# LSM English

> LSM English is a news source in the TOLD catalogue, based in Latvia. TOLD classifies its editorial position as **Balanced**.

- **Domain:** eng.lsm.lv
- **Website:** https://eng.lsm.lv/
- **Country:** Latvia
- **Region:** Europe
- **Language:** English (English-language service of Public Broadcasting of Latvia)
- **Editorial position on TOLD:** Balanced
- **Founded:** 2025 (public broadcasting portal since 2013)

## About

The Latvian outlet most people read in English is a brand-new institution wearing a decades-old face. LSM fused the country's public television and radio into one newsroom in 2025, then pointed its English service at security, society, and the Russia-shaped questions next door. Funded by a fixed slice of GDP and stripped of ads, it trades commercial noise for steady, state-backed coverage.

## Profile

- **Ownership:** Latvijas Sabiedriskais Medijs (LSM), the unified public broadcaster formed by merging Latvian Television and Latvian Radio on 2 January 2025; supervised by the Public Electronic Media Council
- **Funding:** State budget at a fixed 0.13% of GDP; advertising-free since 2021
- **Focus areas:** Latvian and Baltic politics, defense and security, society, economy, culture


## What the position means

TOLD classifies what an outlet publishes over time, based on ownership, funding
and focus. It describes a pattern; it is not a rating of quality and not a
ranking. Nothing in TOLD sorts, hides or promotes a source by its position.
State-aligned and partisan outlets are in the catalogue on purpose, labelled.

## Assessment note

Latest assessment: 2026-05-29. Generated with TOLD Source Prompt Brief v1.2.7. TOLD summarizes framing patterns and third-party classifications; it does not assess factual accuracy, intent, or legitimacy. External classifications: 6 (3 themes).

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