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Mass media in Spain includes a variety of online, print, and broadcast formats, such as radio, television, newspapers, and magazines.

Mass media groups[edit]

A list of the main mass media groups is presented as follows:^[1]

Books[edit]

Magazines[edit]

Many in Spain read ¡Hola!.^[2]

Newspapers[edit]

The most widely read newspaper in Spain is El Pais.^[2]

Radio[edit]

Television[edit]

Internet[edit]

Spain has a high level of internet connectivity, with over 90% of the population having access to the internet as of 2020. Fixed broadband coverage is also high, with over 80% of the population having access, and mobile broadband coverage is also relatively high, with over 50% of the population having access. There are several providers of fixed and mobile broadband services, including Movistar, Orange, Vodafone, and MÁSMÓVIL. The government of Spain does not generally restrict access to the internet, but there have been complaints about internet censorship related to the narrowing of the definition of fair use. In general, the government respects freedom of speech and press, but there are laws in place to prohibit the dissemination of certain types of information, such as hate speech.

See also[edit]

• Cinema of Spain
• Telecommunications in Spain
• List of Spanish media groups [es]
• Spanish literature
• History of the press in Spain [es]
• Open access in Spain

References[edit]

Bibliography[edit]

in English

• Alonso, Paul. Hybrid Alternative Digital-Native Media in Latin America during the Pandemic: Two Peruvian Cases of Entrepreneurial Journalism Hosted from Spain. Journal of Latin American Communication Research, 2022.
• Rosario de Mateo (2004). "Spain". In Euromedia Research Group; Mary Kelly; et al. (eds.). Media in Europe (3rd ed.). SAGE Publications. pp. 224–235. ISBN 978-0-7619-4132-3.
• "Spain: Directory: the Press". Europa World Year Book 2004. Europa Publications. 2004. p. 3902+. ISBN 1857432533. (includes broadcasting)
• Ross Eaman (2009). "Spain". Historical Dictionary of Journalism. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6289-0.
• Angel Smith (2009). "Press". Historical Dictionary of Spain (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6267-8.
• "Spain", Freedom of the Press, US: Freedom House, 2016, OCLC 57509361

in Spanish

• Juan González Castaño, ed. (1996). La prensa local en la región de Murcia (1706-1939) (in Spanish). Universidad de Murcia. ISBN 84-7684-755-6.

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Media of Spain.

• Spain Profile: Media, BBC News, 10 December 2018
• "Media Landscapes: Spain", Medialandscapes.org, Netherlands: European Journalism Centre
• Spain Profile: Media, The Olive Press