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There are six daily newspapers in Honduras, though all are owned by
politicians, so don't expect dynamic investigative reporting - the
Honduran papers overwhelmingly favour the opinions of their proprietors.
El Periódico, La Tribuna (owned by President Flores) and El Heraldo are
published in Tegucigalpa, La Prensa, El Tiempo and El Nuevo Día in San
Pedro Sula. Of these, El Tiempo is the most liberal, and has been
regularly critical in the past of the activities of government and the
armed forces. La Tribuna is also fairly moderate in its political stance;
El Heraldo and La Prensa - which has the highest circulation at around
42,000 - are both conservative but with good international coverage.
Though all the print media impose a certain level of self-censorship,
particularly when reporting the actions of the armed forces and
government, reporting standards are steadily improving.
There are two excellent English-language publications. The weekly
Honduras This Week newspaper has in-depth coverage of Honduran events,
as well as tourist and business information and a superb Web site (
www.marrder.com/htw ). It's available from English-language bookshops in
the capital and in the big hotels in Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, Copán,
La Ceiba and Roatán. Honduras Tips ( www.hondurastips.honduras.com ) is
a very informative free magazine , geared to tourists, with useful
hotel, restaurant, bar and nightlife listings, transport information (including
pretty accurate nationwide bus timetables) and some features. You'll
find it in many hotels and guesthouses.
Honduras's airwaves are filled with over 150 radio stations , most in
private ownership, which broadcast to some 3.5 million listeners weekly;
Radio Honduras is the government-owned station. All the six terrestrial
television networks are in private hands, with around one-third of
households owning sets; there are also numerous cable networks
broadcasting films, news and light entertainment from Latin America and
the US. Programmes on US channels are usually in English with Spanish
subtitles.
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