Cuba profile - Media

Cuba profile - Media
12 September 2012 Last updated at 16:14 GMT

The Cuban media are tightly controlled by the government and journalists
must operate within the confines of laws against anti-government
propaganda and the insulting of officials which carry penalties of up to
three years in prison.

Private ownership of broadcast media is prohibited, and the government
owns all mainstream media outlets.

Cuba is the only country in the Americas not to allow a non-state
independent press, says Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Official media
"serve first and foremost to transmit propaganda for the regime".

The US tries hard to reach Cuban audiences. Washington-backed Radio-TV
Marti says it provides "balanced, uncensored" news for Cubans.

Citing UN data, Internetworldstats.com says there were 1.7 million
internet users by December 2011.

US-based NGO Freedom House says most users are connected to the
"closely-monitored" government intranet, and not the internet proper. A
small but vibrant band of bloggers faces harassment and intimidation, it
adds.

Cuba is one of RSF's "Enemies of the Internet". Connection problems are
also the result of restrictions under the US embargo, says the press
freedom group.
The press

Granma - Communist Party newspaper, website in five languages
including English

Television

Cubavision - state-run
Portal de la TV Cubana - state TV portal

Radio

Radio Rebelde - news, music, sport
Radio Reloj - news
Radio Habana Cuba - external, languages include Spanish, English,
French, Portuguese
Radio Progreso - entertainment
CMBF-Radio Musical Nacional - classical

News agencies

Cuban News Agency (ACN) - state-run
Prensa Latina - state-run

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19578348