Défi Media Group

One of Mauritius's largest press groups, publisher of the high-circulation daily Le Défi Quotidien, the weekly Le Défi Plus and English-language News on Sunday, alongside radio and video operations. Its portal defimedia.info gathers output from these titles, offering rolling French and English coverage of politics, consumer affairs, crime and sport across the island.

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Défi Media Group at a glance

Country: Mauritius
Region: East Africa · Africa
Kind of outlet: News portal
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Website: defimedia.info ↗
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How Crosswire groups Défi Media Group

Crosswire groups Défi Media Group as Centrist for comparisons within Mauritius' 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 Défi Media Group sits in Mauritius' press

Défi Media Group is one of 3 outlets tracked in Mauritius and the only news portal tracked there. By outlets tracked, Mauritius ranks 39th of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Africa hub, which lists 178 outlets in all.

Across Africa, Crosswire tracks 11 of the 80 news portals in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Défi Media Group outside Mauritius, starting with East Africa, are Joy Online (Ghana), Seneweb (Senegal), Lefaso.net (Burkina Faso) and mediacongo.net (DR Congo). Opening one of them beside Défi Media Group is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.