Bosnian refugees and the Albanian community have newsletters in their own languages. Six major daily and several weekly newspapers are published. 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 five television channels, two of them 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 journals and 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. In December a journalist from the Maribor daily, Vecer, came under direct pressure from the Government when the Defense Ministry accused him of revealing state secrets as a result of his reporting on ministry procurement practices.