in a critical way. They just need to criticize the policies to some extent. If they criticize the policies or any personality heavily and if they do not have the right amount of evidence to them, they become subject to legal sufferings. Defamation is a common suit against the media outlets. In past, many such events took place. It hampers the smooth movement of the media outlets.

The media outlets in the country use different types of languages. Among the language, they use the English, Russian, German, and even Czech languages. But most of the people prefer to have their newspapers in Czech and in English. The number of readers is higher for the national and regional level newspapers. Besides, the television channels have their own targeted audience. As a result, the media outlets have the chance of a healthy competition among them to hold the attention of the audiences and readers.

Over 20 newspapers in different languages are available in the country. They are published at different times of the week and some of them are dailies. A notable number of newspapers are owned by the government. But the privately owned newspapers also have their influence on the readers. Most of the newspapers have their specific types of contents. They deal with local and international issues. Some of them deal with specific issues like sports, entertainment etc.

There are around 100 television stations are available and in operation in the country. But not all the television channels operate round the day. Some of the channels have their operations in 24 hours in a day while many of them have a limited operation. The television channels produced their contents based on different issues. But the news is made with the local and international affairs. While broadcasting news and information, the television channels remain very careful. They do not broadcast any news and information which might appear disgraceful to the government.

Twenty-nine radio stations are in operation in the country. They come in different languages and operate across the nation. The radio stations have their own targeted audiences. They broadcast a wide number of shows and events. Most of the radio stations have musical shows, news bulletins, special hours and more. Self-censorship is practiced here too.

The use of the internet is also remarkable in the country. A large number of the newspapers have their own internet versions. The people use the internet to browse the websites and know about the world around them. Besides, they also use the internet to maintain their social communication.