The Gleaner

The Gleaner is Jamaica's oldest newspaper and one of its most established daily publications, with a substantial online presence in English. It provides general coverage of national politics, the economy, society, and sport, and is widely read across Jamaica and among the Jamaican diaspora.

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The Gleaner at a glance

Country: Jamaica
Region: The Caribbean · Americas
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups The Gleaner

Crosswire groups The Gleaner as Centrist for comparisons within Jamaica'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 The Gleaner sits in Jamaica's press

The Gleaner is one of 5 outlets tracked in Jamaica, and one of 2 daily newspapers among them — the other being Jamaica Observer. By outlets tracked, Jamaica ranks 11th 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 The Gleaner outside Jamaica, starting with The Caribbean, are Granma (Cuba), Listín Diario (Dominican Republic), Le Nouvelliste (Haiti) and Trinidad Guardian (Trinidad and Tobago). Opening one of them beside The Gleaner is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.