Newspapers from Greece and Greek media to follow online

The Greek press is read in Greek: dailies such as Kathimerini, Ta Nea and Efimerida ton Syntakton, weeklies such as Proto Thema, Naftemporiki for business, the ANA-MPA agency and the public broadcaster ERT, plus an English edition of Kathimerini available online.

Rizospastis, Kathimerini, To Vima: a century of Athens newspapers

Several current titles date from the early 20th century: Rizospastis in 1916, Kathimerini in 1919, To Vima in 1922 and Ta Nea in 1931. The colonels' dictatorship, from 1967 to 1974, imposed strict censorship and closed down newspapers.

Which dailies to read in Athens?

Kathimerini, the centre-right daily of record, and Ta Nea, closer to the centre left, shape the debate. Efimerida ton Syntakton, launched by a journalists' cooperative, and Rizospastis, the organ of the Communist Party, round out the political spectrum.

Modern Greek and the English editions

The press is published in modern Greek, in the Greek alphabet, using the monotonic spelling adopted in 1982. Kathimerini offers an English edition, and several portals provide English content for tourists, investors and foreign communities living in the country.

Thessaloniki, Crete and the island press

Thessaloniki, the country's second city, has its own dailies, such as Makedonia, and its own news sites. Crete, Patras and the Cyclades also have regional papers, closely followed for tourism, summer wildfires and ferry connections.

in.gr, iefimerida.gr and the digital portals

The sites in.gr, iefimerida.gr and news247.gr are among the most visited news portals. Major papers such as Kathimerini and Proto Thema have also developed mobile apps, with continuous alerts on politics and the economy for readers on the move.

ANA-MPA, the Athens news agency

The Athens-Macedonian News Agency, ANA-MPA, formed by merging two public agencies, distributes stories and photos in Greek and English. Its priority coverage is the government, Parliament and relations with Cyprus and Turkey.

ERT, shut down in 2013 and later restored

The public broadcaster ERT was abruptly shut down in June 2013, at the height of the debt crisis, then replaced by a new body before being restored under its own name in 2015. ERT1, ERT News and the international radio service are available online.

From New York to Melbourne: the diaspora press

The Greek diaspora has its own media, such as The National Herald in New York and Neos Kosmos in Melbourne. Cypriot readers and Greeks living in Europe often compare these titles with the European press online to follow decisions made in Brussels.

Naftemporiki, shipowners and Greek football

Founded in 1924, Naftemporiki follows the economy, the Athens stock exchange and shipping, a key sector for the country. For sport, Sport24 and Gazzetta cover football, notably Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and PAOK, as well as basketball.

Media concentration and press freedom

Several press groups belong to shipowners and business figures, which fuels the debate over editorial independence. The murder of journalist Giorgos Karaivaz in Athens in 2021 and surveillance scandals have also left their mark on the profession.

The Sunday edition, a key moment at the newsstand

In Greece, Sunday editions such as Kathimerini tis Kyriakis, To Vima tis Kyriakis and Proto Thema publish investigations and polls. The websites remain largely free, while digital replica editions and some analysis pieces are kept for subscribers.

Cross-checking sources on the eastern Mediterranean

On the Aegean, Cyprus or migration, compare Kathimerini, Ta Nea and the ANA-MPA agency with the Turkish press online. For tourism and the diaspora, the Italian press also offers a neighbouring Mediterranean perspective worth reading.

Keeping up with Greek news from afar

1. Choose Kathimerini, possibly in its English edition, and a second daily with a different leaning such as Ta Nea or Efimerida ton Syntakton.
2. Add ANA-MPA stories for announcements from the government and the Hellenic Parliament.
3. Listen to ERT live online or watch ERT News during elections and major natural disasters.
4. Read Naftemporiki if you follow the Athens stock exchange, tourism or the shipping sector.
5. Turn on alerts from a Greek portal during the summer for wildfires and transport strikes.
6. Check the date of articles, because the same wildfire photos circulate from one year to the next.

Access to Greek newspapers and prices

Pointers for reading Greek media

• Language: modern Greek, Greek alphabet; English edition of Kathimerini
• Agency: ANA-MPA (Athens)
• Public broadcaster: ERT
• Dailies of record: Kathimerini, Ta Nea, To Vima
• Business: Naftemporiki; sport: Sport24, Gazzetta
• Time zone: Eastern European Time, UTC+2 in winter
• Subscription currency: euro

Common mistakes when reading the Greek press

• Taking a partisan title such as Rizospastis, the organ of the Communist Party, for a general news paper.
• Sharing old images of wildfires or floods published to illustrate a new event in Attica or Thessaly.
• Confusing the English edition of Kathimerini with the Greek version, which carries a wider selection of articles.
• Overlooking the links between some newspapers and shipping or business groups when an economic story is covered.
• Believing a fake site imitating a well-known Greek portal, with an address slightly different from the original.

Questions about the Greek press online