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Canal N

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Canal N is a Peruvian pay-television news channel founded on July 4, 1999, and headquartered in Lima, as part of the El Comercio media group. It was Peru’s first 24-hour cable news channel, with programming focused on current affairs and political coverage. The channel was created under journalist Gilberto Hume and was instrumental in the fall of President Alberto Fujimori, who ruled from 1990 to 2000 and was later convicted of human rights abuses and corruption. In 2021, the channel drew criticism after journalists were forced out for refusing to produce coverage favorable to Keiko Fujimori’s presidential campaign.

Thai Public Broadcasting Service

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Thai Public Broadcasting Service (泰國公共電視台), or Thai PBS, is a public broadcasting service in Thailand established by the Thai Public Broadcasting Service Act on January 15, 2008. Thai PBS operates as a state agency with legal personality but is not classified as a government agency or state enterprise. The broadcaster operates television and radio services, with its main channel broadcasting in high definition on digital Channel 3. Thai PBS evolved from the privately run iTV station, which later became TITV before transforming into the current public broadcaster. The service broadcasts primarily in Thai, with some English-language programming, and reaches audiences throughout Thailand and neighboring border regions in Malaysia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. Thai PBS is managed by director-general Wilasinee Pipitkul.

The Wall Street Journal

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Founded in 1889, The Wall Street Journal is an American newspaper based in the financial district of Wall Street in New York City. Now published under Dow Jones & Company, a division of the Murdoch-owned News Corp, the paper has more than 600,000 print subscribers, and one of the country’s largest digital subscription bases, at more than three million. The precursor to the current newspaper was the Kiernan News Agency created in 1869 by John J. Kiernan, who started out as a Western Union messenger boy. Kiernan’s hiring of young reporters Charles H. Dow and Edward D. Jones soon resulted in the launch of a news service, Dow Jones & Company. 

Nokorwat News Daily

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Nokorwat News Daily is a privately owned Cambodian newspaper founded in 2010 by General Kun Kim, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, and Director Touch Kong Kea. The publication claims to print 50,000 copies daily six days a week, with 1,300 copies reportedly distributed free of charge to government offices and coffee shops in Phnom Penh. The newspaper covers a broad range of topics from sports to international news and maintains a national reach despite holding only a 2% audience share. Its digital presence allegedly attracts 20,000-25,000 daily visitors “according to the publication’s own figures.” The newspaper gained attention in 2011 when it filed a criminal infringement lawsuit against Soy Sopheap, founder of DAP Media Center, alleging tampering with correspondence.

Lietuvos Rytas

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Lietuvos Rytas is Lithuania’s largest daily newspaper by circulation and readership, established January 1, 1990, replacing the Soviet-era publication Komjaunimo Tiesa (Youth Truth). The name translates to “Morning of Lithuania.” Headquartered in Vilnius, the newspaper claims to serve as Lithuania’s leading source of national and international news, with a circulation of 17,000 on weekdays and 55,000 on Saturdays according to 2023 figures. The publication maintains correspondent bureaus in Berlin, Paris, Warsaw, Rome, and Moscow, and operates with approximately 80 staff members. Lietuvos Rytas publishes magazines including Stilius and Stilius Plius, and sponsors Lithuania’s annual Woman of the Year awards. The newspaper has operated its own printing facilities since 1994 and launched its online presence at lrytas.lt in 1997, maintaining both print and digital operations throughout Lithuania’s media landscape.

Telefe

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Telefe is a Buenos Aires-based broadcast network founded in 1961 that is owned by the American media conglomerate Paramount Global. The channel produces Spanish-language programming, including telenovelas, news, and entertainment shows. Telefe also operates Telefe Internacional, a pay TV channel distributed to more than eight million subscribers in more than 20 countries. The network also offers streaming content through its digital platform, Mi Telefe.

Icelandic Times

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Established in 2009 by editor Einar Th. Thorsteinsson, Icelandic Times (冰岛时代) is a multi-lingual magazine covering tourism, culture, and business that maintains distinct institutional ties to Chinese state media. Since 2014, the magazine has produced a Chinese-language edition printed in China and distributed through thousands of Chinese travel agencies, with editorial content frequently amplifying PRC official narratives including features on the “Belt and Road” initiative and exclusive interviews with Chinese ambassadors. The outlet has collaborated directly with Xinhua News Agency on the publishing of Xinhua content, and on documentary projects. Describing itself as a “prominent magazine” on its Facebook account (though its website appears offline), the publication positions itself in Chinese as “the first Chinese-language periodical published in Iceland” covering “all information about Icelandic culture, history, and tourism.” Thorsteinsson’s personal writings on the website, viewed through archived pages, is largely about tourism and culture in Iceland. On June 13, 2019, the Icelandic Times received a visit from Chinese Ambassador Jin Zhijian “to discuss about future cooperation.” During the meeting, Thorsteinsson reportedly “expressed his satisfaction with the current cooperation with the Chinese Embassy, and expected more cooperation for the future.”

Uryadovy Kuryer

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Uryadovy Kuryer, or “Government Courier,” is the official newspaper of Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers, published since October 1990. A state-owned enterprise publishing in Ukrainian five times weekly, it serves as the primary outlet for government decrees, laws, and presidential activities. Initially edited by Mykhailo Soroka and now by Sergii Braga (Сергій Брага), the paper is consistently ranked among Ukraine’s top three newspapers. As an official government publication, it publishes legally binding texts including Cabinet resolutions and parliamentary laws. The paper, according to the description on its website, is relied upon by international agencies like Reuters and Bloomberg.

South African Broadcasting Corporation

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The South African Broadcasting Corporation (南非國家廣播電視台), or SABC, is South Africa’s state-owned public broadcaster, established in August 1936 and headquartered in Johannesburg. Designated as a Schedule 2 Major Public Entity under the Public Finance Management Act — a classification for South Africa’s largest and most significant state-owned enterprises that report directly to Parliament — SABC operates five television channels and 18 radio stations, making it one of the largest state broadcasters in Africa. Opposition politicians and civil society groups have sometimes criticized the broadcaster for allegedly functioning as a mouthpiece for the ruling African National Congress, similar to accusations leveled during the apartheid era when it served the National Party government. CEO David Makubyane participated in China Media Group’s December 2025 Silk Road Television Community Summit in Yangjiang. Mbali Lesabe, current affairs TV news editor, participated in the February 2026 Belt and Road Media Cooperation Forum journalist delegation.