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The mass media in Paraguay includes radio, television, newspapers, and the internet.Paraguay country profile
Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library ...
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As in many South American countries, radio is an important disseminator of information in
Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...
. More than 70 commercial and community radio stations broadcast daily across the nation. Paraguay also has four television stations and, as of 2004, about 750,000 households with televisions. The country has six major daily newspapers: '' 1870 Digital'', '' ABC Color'', '' Diario Noticias'', '' Última Hora'', ''
La Nación ''La Nación'' () is an Argentine daily newspaper. As the country's leading conservative newspaper, ''La Nación''s main competitor is the more liberal '' Clarín''. It is regarded as a newspaper of record for Argentina. Its motto is: "''La Na ...
'', and ''
Diario Popular ''Diario Popular'' is a local newspaper published in Sarandí, Argentina. It is read widely in the surrounding southern Greater Buenos Aires suburbs of Avellaneda, Lanús, and Quilmes and maintains third place behind the two large Argentine ne ...
''. The newspapers have a combined circulation of about 150,000 copies daily.


Freedom of the press

The free practice of journalism is guaranteed under the Paraguay Constitution and national laws. Constitutional guarantees for freedoms of expression and of the press are unevenly upheld. Corrupt authorities and criminal organizations exert pressure on journalists and occasionally subject them to deadly attacks.


See also

* Communications in Paraguay


References


Further reading

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External links


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Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...
Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...
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