While few papers and stations have overseas correspondents, those few correspondents abroad can be very influential. In 1994 the Ministry of Press and Information was established to deal with media and communication issues. The Minister of Press also serves as the primary government spokesman. Bulletin, which is used, with AP and Reuters, as a primary source of information by the Greek press. The Greek press is dominated by the Athens newspapers and magazines, which are distributed nationally.
Regional press is less significant with the exception of the Thessaloniki papers.
However, with the advent of private radio and television broadcasting newspaper circulation figures have dropped dramatically. From 1989-95 the total daily circulation figures of Athens newspapers dropped from 1,285,596 to under 500,000. Only three daily newspapers, Ta Nea, Eleftherotypia, and Eleftheros Typos, currently make a profit. ERT S.A., a public corporation supervised by the Minister of Press, operates three national television channels and five national radio channels. In 1988, a new law provided for the establishment of private radio stations and, as of 1989, private TV stations.