Lidové noviny

Lidové noviny is generally regarded as right-leaning in its editorial orientation, according to widely cited media-bias assessments of the Czech Republic's press. In the Czech Republic, iDNES and Novinky are listed as Centrist — so you can open Lidové noviny beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.

Read Lidové noviny beside another title from the Czech Republic and the differences show up fastest in what leads the page. Two dailies from the Czech Republic covering the same day will usually agree on the facts and differ on the ordering: which story is worth the top of the page, how the headline characterises it, and which follow-ups get space. Those are Lidové noviny's editorial choices, and they are easiest to see side by side. Because Lidové noviny is listed as right-leaning, the sharpest contrast is usually a left-leaning title from the Czech Republic on the same morning: the facts rarely differ, but which consequence is treated as the story often does.

This is an approximate orientation, not a definitive judgement — and not a rating of quality or accuracy. Read how Crosswire classifies editorial leanings, including the sources behind each label. Directory last reviewed 2026-08-31. Think this label is wrong? Suggest a correction.

Lidové noviny is one of 6 outlets tracked in the Czech Republic and the only daily newspaper tracked there. By outlets tracked, the Czech Republic ranks 20th of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Europe hub, which lists 264 outlets in all.

Across Europe, Crosswire tracks 109 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Lidové noviny outside the Czech Republic, starting with Central and Eastern Europe, are Kyiv Post (Ukraine), SB. Belarus Segodnya (Belarus), Ziarul de Gardă (Moldova) and The Guardian (United Kingdom). Opening one of them beside Lidové noviny is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.