Belarus news, front pages compared
Crosswire tracks 5 major Belarus news outlets. Preview their homepages side by side below — switch between two, three and four columns, go compact, or translate every page into your language.
The Belarus media landscape on Crosswire
Crosswire puts Belarus' front pages side by side. Compare which stories lead, how headlines are framed and what one outlet leaves out. Of the 5 titles tracked here, 4 sit near the centre and 1 lean right. Crosswire currently lists no left-leaning outlet in Belarus. For another perspective, open an outlet from a neighbouring country.
The 5 outlets in this directory include:
- 2 daily newspapers (SB. Belarus Segodnya and Nasha Niva)
- 1 digital-native outlet (Onliner)
- 1 news agency (BelTA)
- 1 television news channel (Belsat)
Crosswire lists no public-service broadcaster for Belarus. Start with a wire service or a widely read daily.
The wire service here is BelTA. Compare their reports with other front pages to see what each newsroom adds.
Belarus sits in Central and Eastern Europe. Explore the Europe hub for more countries. By outlets tracked, Belarus ranks 9th of 10 in Central and Eastern Europe and 27th of 45 in Europe. The regional average is 5.9 outlets per country.
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Leaning groupings are approximate guides drawn from widely cited media-bias assessments — see the methodology and what the labels can and can't tell you. Counts are taken from the directory as of .
Which are Belarus' main news outlets?
Across Belarus' editorial spectrum, Crosswire currently lists near the center, BelTA, Onliner, Nasha Niva and Belsat; on the right, SB. Belarus Segodnya. Each outlet below links to a full profile — its facts, editorial leaning and a live front-page preview — and the comparison view above shows any of them side by side.
SB. Belarus Segodnya is the official newspaper of the Belarusian presidential administration, the country's main state daily. It reflects pro-government, state positions.
BelTA is the Belarusian state-owned national news agency, established in 1918. It distributes official domestic and international news in several languages.
Onliner is Belarus's most popular consumer and news portal, covering technology, real estate, autos and daily news. It is commercially oriented and broadly nonpolitical.
Nasha Niva is a historic Belarusian-language newspaper first published in 1906 and revived in 1991. Now operating from exile, it is an independent outlet critical of the government.
Belsat is a Polish-funded Belarusian-language television channel and website launched in 2007. It is an independent outlet providing news critical of the Belarusian government.
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