Editing Suriname (section)

== Media ==
Traditionally, ''[[De Ware Tijd]]'' was the major newspaper of the country, but since the '90s ''[[Times of Suriname]], [[De West]]'' and ''[[Dagblad Suriname]]'' have also been well-read newspapers. All publish primarily in Dutch.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.ellendevries.nl/upload/epiloog.pdf|title=K'ranti! De Surinaamse pers 1774–2008|last1=De Koninck|first1=Marc|last2=de Vries|first2=Ellen|year=2008|pages=235–243}}</ref>

Suriname has twenty-four radio stations, most of them also broadcast through the Internet. There are twelve television sources:
[[Ampie's Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] (Ch. 4–1, 2), RBN (Ch. 5–1, 2), Rasonic TV (Ch. 7), STVS (Ch. 8–1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), Apintie (Ch. 10–1), ATV (Ch. 12–1, 2, 3, 4), Radika (Ch. 14), SCCN (Ch. 17–1, 2, 3), Pipel TV (Ch. 18–1, 2), Trishul (Ch. 20–1, 2, 3, 4), Garuda (Ch. 23–1, 2, 3), Sangeetmala (Ch. 26), Ch. 30, Ch. 31, Ch.32, Ch.38, SCTV (Ch. 45). Also listened to is [[Mart (broadcaster)|mArt]], a broadcaster from Amsterdam founded by people from Suriname. [[Kondreman]] is one of the popular cartoons in Suriname.

There are also three major news sites: Starnieuws, Suriname Herald, and GFC Nieuws.

In 2022, Suriname ranked 52nd in the worldwide [[Press Freedom Index]] by the organization [[Reporters Without Borders]],<ref>[http://en.rsf.org/press-freedom-index-2011-2012,1043.html Press Freedom Index 2011–2012 – Reporters Without Borders] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230901/http://en.rsf.org/press-freedom-index-2011-2012%2C1043.html|date=3 March 2016 }}. Reports Without Borders. Retrieved 15 August 2012.</ref> a strong drop in the ranking compared to the 2018–2021 period (about location 20).