state-run media
Government-controlled news outlets
State-run media are news and broadcasting organizations owned and operated by a government.
The term often carries connotations of propaganda or censorship, implying content that serves government interests rather than independent journalism: State-run media reported the protests as foreign interference.
Compare with public broadcasting, which typically has editorial independence despite government funding.
- PravdaSoviet state newspaper
- centralized controlAuthority concentrated in one body
- censorshipOfficial content restriction
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- government ownershipState holds the title
official narrative · authoritarian regimes · indoctrination · USSR · regulatory oversight · North Korea · journalism · RT · party line · talking points · Xinhua · editorial control · geopolitical influence · biased reporting · echo chamber · news blackout · CCTV · national broadcasting
state-run mediaindependent media
Journalism without external control
independent press · free press · independent journalism · investigative journalism · press freedom
state-run mediacitizen journalism
Non-professionals reporting news
grassroots media · social media · alternative media · pirate radio · user-generated content