The Standard

The Standard is one of Kenya's oldest daily newspapers, published in English by the Standard Group. It reports on national politics, business, sport, and general news, and operates an online news platform. As a long-established title, it is among Kenya's principal sources of daily news and commentary.

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The Standard at a glance

Country: Kenya
Region: East Africa · Africa
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups The Standard

Crosswire groups The Standard as Centrist for comparisons within Kenya'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 Standard sits in Kenya's press

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