Amandala
Belize's largest-circulation newspaper, founded in Belize City in 1969 as the organ of the United Black Association for Development and long associated with publisher Evan X Hyde. Published twice weekly, Amandala combines national news, sport and forthright commentary, and its website remains one of the country's principal news sources.
Amandala at a glance
- Country
- Belize
- Kind of outlet
- Daily newspaper
- Editorial leaning
- Centrist
- Website
- amandala.com.bz ↗
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How Crosswire groups Amandala
Crosswire groups Amandala as Centrist for comparisons within Belize's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.
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Where Amandala sits in Belize's press
Amandala is one of 3 outlets tracked in Belize and the only daily newspaper tracked there. By outlets tracked, Belize ranks 30th of the 35 countries on Crosswire's Americas hub, which lists 165 outlets in all.
Across the Americas, Crosswire tracks 85 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Amandala outside Belize, starting with Mexico and Central America, are El Universal (Mexico), Prensa Libre (Guatemala), El Salvador (El Salvador) and La Prensa (Honduras). Opening one of them beside Amandala is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.
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