Media in Haiti

At present time, Haiti’s most popular form of media is radio.  In a recent survey, it was found that nearly every household in the country owns one and almost all of them listen every day.  This data was also found with surrounding cities.  Among the programs listened to, the large majority were news broadcasts, followed by music, religious programs and sports.  Radio is the preferred source of media, though less than 10% of the population prefer television.  Television is much less popular due to the lack of reliable electricity so only about a third of the population, even has access to it. 

Another media source in Haiti is newspaper.  Though newspaper remains a highly influential source of news and information, most Haitians can’t afford it.  Another problem with newspaper in Haiti is that only about half the population can read and write.  In addition to that, the newspapers in Haiti are published in French which also poses a problem because many of the people in Haiti may who can read and write, can’t read and write in French.  There is a similar problem with Television programs.  Most of them are broadcast in French while most radio stations broadcast in Creole.