Daily News

Daily News is a state-owned English-language newspaper in Tanzania and one of the country's oldest titles. As a government-owned publication, its coverage of national politics and development generally reflects official positions. The paper reports on domestic and international affairs, business and sport, and maintains an online edition for its readership.

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Daily News at a glance

Country: Tanzania
Region: East Africa · Africa
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups Daily News

Crosswire groups Daily News as Centrist for comparisons within Tanzania'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 Daily News sits in Tanzania's press

Daily News is one of 5 outlets tracked in Tanzania, and one of 3 daily newspapers among them — the others being The Citizen and HabariLeo. By outlets tracked, Tanzania ranks seventh 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 Daily News outside Tanzania, starting with East Africa, are The Reporter (Ethiopia), Daily Monitor (Uganda), The New Times (Rwanda) and La Nation (Djibouti). Opening one of them beside Daily News is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.