{mosimage}Mass media
According to a recently released report of the Mongolian Press Institute, a total of 1158 newspapers, 273 magazines are registered officially in Mongolia at present. Among the daily
newspapers "Zuunii medee" ("Century news"), "Unuudur" ("Today"),
"Udriin sonin" ("Daily news") and "Unen" ("Truth") lead by the number
of subscribers.
Among the daily newspapers "Zuunii medee" ("Century news"), "Unuudur" ("Today"), "Udriin sonin" ("Daily news") and "Unen" ("Truth") lead by the number of subscribers. The annual circulation of 5 daily newspapers represents more than 47 per cent of newspaper sales on the Mongolian media market.Mongolian newspapers have made significant investments in modern press facilities and equipment in resent years. Now there are 17 newspapers and magazines, which have their own printing houses and press. Most national dailies operate computerized typesetting and editing systems.
Radio
Mongols take radio as a companion to start the day and intermittently return to this friend during the course of the day. A great wave of changes took place in the 1990s with the establishment of a number of private radio studios. At present, 26 FM radio stations broadcast nationwide. They attract more listeners usually offering a broad range of music and advertisements. Despite the increasing popularity of television and radio still has an expanding audience in Mongolia Presently 90 per cent of Mongolian people have access to listen to radio.
Mongolian Central Radio is responsible for radio service throughout Mongolia. Given the country's scarce population and huge territory, its broadcasting is the main means of mass information. It was the only radio station in the country until the 1990s. Its weekly broadcasting program is 6695 minutes, 19 per cent of which is devoted to the news and information, 6 per cent to education youth and children, 1.5 per cent to sports, 19 per cent to music, 5 per cent To Documentaries, drama, 15 per cent to socio-political and economic life, 4 per cent to art /culture/, 3.5 per cent to entertainment and 23 per cent advertisements.
Today Mongolian radio broadcasts eight hours a day in English, Japanese, Chinese and Russian to audiences in Asia, Europe, Far East and the Pacific region, Mongolian Radio maintains links with radio networks in over a dozen countries. It exchanges personnel as well as music and feature programs with the London Radio Service, Radio France International, Voice of Russia, China Radio International, Radio Canada International and Korean Broadcasting Systems etc.
Television
Television is a comparatively young media in the country, which began broadcasting its first program 33 years ago. As of March 2003 there are a total of 175 periodical newspapers, including 5 daily, 28 weekly, 4 biweekly, 47 monthly, 66 bimonthly, 28 other and 48 magazines, in particular 1 daily, 1 weekly, 7 monthly, 2 bimonthly, 26 quarterly and 11 other across the country. Among 175 newspapers, 15 are published in foreign-languages. They are a looking glass through which foreigners watch Mongolia.
Newspaper and magazines.
A majority of the population are receiving useful information for their lives from newspapers. Approximately 60 per cent of people rely on newspapers for useful information, 30 per cent receive necessary information from radio, and 20 per cent watch TV as the source of useful information.
The Internet plays an increasingly vital role in the distribution and dissemination of information. 33 newspapers have their own web sites, and almost 8 online newspapers (without print equivalent) are being published.
www.bizMongolia.mn
www.mymongol.com
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Newspapers |
Language |
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Mongol Messenger |
english |
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Mongolia this week |
englisli |
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The Ub Post |
english |
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Nomadic IISNC |
english |
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Novosti Mongolii |
russian |
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Mongoliya Segodnya |
russian |
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Mongolyn medee |
Chinese |
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Uranshuvuu |
russian |
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Brilliant news |
english |
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Mongol Times |
english, russian |
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Bussiness Times |
english |
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Deedsiin amidral |
english, russian |
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Oyuny elch |
english, russian, german |
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Nippon News |
Japanese |
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JanaUmir |
kazakh |
As for the private TV channels, they need to improve their programming to win the audiences of the state owned TV. "Channel-25" appears to have made some gains in this area with its widely watched social, political talk show and "hard talk". "Channel-5"Channel-TV9 focus primarily on sports and entertainment but also offer political programs. These four TV stations, as well as UBS TV, broadcast to the Ulaanbaatar area, recently they began to transmit across Mongolia`s vast and remote regions. In addition, 24 local TV channels operate in urban areas like Darkhan and Erdenet and various aimags.
Cable TV was first introduced in Mongolia by Sansar CATV Co.,Ltd, Ikh Mongol, Khiimor CATV in 1995. They became popular especially among those who enjoy no good TV reception due to geographical location. Presently, 13 private cable TV stations operate in Ulaanbaatar and other cities.
Mongolian National television owned by the Mongolian Government now broadcasts to Ulaanbaatar in the Mongolian language for a daily average of up to 15 hours. To the rural areas, MNTV broadcasts use different VHP channels, receiving the signal from the satellite or radio relay network signals.
Mongolian news agency
The Mongolian mass media obtain their material and sources from domestic and foreign news agencies, internet, and correspondents at home and abroad and from direct research.
MONTSAME's role is to "efficiently supply domestic and foreign news to mass media in the country, and inform the world of Mongolia's diverse heritage and contemporary culture". The principles of transparency, objectivity, efficiency and pluralism are the basic standards which MONTSAME news agency sets for all information.
Domestic clients receive a comprehensive selection of domestic and translated foreign news items, which cover politics, economics, social affairs, culture, sciences and sport. MONTSAME clients include government agencies, public and private companies and foreign organizations as well as Mongolian newspapers and broadcasting industries. The agency has its reporters in all 21 aimags and resident correspondents in Moscow, Beijing, Berlin, Washington, Astana, Praha, Seoul and Hanoi.
MONTSAME's photo news desk provides photo graphic services - running a special archive and reference information service. The Agency is in the process of "going digital" and issues its photographs to other agencies/newspapers via email with greater speed.
Ten years have passed since MONTSAME published the first issue of its weekly 'Humun Bichig' newspaper, which is written entirely in the traditional Mongolian script. Human Bichig is the contribution to preserving Mongolia's intellectual heritage, traditional script.
MONTSAME has published the English language "Mongol Messenger" since 1991, the Russian language "Novosti Mongolia" since 1993 and the Chinese language "Mengu Syao Shibao" since 1998. "MONTSAME News" (Evening urgent news) daily magazine is published since May, 2001, which covers national and international current news. These publications are printed in modern printing houses and serve as a core information source for both domestic and overseas subscribers.
MONTSAME has a cooperation agreement with such news agencies as ITAR-TASS, RIA Novosti (Russia) REUTERS (Great Britain), XINHUA (China), VIA (Vietnam), PTI (India),YONHAP (Korea), PRENSA LATINA (Cuba) and PPA (Poland) and receives news from the agencies via satellite and computer, supplyieng its clients with translated daily domestic and foreign news.
The agency went online in October 1997. The Internet opened up new opportunities for MONTSAME in disseminating its news directly to the public.
The MONTSAME news agency is a member of the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA), a regional organization with 32 members agencies. OANA serves as an effective Asia and Pacific information network and MONTSAME receives and supplies daily news to the network.
A number of other private news agencies in Mongolia such as "Gamma", and "Business news bureau" specialize in the photo service and commercial advertisements began to operate in the mass media market.
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