Morocco news, front pages compared
Crosswire tracks 5 major Morocco news outlets. Preview their homepages side by side below — switch between two, three and four columns, go compact, or translate every page into your language.
The Morocco media landscape on Crosswire
Crosswire lays Morocco's front pages next to one another so you can see which stories lead where, how headlines are framed, and what one outlet foregrounds that another leaves out. All 5 titles tracked in Morocco sit near the editorial centre in our classification, which is common where the press is dominated by public broadcasters and agencies, or where no confident left/right rating was available. Comparison here is less about political line than about which stories each newsroom judges worth the top of the page.
By kind of outlet, the 5 titles break down as 2 business dailies (L'Economiste and Médias24), 1 digital-native outlet (Morocco World News), 1 news portal (Hespress) and 1 daily newspaper (Le Matin). Crosswire lists no public-service broadcaster for Morocco, so the fixed point in a comparison has to be a wire service or the most widely read daily instead.
Morocco sits in North Africa, on Crosswire's Middle East and North Africa hub. By outlets tracked it is 1st of the 5 countries in North Africa and 12th of the 20 across the Middle East and North Africa, where the average is 5 outlets per country. Its neighbours in North Africa with hubs of their own are Algeria (5), Tunisia (5), Egypt (5) and Libya (4).
Leaning groupings are approximate guides drawn from widely cited media-bias assessments — see the methodology and what the labels can and can't tell you. Counts are taken from the directory as of .
Which are Morocco's main news outlets?
Across Morocco's editorial spectrum, Crosswire currently lists near the center, Hespress, Morocco World News, L'Economiste, Le Matin and Médias24. Each outlet below links to a full profile — its facts, editorial leaning and a live front-page preview — and the comparison view above shows any of them side by side.
Hespress is one of Morocco's most popular online news portals, with this English edition serving international readers alongside its widely read Arabic platform. It covers Moroccan politics, society, sport, and regional and international news. Known for high web traffic, it is among the leading digital news sources in Morocco.
Morocco World News is an English-language online news outlet focused on Morocco and North Africa. It reports on Moroccan politics, society, economy, and diplomacy, as well as regional affairs, for a domestic and international audience. The site is among the English-language sources frequently cited for news about Morocco.
L'Economiste is a French-language daily newspaper in Morocco focused on economic and business news. It covers finance, markets, corporate affairs, and economic policy alongside national and regional developments. The paper is aimed at business professionals and decision-makers and is regarded as a leading economic title in the country.
Le Matin is a French-language Moroccan daily newspaper, one of the oldest in the country and widely regarded as close to official positions. It covers national affairs, economy, society, culture and sport.
Médias24 is a Moroccan online business and economic news publication describing itself as the country's leading source of economic information. It focuses on markets, finance, data and national affairs.
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