Media of Bahrain
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The media of Bahrain mainly consists of several weekly and daily
Most of the press is privately owned and is not subject to censorship as long as it refrains from criticizing the
Television
The country's television is state-owned and controlled by the Information Affairs Authority, which operates over five terrestrial TV networks.
An opposition news station, LuaLua TV operates from London, though it is blocked in the country.[3]
Radio
Like the country's television services, it is primarily state-run, under the Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation; services are usually in Arabic. Radio Bahrain is also in English. In addition, 'Your FM' is an Indian language radio station primarily serving listeners from the Indian sub continent.[1]
Newspapers
The country's first newspaper was the Newspaper of Bahrain (
Due to the huge malayali population in the Persian Gulf region four malayalam newspapers also have editions from Bahrain. Gulf Madhyamam started publication in Bahrain in 1999.[5] Malayala Manorama and Chandrika are also published from Bahrain. Another malayalam newspaper Gulf Thejas was launched in Bahrain on 27 September 2012 by Akhbar Al Khaleej editor-in-chief Anwar Abdulrahman at a ceremony held in Manama.[6]
A new generation internet media and news company LocalBH has gained significant popularity in Bahrain and has amassed a large following on social media. Its Instagram account has grown to become a primary source of news, events, and activities for the English-speaking and expatriate community of Bahrain, leading the way in the country's digital news landscape. LocalBH also regularly sponsors major events in Bahrain including BraveCF, Manama Entrepreneurship Week, BITEX and others.[7]
Below is a list of newspapers that currently operate in the country:[1][8][9]
| Title (Arabic title in parentheses) |
Frequency |
Type |
Language |
Publication city(ies) |
Website |
Year established |
Editorial political affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akhbar Al Khaleej (أخبار الخليج) | daily | Arabic |
aaknews.com | 1976 | Pro-government | ||
| Al Ayam (الأيام) | daily | Arabic |
alayam.com | 1989 | Pro-government | ||
| Al Bilad (البلاد) | daily | Arabic |
albiladpress.com | Pro-government | |||
| Al-Waqt ( الوقت) | stopped | Arabic |
alwaqt.com | 2006 | nationalist
| ||
Al-Wasat ( الوسط) |
stopped | Arabic |
Manama | alwasatnews.com | 2002 | ||
| Al-Watan ( الوطن) | daily | Arabic |
alwatannews.net | Pro-government | |||
| Daily Tribune | daily | English | dt.bh | 1997 | Pro-government | ||
| Gulf Daily News | daily | English | Manama | gulf-daily-news.com | 1979 | Pro-government | |
Gulf Madhyamam |
daily | Malayalam |
- | madhyamam.com | 1999 | ||
| Middle East Chandrika |
daily | Malayalam |
- | chandrikadaily.com | 2007 | ||
| Malayala Manorama | daily | Malayalam |
- | gulf.manoramaonline.com | |||
| Starvision News Malayalam | daily | Online Paper | Malayalam |
- | ml.starvisionnews.com | ||
| 4PM | daily | Malayalam |
- | 4pmnews.com | 2012 | ||
| LocalBH | daily | Online/Social Media | English | Manama | localbh.com | 2019 | Pro-government |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Bahrain profile - Media". BBC News. 16 August 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ "About BNA". Bahrain News Agency. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ "Bahrain TV station struggles as signal blocked". BBC News. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ ISBN 9780275982126.
- ^ "Gulf Madhyamam". Archived from the original on 22 May 2013.
- ^ "www.tradearabia.com".
- ^ "BRAVE CF announces exclusive digital media partner for BICW | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN". DT News. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Bahrain Newspapers and News Media Guide". ABYZ News Links. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ a b Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (PDF) (Report). Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry. 23 November 2011. p. 399. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2012.