LRT

LRT (Lietuvos nacionalinis radijas ir televizija) is Lithuania's national public broadcaster, operating television, radio, and online news services. Its website publishes in Lithuanian, English, and Russian, providing public-service news coverage of domestic politics, society, culture, and international affairs for a broad national audience.

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LRT at a glance

Country: Lithuania
Region: Northern Europe · Europe
Kind of outlet: Public broadcaster
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups LRT

Crosswire groups LRT as Centrist for comparisons within Lithuania's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where LRT sits in Lithuania's press

LRT is one of 5 outlets tracked in Lithuania and the only public broadcaster tracked there. By outlets tracked, Lithuania ranks 28th of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Europe hub, which lists 264 outlets in all.

Across Europe, Crosswire tracks 27 of the 59 public broadcasters in the directory. The nearest counterparts to LRT outside Lithuania, starting with Northern Europe, are RÚV (Iceland), NRK (Norway), DR (Denmark) and Yle News (Finland). Opening one of them beside LRT is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.