Haiti Media and Telecoms Landscape Guide
- About 375 authorized radio stations on air in late 2012, all broadcasting in Creole, often mixed with French.
- A November 2010 survey of 4,907 people found 83.7 percent preferred radio for news and 7.4 percent preferred television.
- Only a third of Haitians had access to television in 2011, and the power company supplied about six or seven hours of electricity a day.
- Le Nouvelliste, the only daily, had a print run of 15,000 and over 500,000 website hits a month in late 2011.
- 2 million mobile phone lines at the end of 2011, and an estimated 2.5 million Haitians in the United States.
Internews' October 2012 guide to Haiti's media and telecoms runs to 175 pages in 17 sections: a country introduction, media overview, media groups, radio, television, print, online media, traditional and informal channels, media resources, telecoms and sources. It reports that radio is the main source of news, with about 375 authorized stations in late 2012 broadcasting in Creole and often French, while only a third of Haitians have access to television. Le Nouvelliste is the only daily, with a print run of 15,000. It cites 4.2 million mobile lines at the end of 2011 and estimates 2.5 million Haitians in the United States. The guide includes station lists and contact resources.
How to cite
World Bank, 2012, Haiti Media and Telecoms Landscape Guide, accessed via HaitiDocs, https://www.haitidocs.org/doc/internews-2012-haiti-media-telecoms-landscape