Macao enjoys freedom of the press, freedom of speech and freedom of publishing. Despite being relatively small, Macao has a well-developed media industry.

The Government strives to enhance the transparency of its administration and facilitate communication and dialogue with the media. This enables Government messages to be delivered to the public promptly and accurately, and provides a wide range of information via the media. Furthermore, the Government expects the media to act as a watchdog, continually prompting every Government department to improve its work and provide better-quality services to the community.

Macao’s laws protect the rights of journalists to gather and receive news and information, and to report it, ensuring their journalistic independence.

Electronic Media

Macao has one free-to-air TV station, two radio stations and one cable TV station, as well as three locally based satellite TV stations.

--TDM - Teledifusão de Macau, S.A.
--TDM - Radio (a subsidiary of TDM)
--綠邨電台 (only in Chinese)
--Macau Cable TV Limited
--MSTV Satellite TV Company Limited
--MASTV Company Limited
--Macau Lotus Satellite TV Media Limited

Print Media

Macao has 13 Chinese daily newspapers that publish on a regular basis. They are Macao Daily News; Va Kio Pou; Tai Chung Pou; Si Man Pou; Seng Pou; Cheng Pou; Today Macau Daily News; 新華澳報 (only in Chinese); Hou Kong Daily; 澳門時報(only in Chinese); Exmoo News; 正思今日澳門 (only in Chinese); and 捷報(only in Chinese).

The main Chinese weeklies published in Macao are: Son Pou; 澳門脈搏 (only in Chinese); 澳門文娛報(only in Chinese); 澳門體育週報(only in Chinese); Macao Commercial Post; Macau Convention & Exhibition Economy Journal; Joy Post; 澳門焦點報 (only in Chinese); Macao News; TE POU MACAU; 澳門頭條(only in Chinese); Macau City News; Great Bay Area Youth Newspaper; Hou Kong City Daily; Lotus Times; 《澳門人報》(only in Chinese); Macao Herald; 《澳門新報》(only in Chinese); and ALL FOR MACAU.

Macao currently has three Portuguese dailies: Ponto Final, Jornal Tribuna de Macau, and Hoje Macau. There are two weeklies, i.e. O Clarim, and Macau Platform, publishing bilingually in Chinese and Portuguese.

The English daily newspapers in Macao are The Macau Post Daily and Macau Daily Times.

Media Stationed in Macao

Xinhua News Agency, Lusa-Portuguese News Agency, People’s Daily, and China News Service, each has a branch or a representative office in Macao.

News organisations with accredited correspondents in Macao include: China Media Group; China Radio and TV Macao Bureau; Wen Hui Bao (Shanghai - China); Hong Kong Economic Journal; EyePress News Agency; Radio Television Hong Kong; Television Broadcasts Limited -TVB (Hong Kong); Phoenix Satellite Television; Southern Finance Omnimedia Corp., and Hong Kong Ta Kung Wen Wei Media Group Limited.

Press Associations

The press associations in Macao include: 澳門新聞工作者協會(only in Chinese); 澳門記者聯會(only in Chinese); Macau Journalists Association; Macao Media Club; Macau Sports Press Association; Macau Portuguese and English Press Association; and Macao Youth Media Association; and others.

Registration of Periodicals

According to Article 15 of the Press Law, the Government Information Bureau (GCS) is responsible for registering newspapers, publishers and periodicals. Under the Media Registration Regulations, if a daily publication is registered but has not been published for 180 days, or if other registered periodicals have not been published for a period of one year or have been suspended for a period of one year, their registration will be cancelled. Registration of publications is free of charge.

As of 2023, there was a total of 110 periodicals with valid registration at the GCS. Of the aggregate, 8 publications (appearing monthly, once every two months and quarterly) were newly registered in 2023. Meanwhile, registration of 21 periodicals had been cancelled in the same year.

Update : 2024-02-02
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