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Media in any country plays an important role since it is engaged in the job of keeping the people informed. It is through the media that people get to know of the latest happenings both in the country and abroad. Timor Leste News is provided through a number of sources that includes both the print media and the electronic media.
Timor Leste News source that is most widely used happens to be the radio. A high percentage of the population relies on radio as a source of information. Apart from the radio the other important sources of Timor Leste News include newspaper and television. Newspaper reading in Timor Leste in found to be high in places like Dili, Lautem,and Baucau. On the other hand people in Covalima, Oecusse, Ermera and Liquisa do not rely much on the newspaper.
Hearing the radio is considered as an activity by many and often people get together to listen to the radio. Another reason that has led to the reliance on radio as a source of news is the fact that the receptivity is good. A high percentage of East Timor people have access to their own radios and this has further facilitated communication.
The Timor Leste Media Development Center (TLMDC) offers training in fields like journalism, technical support and media Law. This center is also engaged in providing Timor Leste News service through e-mail. Many of the Timor Leste people have access to Timor Leste News through home access to facilities like television set, satellite dish. The RTTL radio station has been able to provide good receptivity and this in a major way has helped the communication media in Timor Leste.
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