From June 30 to July 10, the XXVII Nationwide Latvian Song and XVII Dance Festival fills the capital Rīga with celebrations, music, and dance.
Ārpus ētera
The Latvian central bank (Latvijas banka, LB) has published a new commentary on the current state of labor market trends in the country, written by LB economists Andrejs Migunovs, Ieva Opmane and Andrejs Bessonovs.
From June 30 to July 10, the XXVII Nationwide Latvian Song and XVII Dance Festival fills the capital Rīga with celebrations, music, and dance.
From June 30 to July 10, the XXVII Nationwide Latvian Song and XVII Dance Festival fills the capital Rīga with celebrations, music, and dance.
From June 30 to July 10, the XXVII Nationwide Latvian Song and XVII Dance Festival fills the capital Rīga with celebrations, music, and dance.
On Saturday, July 1, the finals of the Song and Dance Festival choir contest “The Choir Wars” revealed the winners of the best choir title and the Grand Award.
From June 30 to July 10, the XXVII Nationwide Latvian Song and XVII Dance Festival fills the capital Rīga with celebrations, music, and dance.
From June 30 to July 10, the XXVII Nationwide Latvian Song and XVII Dance Festival fills the capital Rīga with celebrations, music, and dance.
From June 30 to July 10, the XXVII Nationwide Latvian Song and XVII Dance Festival fills the capital Rīga with celebrations, music, and dance.
From June 30 to July 10, the XXVII Nationwide Latvian Song and XVII Dance Festival fills the capital Rīga with celebrations, music, and dance.
From June 30 to July 10, the XXVII Nationwide Latvian Song and XVII Dance Festival fills the capital Rīga with celebrations, music, and dance.
On June 27, the Cabinet of Ministers approved "Regulations of the State Administration Communication Coordination Group" which are designed to improve the coordination of strategic communication issues in public bodies.
International journalist group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has published a new report which it says identifies loopholes and weakness in the law in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania with regard to journalists' access to official information.
The LGBTQ+ community in Latvia is often subject to intolerant comments and sometimes violent attacks. Not only do the comments come from social media but also the parliament. Latvian Radio's investigative broadcast Atvērtie faili analyzed the situation in Latvia's eastern region Latgale, where surveys have shown people to be the least tolerant with regard to LGBT issues.
Marking ten days until the beginning of the Latvian Song and Dance Festival, on June 20, at Rīga Airport a special cultural event took place on the tarmac.
If you were unable to attend this year's LAMPA conversation festival in Cēsis last week but are curious about the discussions that took place, there is good news – many of the events are now available to view in a video archive.
The chairman and CEO of Latvia's national airline, airBaltic, appeared on Latvian Television June 16.
Seven NGOs associated with media work have submitted a no-confidence motion in the National Electronic Mass Media Council (NEPLP) to the Chairman of the Saeima and the Chair of the Human Rights and Public Affairs Committee, according to a joint statement on June 15.
A newly-published report from the Rīga-based NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence (STRATCOMCOE) examines recent developments in the world of social media and related topics, including online artificial intelligence.
In May, Inbox.lv and Delfi.lv retained the status of the most visited Internet sites in Latvia, while the public media portal LSM.lv ranked third, moving up one position compared to April, according to figures from the Internet technology and research company Gemius.
Latvia's President, Egils Levits, delivered concluding remarks at the end of the annual StratCom Dialogue conference in Rīga on June 8. You can see what he had to say on subjects such as Artificial Intelligence in the video above.
In order to ensure independent, adequate and predictable funding for public service media – Latvian Television (LTV) and Latvian Radio (LSM is also part of the public media framework) – at the European average level, the Public Electronic Mass Media Council (SEPLP) urges the Saeima to raise public media funding to 0.16% of the gross domestic product (GDP).
Latvia's incumbent President Egils Levits and President-elect Edgars Rinkēvičs held a joint press conference June 2 after talks at Rīga Castle.
The Latvian Media Ethics Council said in a statement on May 24 that the decision of the National Electronic Mass Media Council (NEPLP) to fine the Tvnet.lv portal for alleged misuse of the word 'deportation' is "disproportionate, undemocratic and bureaucratic".
The National Electronic Mass Media Council (NEPLP) has decided to impose an administrative penalty of €8,500 on the Internet news portal tvnet.lv for the alleged misuse of the word “deportation”, according to LETA's information on May 23.
The Rīga-based NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence (STRATCOMCOE) is back with another podcast.
On May 17 Latvia takes up a significant role at the Council of Europe, as previously reported by LSM. To mark the occasion, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has produced a short video looking at the history of Latvia's relationship with the organization, which can be watched above.
Our favorite YouTuber, Anete Germane is back with another video.
This year's May 4 military parade in honor of Latvia's restoration of independence day took place in Alūksne in north-east Latvia.
Against a deteriorating environment for press freedom worldwide, Latvia managed to climb six places in the 2023 World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) May 3.
As of May 1, amendments to the Electronic Media Law will enter into force, which essentially provide that Russian language audio tracks will disappear from television, Latvian Radio reported on April 28.
For the eighth consecutive year, the Foreign Investors Council in Latvia (FICIL) will present its assessment of the business environment in Latvia on April 24, taking a closer look at developments regarding public sector reform, workforce availability, fair competition, combatting shadow economy as well as other key topics of concern.