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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Daily Monitor at a glance

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

Crosswire groups Daily Monitor as Centrist for comparisons within Uganda'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 Monitor sits in Uganda's press

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