Editing Lithuania (section)

===Media===
{{main|Mass media in Lithuania}}
The [[Constitution of Lithuania]] provides for [[freedom of speech]] and [[freedom of the press|press]], and the government generally respects these rights in practice. An independent press, an effective judiciary, and a functioning democratic political system combine to promote these freedoms. However, the constitutional definition of freedom of expression does not protect certain acts, such as incitement to national, racial, religious, or social hatred, violence and discrimination, or slander, and disinformation. It is a crime to deny or "grossly trivialize" Soviet or Nazi German crimes against Lithuania or its citizens, or to deny genocide, [[crimes against humanity]], or [[war crimes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/humanrightsreport/index.htm?year=2012&dlid=204308|title=Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2017|website=State.gov|access-date=18 October 2018|archive-date=23 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623221806/https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/humanrightsreport/index.htm?year=2012&dlid=204308|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2021, the best-selling daily national newspapers in Lithuania were ''[[Lietuvos rytas]]'' (5.4% of all weekly [[List of newspapers in India by readership#Readership vs Circulation|readers]]), ''{{ill|Vakaro žinios|lt}}'' (3.2%), ''[[Kauno diena]]'' (2.9%). Best-selling weekly newspapers were ''{{ill|lt=Savaitė|Savaitė (1999)|lt}}'' (16.5%), ''{{ill|lt=Žmonės|Žmonės (žurnalas)|lt}}'' (8.4%), ''Prie kavos'' (4.1%), ''[[Lietuvos rytas|Savaitgalis]]'' (3.9%) and ''[[Verslo žinios]]'' (3.2%).<ref name="Kantar21">{{cite web |title=Annual Review of Media Surveys 2021 |url=https://www.kantar.lt/data/files/Metines_apzvalgos/Annual_Review_of_Media_Surveys_2021.pdf |publisher=Kantar |access-date=14 June 2023 |archive-date=19 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230619104838/https://www.kantar.lt/data/files/Metines_apzvalgos/Annual_Review_of_Media_Surveys_2021.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2021, the most popular national [[television channel]]s in Lithuania were [[TV3 Lithuania|TV3]] (34.6% of the daily audience), [[LNK (television station)|LNK]] (32.3%), [[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] (31.6%), [[BTV (Lithuania)|BTV]] (17.3%), [[Lietuvos rytas TV]] (16.2%), [[TV6 (Lithuanian TV channel)|TV6]] (15.3%).<ref name="Kantar21"/>

The most popular [[radio station]]s in Lithuania were [[M-1 (Lithuanian radio station)|M-1]] (14.5% of daily listeners), ''Lietus'' (12.7%), ''[[Radiocentras (Lithuanian radio station)|Radiocentras]]'' (9.1%) and ''[[LRT Radijas]]'' (8.5%).<ref name="Kantar21"/>