MINSK, 4 May (BelTA) – Print media of all forms of ownership are blossoming out in Belarus, Deputy Information Minister of Belarus Vladimir Matusevich told BelTA. About 1,400 newspapers and magazines are registered in the State Register of Mass Media. Over 1,000 of them are non-state ones. This year 36 newspapers and magazines have been registered, of which only three were registered by the government. “Therefore, the occasional allegations of the monopolization of print media by the state are far-fetched. Mass media of all forms of ownership are successfully operating in Belarus. There are no obstacles for private mass media. Private media are a success if they are popular. The fact that state-run newspapers sell well is attributed to professional teams who produce a high quality information product,” Vladimir Matusevich underlined. In his words, at present the total one-off circulation of print media exceeds over 12 million issues. “This means that despite the fast development of the Internet, there is still demand for newspapers and magazines,” Vladimir Matusevich said. He pointed to the fact that in 2009-2010 the circulation of print media fell in the neighboring countries, while this trend was not observed in Belarus. БЕЛТА
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