The mass media in Paraguay includes radio, television, newspapers, and the internet.Paraguay country profile

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Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...

. More than 70 commercial and community radio stations broadcast daily across the nation. Paraguay also has four television stations and, as of 2004, about 750,000 households with televisions. The country has six major daily newspapers: '' 1870 Digital'', '' ABC Color'', '' Diario Noticias'', '' Última Hora'', ''

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''. The newspapers have a combined circulation of about 150,000 copies daily.

Freedom of the press

The free practice of journalism is guaranteed under the Paraguay Constitution and national laws. Constitutional guarantees for freedoms of expression and of the press are unevenly upheld. Corrupt authorities and criminal organizations exert pressure on journalists and occasionally subject them to deadly attacks.

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Freedom of the press

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