Daily Monitor
The Daily Monitor is a leading independent daily newspaper in Uganda, published in English as part of the Nation Media Group. It is known for coverage of national politics, business and current affairs and is regarded as one of the country's main private newspapers. The paper maintains a widely read news website alongside its print edition.
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Is Daily Monitor left-leaning, right-leaning or centrist?
Crosswire lists Daily Monitor as Center within Uganda's media spectrum — the grouping it uses both for genuinely centrist titles and for outlets the major media-bias assessments do not place consistently on one side.
Read Daily Monitor beside another title from Uganda and the differences show up fastest in what leads the page. Two dailies from Uganda covering the same day will usually agree on the facts and differ on the ordering: which story is worth the top of the page, how the headline characterises it, and which follow-ups get space. Those are Daily Monitor's editorial choices, and they are easiest to see side by side. Because Daily Monitor is listed near the centre, it works best as the fixed point in a comparison — put a left- and a right-leaning title from Uganda either side of it and the direction each one pulls becomes measurable rather than impressionistic.
This is an approximate orientation, not a definitive judgement — and not a rating of quality or accuracy. Read how Crosswire classifies editorial leanings, including the sources behind each label. Directory last reviewed . Think this label is wrong? Suggest a correction.
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