The Media
For a small country, Panama has an impressive number of newspapers, and the independent press has flourished since the end of military rule. La Prensa, La Estrella de Panama, El Panama America and El Universal are all serious broadsheets, while Critica Libre and El Siglo are the most popular tabloids. La Prensa is probably the most effective critic of the present government, has a good international section and publishes entertainment listings. The Panama News , a free fortnightly English-language newspaper covering local news and with an entertainment listings section, is widely available in Panama City, as is the international edition of the Miami Herald . You can also find Newsweek, Time, The Economist, The Financial Times and several US papers on sale in the capital. Most Panamanian households have a television , as so do most hotel rooms. There are four private television stations - channels 2, 4, 5 and 13 - offering a mix of Latin American soap opera, sport, US sitcoms, movies and news, as well as a government educational channel, Channel 11. Cable and satellite television is also widely available - particularly in more upmarket hotels - featuring CNN, BBC World, and a plethora of US sport and entertainment channels. There's a massive variety of FM radio stations in Panama, and you'll seldom be out of earshot of a radio, blasting out anything from music and news to evangelical exhortations.
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