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The Geopolitician

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Kenya · Media

Media we read: Kenya

15 outlets read every day for Kenya, each with its published stance toward the sitting government. 14 are rated.

Each outlet is scored on five criteria from −2 (away from the sitting government) to +2 (toward it) — ownership 0.30, editorial line 0.30, coverage tone 0.15, status 0.15, third-party references 0.10. The weighted sum reads power at +0.5 and above (state when state-owned), opposition at −0.5 and below, independent between. Model-assisted, reviewed, correctable. How we rate outlets →

0 power · 2 state · 1 opposition · 11 independent · 1 not rated

OutletStanceOrientationConfidenceCriteriaNote
KBCstate—0.80own +2 line +1 tone +1 status +2 3rd +1KBC is Kenya's state broadcaster, supportive of government.
Kenya News Agencystate—0.80own +2 line +2 tone 0 status +2 3rd +1Kenya News Agency is state-owned, supportive of government.
Addis Standardopposition—0.70own 0 line −1 tone 0 status −1 3rd −1Addis Standard is critical of the Ethiopian government.
Business Dailyindependent—0.80own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0Business Daily is a mainstream, neutral business newspaper.
Capitalindependent—0.60own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0Capital is a mainstream, neutral Ethiopian newspaper.
Capital FMindependent—0.60own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0Capital FM is a mainstream, neutral Kenyan radio station.
Coastweekindependent—0.50own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0Coastweek is a mainstream, neutral blog.
Kenyan Daily Postindependent—0.60own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0Kenyan Daily Post is a mainstream, neutral newspaper.
Kenyansindependent—0.60own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0Kenyans is a mainstream, neutral news website.
LiveNow Africaindependent—0.50own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0LiveNow Africa is a mainstream, neutral news aggregator.
Mwakilishi.comindependent—0.50own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0Mwakilishi.com is a mainstream, neutral news website.
Nairobi Wireindependent—0.60own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0Nairobi Wire is a mainstream, neutral news website.
Standard Mediaindependent—0.80own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0Standard Media is a mainstream outlet in Kenya.
Taifa Leoindependent—0.80own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0Taifa Leo is part of Nation Media Group, a major Kenyan media house.
Openbooknot rated—0.20own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0Openbook is not well-known; no specific information available.

Criteria: own = ownership · line = editorial line · tone = coverage tone · status · 3rd = third-party references

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