Cuban media from both sides: the official Granma and Juventud Rebelde, independent outlets 14ymedio, CiberCuba and CubaNet publishing from abroad, provincial papers, and the Havana Times in English.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the official newspaper of Cuba?
- Granma, founded in 1965, is the official organ of the Communist Party of Cuba; Granma International publishes in several languages.
- What are the main independent Cuban outlets?
- 14ymedio — founded by Yoani Sánchez in 2014 as Cuba's first independent digital daily — alongside CiberCuba and Diario de Cuba, mostly published from abroad.
- What is Cuba's news agency?
- Agencia Cubana de Noticias (ACN) and the international agency Prensa Latina are the state agencies.
Cuba has one of Latin America's most unique and internationally scrutinised newspaper industries, with a media landscape that reflects the island nation's singular political system — a socialist state where the official press is controlled by the Communist Party, yet where a growing community of independent journalists and diaspora outlets have emerged to provide alternative perspectives for Cuba's 11 million inhabitants and the millions more in the Cuban diaspora worldwide, especially in the United States.
Cuba's official press is led by Granma — the party newspaper named after the boat that brought Fidel Castro and his revolutionaries to Cuba in 1956. Juventud Rebelde and Trabajadores are the other main state nationals. For independent voices, 14ymedio — founded by Yoani Sanchez — and CiberCuba and Diario de Cuba serve readers seeking alternative perspectives. Prensa Latina is Cuba's major international news agency distributing across Latin America. The bilingual OnCuba News and Havana Times serve international English-speaking readers.
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