Mali media guide
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Loading... - Quattara Abdoulaye
- 02 Feb 2023
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Mali's jihadist insurgency and the military-led government have degraded media freedoms.
Militant groups threaten journalists and target media outlets. Pro-junta groups have demanded "patriotic journalism", leading to self-censorship.
Radio is the leading medium. There are hundreds of stations, operated by private and community broadcasters and by the state-run Office de Radiodiffusion-Television du Mali (ORTM). The BBC broadcasts in Bamako (88.9 FM).
The TV sector is much smaller.
Almost all daily and weekly newspapers publish from Bamako. Circulation figures are low. L'Essor is the leading title.
There were 12.4 million internet uses by December 2021, comprising 59% of the population (Internetworldstats.com). The regime has not interfered with internet or social media access.
Social media use is concentrated in the cities and among young people. Facebook is the top platform. Read More…
