Four major daily and several weekly newspapers are published. Two major daily newspapers with overtly partisan stances ceased publication due to a level of readership insufficient to support their costs of operation. The major print media are supported through private investment and advertising, although the national broadcaster, RTV Slovenia, enjoys government subsidies, as do cultural publications and book publishing. There are seven television channels, four of which are independent private stations. Numerous foreign broadcasts are available via satellite and cable.
All major towns have radio stations and cable television.
Numerous business and academic publications are available. Foreign newspapers, magazines, and journals are widely available. In theory and practice, the media enjoy full freedom in their journalistic pursuits. However, for over 40 years Slovenia was ruled by an authoritarian Communist political system, and reporting about domestic politics may be influenced to some degree by self-censorship and indirect political pressures. The election law requires the media to offer free space and time to political parties at election time.