No political censorship exists in national media

Daily newspaper circulation 19 per 1000 people

PUBLISHING AND BROADCAST MEDIA

		Main national newspapers		Many new newspapers have been launched since the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime
		Television stations		1 state-controlled service
		Radio stations		1 state-controlled service

The media were strictly controlled under Saddam Hussein; his own son Uday was in charge of two major newspapers.

The 2003 war was covered by the international media in unprecedented detail. Journalists were even "embedded" with invading troops. In the war's aftermath a flurry of new newspapers, most controlled by aspiring political and social groups, emerged in Baghdad.

From "The Financial Times World Desk Reference" © Dorling Kindersley 2004