Goobjoog News

Mogadishu-based media group operating Goobjoog Radio, Goobjoog TV and a widely read news website in Somali and English. Privately owned and staffed by Somali journalists working inside the country, it covers federal politics, security, business and humanitarian affairs, and is among the principal domestic sources for day-to-day news from the Somali capital.

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Goobjoog News at a glance

Country: Somalia
Region: East Africa · Africa
Kind of outlet: Digital-native outlet
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups Goobjoog News

Crosswire groups Goobjoog News as Centrist for comparisons within Somalia'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 Goobjoog News sits in Somalia's press

Goobjoog News is one of 4 outlets tracked in Somalia, and one of 3 digital-native outlets among them — the others being Hiiraan Online and Garowe Online. By outlets tracked, Somalia ranks 22nd of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Africa hub, which lists 178 outlets in all.

Across Africa, Crosswire tracks 64 of the 191 digital-native outlets in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Goobjoog News outside Somalia, starting with East Africa, are KT Press (Rwanda), Radio Dabanga (Sudan), Radio Tamazuj (South Sudan) and Madagascar Tribune (Madagascar). Opening one of them beside Goobjoog News is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.