Media and communications 2.3 What media to monitor The publicly owned media may comprise radio and television stations, news agencies and various print media, including magazines and newspapers. Each country will differ. For instance, in some countries there is a state-owned radio service with several regional stations broadcasting in local languages. There may be more than one television station with regional variations. At best, all these would be monitored for fairness and accessibility.
Print media can take several forms.
Another paper may present information about economic opportunities and developments, while a third may cover topics of interest to the tourism industry. As publicly owned media they ought at all times to be impartial and non-partisan. During an election campaign this is especially important, and their political neutrality should be monitored. Such local news will be sold to private publishers and broadcasters, and will be used by the government-owned media, such as the radio station. The news agency may also have access to wire service reports from the international news agencies, which it will disseminate inside the country.