Media of Macau
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[edit] History of media in Macau
The first newspaper that was published in Macau was “Abelha da China” (Chinese:蜜蜂華報) which had only published for a year.
[edit] Media in Macau
[edit] Newspaper
There are 8 Chinese daily newspapers, 3 Portuguese newspapers and 1 English newspaper in Macau. There are also 6 Chinese weekly newspapers and 1 Portuguese weekly newspaper.
"Revista Macau" is a quarterly magazine with cultural contents and run by the government. “Macau Business” (www.macaubusiness.com) is the first English language publication, launched in May 2004 and is published monthly by a private company who also owns "Business Intelligence" a business magazine in Chinese. "Inside Asian Gaming" is a quarterly gaming magazine, in English. "Destination Macau" is also a quarterly English magazine but related to tourism and hospitality.
[edit] Electronic Media
Teledifusão de Macau which means the television of Macau was established in 1984. Actually, it is owned by the government. They have 2 television broadcast channels and 1 radio channel. The 2 television channels include a Chinese and a Portuguese channel.
In addition, there are also several private broadcast companies in Macau such as “Radio Vilaverde Lda”, “Macau Cable” and two satellite TV companies.
[edit] Administration on media
The government of Macau established Government Information Bureau to in charge of the matters about broadcasting and provides support to the organization related to this aspect. They are directly responsible to the Chief Executive.
[edit] Reporter’s organizations
There are 5 reporter’s organizations in Macau.
[edit] Education on media
University of Macau offers a degree of media in order to cultivate elites on media.
[edit] Internet Communities
There are several major internet communities in Macau such as Macaustreet, CTM, Qoos and Macauplus.
[edit] Some discussions about the media
- The market is small. Although facing the competitor from Hong Kong, the local media still have an advantageous position.
- The media are supported by the government and the government might affect their autonomy.
- The media like to puff up the government and merchants, lacking extraordinary opinions.
