Czech Republic news, front pages compared
Crosswire tracks 6 major Czech Republic 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 Czech Republic media landscape on Crosswire
Crosswire lays the Czech Republic's front pages next to one another so you can see which stories lead where, how headlines are framed, and what one outlet foregrounds that another leaves out. Of the 6 titles tracked here, 5 sit near the centre and 1 lean right; Crosswire currently lists no left-leaning outlet in the Czech Republic, so for a contrasting perspective it is worth reading one of these beside a title from another country.
By kind of outlet, the 6 titles break down as 3 news portals (iDNES, Novinky and Aktuálně), 1 digital-native outlet (Seznam Zprávy), 1 daily newspaper (Lidové noviny) and 1 public broadcaster (ČT24). The public-service broadcaster is ČT24 — the natural fixed point for a comparison, because a public remit is breadth rather than a party line.
The Czech Republic sits in Central and Eastern Europe, on Crosswire's Europe hub. By outlets tracked it is 2nd of the 10 countries in Central and Eastern Europe and 13th of the 45 across Europe, where the average is 5.9 outlets per country. Its neighbours in Central and Eastern Europe with hubs of their own are Poland (8), Slovakia (6), Hungary (6), Romania (6), Bulgaria (6), Russia (6), Ukraine (5), Belarus (5) and Moldova (5).
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 the Czech Republic's main news outlets?
Across the Czech Republic's editorial spectrum, Crosswire currently lists near the center, iDNES, Novinky, Aktuálně, ČT24 and Seznam Zprávy; on the right, Lidové noviny. 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.
iDNES.cz is one of the Czech Republic's leading online news portals, operated by the publisher of the daily newspaper Mladá fronta DNES. Publishing in Czech, it provides general news coverage spanning domestic politics, the economy, sport, and culture for a broad national audience.
Novinky.cz is one of the most visited Czech-language news portals, produced in cooperation with the daily newspaper Právo and the Seznam.cz internet company. It offers general news on domestic and international affairs, the economy, sport, and culture for a wide online audience.
Aktuálně.cz is a Czech online news portal publishing in Czech, covering domestic politics, international affairs, business, and culture. It is part of a larger Czech media group and is known for its news reporting, commentary, and online video content aimed at a general readership.
ČT24 is the 24-hour news channel and online portal of Czech Television (Česká televize), the national public broadcaster based in Prague. It is one of the Czech Republic's most-watched and most-trusted news sources, with centrist coverage.
Seznam Zprávy is a leading Czech digital news outlet launched in 2016 by the Prague-based internet company Seznam.cz. Combining text, video and investigative reporting, it has become one of the country's most-used online news sources, with centrist coverage.
Lidové noviny (online as Lidovky.cz) is one of the oldest Czech news titles, founded in 1893 and based in Prague. It maintains a center-right, conservative editorial line; while its print edition ended in 2024, the website remains an active daily news source.
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