List of newspapers in Timor-Leste
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Timor-Leste has a rich print media environment, with several daily newspapers and a number of weekly publications.[1][2] The oldest and most widely-read newspaper in the country is Suara Timor Lorosae, which originated in 1993 as Suara Timor Timur during the Indonesian occupation period and relaunched with its current name in 2000.[1][3][4] Other major dailies include the Independente, Timor Post, and Jornal Nacional Diário. A state-run news agency, Tatoli, was launched in 2016.[5] Newspapers are concentrated in Dili, the capital, and are mostly published in the Tetun language, with English, Indonesian, and Portuguese also appearing in print.[2]
Newspapers
| Newspaper | Founded | Location | Ownership | Circulation | Type | Language(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Timor | Bali, Indonesia | Private | 1,000 (2010) | Weekly | Tetun | [6][7][8] | |
| Diário Tempo | Dili | Private | 500 (2013) | Daily | [3] | ||
| Diáriu Timoroman | c. 2010s | Private | Daily | Tetun, Indonesian, Portuguese | [9] | ||
| Dili Post | Dili | Private | Daily | [10] | |||
| The Dili Weekly | 2007 | Dili | Private | 1,000 (2010) | Online weekly | Tetun, English | [6][11][12] |
| Independente | 2011 | Dili | Private | Daily | Tetun, English, Indonesian, Portuguese | [8][9][13] | |
| Jornal Nacional Diário | 2005 | Dili | Private | 1,650 (2010) | Daily | Tetun, Portuguese, Indonesian | [6][8][9][14] |
| Jornal Nacional Semanário | 2003 | Dili | Private | 2,000 (2008) | Weekly | Tetun, Portuguese | [3][8][14] |
| The Oekusi Post | 2020 | Private | Online | Tetun, English, Indonesian | [15][16] | ||
| Suara Timor Lorosae | 1993 | Dili | Private | 2,000 (2013) | Daily | Tetun, English, Indonesian, Portuguese | [3][13][17] |
| Tatoli | 2016 | Dili | Government | Online daily | Tetun, English, Indonesian, Portuguese | [5][9] | |
| Tempo Semanal | Dili | Private | 500 (2013) | Weekly | Tetun, English, Indonesian, Portuguese | [2][3][9][17] | |
| Timor Post | 2000 | Dili | Private | 700 (2024) | Daily | Tetun, English, Indonesian, Portuguese | [8][10][18] |
Defunct newspapers
| Newspaper | Founded | Ceased | Location | Ownership | Circulation | Type | Language(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Voz de Timor | 1959 | 1975 | Dili | Government | Weekly | Portuguese | [19][20] | |
| Diário Tempo | 2005 | Private | Daily | Tetun, English, Indonesian | [14] | |||
| Dili Times | 1999 | 2000 | Darwin, Australia | Private | Monthly | English | [21][22][23] | |
| Dili Post | 1982 | Dili | Private | Weekly | [24] | |||
| Kla'ak Semanál | c. 2008 | c. 2009 | Dili | Private | Weekly | Tetun | [6][25][26] | |
| Kroat | 2010 | Baucau | Private | 500 (2010) | Daily | [6] | ||
| Lalenok | 2000 | Dili | Private | 900 (2000) | Weekly | Tetun | [27][28][29][30] | |
| Lia Foun | 2005 | 2005 | Dili | Private | Weekly | Tetun, Portuguese | [3][31] | |
| Lian Maubere | Private | Weekly | Indonesian | [27][32][33] | ||||
| Lifau Pos | 2003 | Dili | Private | 500 (2008) | Weekly | Tetun, Baikenu, Indonesian | [6][14] | |
| New East Timor[note 1] | 1999 | 2000 | Dili | INTERFET | Weekly | Tetun, English, Indonesian | [34][35][36] | |
| Tais Timor | 2000 | 2002 | Darwin, Australia | UNTAET | 50,000 (2002) | Monthly | Tetun, English, Indonesian, Portuguese | [14][18][37][38] |
| Talit@kum | 1998 | 2003 | Dili | Private | Biweekly | Indonesian | [14][27][32][39] | |
| Timor | 1938 | 1939 | Dili | Portuguese | [40] | |||
| Timor Sun | 2002 | Dili | Private | 1,000 (2008) | Weekly | English, Indonesian | [14] | |
| Vox Populi | c. 1999 | Private | Weekly | Tetun, Indonesian | [14] |
See also
- Jornal da República, government gazette
- Freedom of the press in Timor-Leste
- Lists of newspapers