Chronicle
The Chronicle is a state-controlled daily newspaper in Zimbabwe, published in English and based in Bulawayo. As a government-owned title, its coverage of national affairs generally aligns with official positions. The paper focuses on the country's Matabeleland region alongside national news, and is one of Zimbabwe's long-established daily publications.
Chronicle at a glance
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Region
- Southern Africa · Africa
- Kind of outlet
- Daily newspaper
- Editorial leaning
- Centrist
- Website
- chronicle.co.zw ↗
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How Crosswire groups Chronicle
Crosswire groups Chronicle as Centrist for comparisons within Zimbabwe'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 Chronicle sits in Zimbabwe's press
Chronicle is one of 6 outlets tracked in Zimbabwe, and one of 3 daily newspapers among them — the others being The Herald and NewsDay. By outlets tracked, Zimbabwe ranks second of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Africa hub, which lists 178 outlets in all.
Across Africa, Crosswire tracks 73 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Chronicle outside Zimbabwe, starting with Southern Africa, are Mmegi (Botswana), Eswatini Observer (Eswatini), Lesotho Times (Lesotho) and The Nation (Malawi). Opening one of them beside Chronicle is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.
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