No written rules exist and most of the newsrooms have their own non-interference norms and practices; research studies, however, show that the mainstream media are susceptible to external pressures, and with the media crisis this has worsened.
Media in Lithuania offer a variety of ways for their audiences to take part in the public sphere.
Sophisticated means of media self-regulation do exist in some newsrooms; there are also examples of organized self-criticism in some media.
Lithuania has an institutionalized system of media self-regulation with two institutions established according to media law; in 2009, the Lithuanian Journalists Union established their own self-regulation institution.
Organized and regular media monitoring is performed by diverse organizations such as NGOs, media regulatory bodies, and higher education institutions; large-scale and regular media monitoring practices, however, are lacking.
All media are inexpensive and available at a low cost.
Media for national minorities exist only as niche media.
Different types of content are offered, but entertainment dominates in mainstream media.
In general, regional concentration is fairly low in Lithuania; in most cases more than two competing news media outlets are available in each sector.
Concentration is high in all sectors of media with national coverage (especially in television).
The Media for Democracy Monitor (MDM) is a research project from The Euromedia Research Group. This is a network of researchers that collects and exchanges information that help to describe and analyse developments in media structure and policy in Europe.
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