Since the establishment of a multiparty democratic system in Mongolia in 1990, media sector underwent an extensive reform of the scene, which gradually made a highly diverse and one of the freest in the wide Asian region. Freedom of the press and of speech is guaranteed constitutionally from 1992. Media censorship is banned by law since 1998. The current Mongolian supreme power basically respects the freedom of speech and press. Partial problem remains visible, in terms of awarding of broadcast licenses and ownership structures of some of the media, as well as, royalties do not get paid mainly by small local TV stations etc. An independent institution Globe International has been working actively, to further deepen the democratization of the media scene in Mongolia since 1999. Adoption of the Law on Freedom of Information in 2006 contributed significantly to this progress.

However, according to the experts in the field of journalism it still does not sufficiently treat the accountability mechanism for editors and liability risk e.g. a charge of false accusation remains entirely on journalists themselves. This leads to self-censorship, and it certainly does not support the development of professional investigative journalism.

For current three million Mongolians there are 550 media (of which in 2012 only TV stations counted 149) in which 5’000 journalists are working. The vast majority of the media is private and operating domestically. Former Mongolian State Radio and Television became a public institution in 2005. Even in strong rivalry with private media it has high viewership and popularity among many listeners and viewers.

State Radio and Television still remains dominant among nomadic herders in rural areas, but influence of satellite television and the internet is gradually growing throughout the country. The country has 15 cable operators offering 90 channels including CNN, BBC, National Geographic Channel and numerous programs from China, Russia, India, Japan, Korea and many European countries. Internet access is unlimited. According to the InternetWorldStats, by middle of 2014 Mongolia registered 636,000 Internet connections, which is regarding to the relevant estimates enough to ensure internet access to 60% of urban and 40% of rural population.

Ulaanbaatar, where lives nearly half of the country's inhabitants, is also popular for its numerous publications based mostly on low cost.

 

THE MONGOLIAN MEDIA THE HIGHEST RATING

Press Agency
Name	State/private	Webpage
Montsame	state	www.montsame.mn

 

Daily newspapers
Name	State/private	Webpage
Udriin sonin	private	www.dnn.mn
Unuudur	private	www.mongolnews.mn
Duunii medee	private	www.zuuniimedee.mn
Mongoliin unen	private	does not have
Mongoliin medee	private	does not have
UB Post	private	http://ubpost.mongolnews.mn/

 

Weeklies
Name	State/private	Webpage
Seruuleg	private	does not have
Khumuus	private	does not have
Mongoliin neg udur	private	does not have

 

Televisions
Name	State/private	Webpage
MNB	state	www.mnb.mn
UBS	private	www.ubs.mn
Mongol TV	private	www.mongoltv.mn
MN 25	private	www.tv25.mn
TV 5	private	www.tv5.mn
TV 9	private	www.tv9.mn
Shuud TV	private	www.shuud.mn
Eagle TV	private	www.eagle.mn
NTV	private	www.ntv.mn

 

Websites and portals

www.montsame.gov.mn

www.gogo.mn

www.olloo.mn

www.zaluu.com

www.news.mn

www.sonin.mn

www.eagle.mn

http://video.news.mn

www.medee.mn

www.shuud.mn

www.news.mn

www.infomongolia.mn