The Herald

The Herald is Zimbabwe's main state-controlled daily newspaper, published in English and based in the capital, Harare. As a government-aligned title, its coverage of national politics generally reflects the positions of the ruling party and authorities. It is one of the country's most widely circulated papers and maintains a prominent online edition.

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The Herald at a glance

Country: Zimbabwe
Region: Southern Africa · Africa
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups The Herald

Crosswire groups The Herald 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 The Herald sits in Zimbabwe's press

The Herald is one of 6 outlets tracked in Zimbabwe, and one of 3 daily newspapers among them — the others being NewsDay 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 The Herald outside Zimbabwe, starting with Southern Africa, are TimesLIVE (South Africa), Jornal de Angola (Angola), Mmegi (Botswana) and Eswatini Observer (Eswatini). Opening one of them beside The Herald is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.