This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Mass media in Panama" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR(April 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
Part of a series on the
Culture of Panama
History
to 1821
1821–1903
1904–1964
1964–1977
1977–present
Reunification of Gran Colombia
People
Languages
Cuisine
Religion
Art
Literature
Music
Sport
Monuments
World Heritage Sites
Symbols
Flag
Coat of arms
National anthem
Panama portal
v
t
e
Panama has been an important mass media hub, because of its strategic location between North and South America. The largest newspapers in Panama are La Prensa, La Estrella, Panama America, Critica, and El Siglo, all of which are published in Panama City. Weekly newspapers include the Critica Libre and La Cronica. All of these are published in Spanish, and are also based in Panama City.
The media of Panama has been highly influenced by that of the United States, since the construction of the Panama Canal. Radio broadcasting in Panama began in 1922, and television broadcasting in 1956. Radio and television broadcasts also reached the Panama Canal Zone because it lay within the vicinity of Panama. A famous military broadcast network, the Southern Command Network (SCN), broadcast in Panama until the United States withdrew from the canal in 1999. The SCN remained on the air for hours during the invasion of Panama by U.S. troops in 1989. Color television in Panama is provided by the NTSC system.
The media was under strict control during the regime of the dictators that ruled Panama from 1968 to 1989, including Manuel Noriega. His regime was noted for the eventual demise of all opposition media while existing media outlets were consistently fed with anti-American propaganda.[1] The newsletter La Prensa was formed in 1981 to oppose his rule. The media of Panama was very anti-American following Noriega's overthrow, and highly influenced the 1994 presidential election.[citation needed]
Panama's official broadcaster is National Television of Panama, which was founded in 1961. NTP started Panama's first color television service in 1972.
Freedom of the press is guaranteed in Panama, as is the case in most other countries in the Western Hemisphere. However, reports of harassment and violence against journalists and media outlets persist. During media coverage, journalists have reported instances of being attacked by both protesters and the police.[2] There are also cases of killings. An example was the assassination of Darío Fernández Jaen, who was a government critic and had exposed anomalies in the allocation of land titles in the province of Coclé.[3]
^Sconyers, Ronald (1989). "Crisis in Panama: A public affairs success story". Military Media Review. 15 (1): 2–7.
^"Attacks on journalists during anti-mining protests reveal growing hostility towards press in Panama". LatAm Journalism Review by the Knight Center. 2023-12-12. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
Panama has been an important massmedia hub, because of its strategic location between North and South America. The largest newspapers inPanama are La...
There are 22 FM stations and 5 AM stations inPanama City. Panama Radio Stations An extended list of all Panamanian Radio Stations streaming online, as well...
The Panama Papers (Spanish: Papeles de Panamá) are 11.5 million leaked documents (or 2.6 terabytes of data) that were published beginning on April 3,...
radio stations inPanama. Media of Panama List of radio stations inPanama City Panama Radio Stations An extended list of all Panamanian Radio Stations...
magazine inPanama. It was published monthly. Talingo was founded in 1993 and its first issue appeared on 30 May 1993. The magazine publishes in Spanish...
Massmediain Colombia refers to Massmedia available in Colombia consisting of several different types of communications media: television, radio, cinema...
commercial privately owned TV station inPanama City, Panama that is available all over the country. It is owned by TVN Media which owns flagship and sister...
portal Panama portal Media of Panama "Panama: Directory: the Press". Europa World Year Book. Taylor & Francis. 2004. ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8. "Panama". Provisional...
The massmediain Barbados have had a long history of being entitled to an open policy by the Government, and by the citizenry with respect to press Freedoms...
broadcaster of Panama. It operates two radio networks and the Sertv national television network, broadcast on channel 11 inPanama City. In 1967, the Universidad...
RCM Television is a media group, and is headquartered inPanama City, Panama, It handles two TV frequencies, Channel 21 (flagship) and 33; three radio...
headquartered inPanama City, Panama, with repeaters throughout the country. The station broadcasts in NTSC format and inPanama City also in DVB-T format. In 1996...
Political Economy of the MassMedia is a 1988 book by Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky. It argues that the mass communication media of the U.S. "are effective...
There are several types of massmediain the United States: television, radio, cinema, newspapers, magazines, and web sites. The U.S. also has a strong...
produced inPanamain year order. "Don't Give Up Panamian short drama film written by Edgar Carrillo, Matt Ferro; Directed by Matt Ferro". Panama films (sorted...
Prostitution inPanama is legal and regulated. Prostitutes are required to register and carry identification cards. However, the majority of prostitutes...
Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). Canadian massmedia, both print and digital, and in both official languages, is largely dominated by a "handful...
The Isthmus of Panama (Spanish: Istmo de Panamá), also historically known as the Isthmus of Darien (Istmo de Darién), is the narrow strip of land that...
The Panama Deception is a 1992 American documentary film, critical of the 1989 United States invasion of Panama. The film was directed by Barbara Trent...
The United States invaded Panamain mid-December 1989 during the presidency of George H. W. Bush. The primary purpose of the invasion was to depose the...
This is a list of massmediain Costa Rica. Costa Rica is ranked fifth in the World Press Freedom Index (2021 edition). This ranking is prepared by the...
The media of Panama has been highly influenced by that of the United States, since the construction of the Panama Canal. Radio broadcasting inPanama began...
of erosion in that the debris transported by mass wasting is not entrained in a moving medium, such as water, wind, or ice. Types of mass wasting include...
This is a partial list of people made and named by (Alex Gordon) in the Panama Papers as shareholders, directors and beneficiaries of offshore companies...
Global Information
