NewsDay
NewsDay is a privately owned daily newspaper in Zimbabwe, published in English by Alpha Media Holdings. It is regarded as one of the country's main independent titles, covering national politics, business, society and current affairs. The paper maintains a widely read news website and offers an alternative to state-controlled media in Zimbabwe.
NewsDay at a glance
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Region
- Southern Africa · Africa
- Kind of outlet
- Daily newspaper
- Editorial leaning
- Centrist
- Website
- newsday.co.zw ↗
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How Crosswire groups NewsDay
Crosswire groups NewsDay as Centrist for comparisons within Zimbabwe'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 NewsDay sits in Zimbabwe's press
NewsDay is one of 6 outlets tracked in Zimbabwe, and one of 3 daily newspapers among them — the others being The Herald and Chronicle. By outlets tracked, Zimbabwe ranks second 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 NewsDay outside Zimbabwe, starting with Southern Africa, are Jornal de Angola (Angola), Mmegi (Botswana), Eswatini Observer (Eswatini) and Lesotho Times (Lesotho). Opening one of them beside NewsDay is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.
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