The Sierra Leone Telegraph

The Sierra Leone Telegraph is an online newspaper covering Sierra Leonean politics, governance, the economy and development. Founded and edited by Sierra Leonean journalist Abdul Rashid Thomas and published from the United Kingdom, it combines news with opinion and analysis and is widely read in Sierra Leone and across the diaspora.

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The Sierra Leone Telegraph at a glance

Country: Sierra Leone
Region: West Africa · Africa
Kind of outlet: Digital-native outlet
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups The Sierra Leone Telegraph

Crosswire groups The Sierra Leone Telegraph as Centrist for comparisons within Sierra Leone'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 Sierra Leone Telegraph sits in Sierra Leone's press

The Sierra Leone Telegraph is one of 3 outlets tracked in Sierra Leone, and one of 2 digital-native outlets among them — the other being Sierraloaded. By outlets tracked, Sierra Leone ranks 35th 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 The Sierra Leone Telegraph outside Sierra Leone, starting with West Africa, are Dakaractu (Senegal), L'Avenir (Côte d'Ivoire), Journal du Mali (Mali) and Burkina24 (Burkina Faso). Opening one of them beside The Sierra Leone Telegraph is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.