Jornal Independente

A Dili-based daily and one of Timor-Leste's main independent newspapers. Independente publishes chiefly in Tetum with Portuguese-language content, reporting on national politics, the courts, petroleum revenues and municipal affairs, and maintains one of the more active news websites in the country's small but lively press scene.

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Jornal Independente at a glance

Country: Timor-Leste
Region: Southeast Asia · Asia
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups Jornal Independente

Crosswire groups Jornal Independente as Centrist for comparisons within Timor-Leste'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 Jornal Independente sits in Timor-Leste's press

Jornal Independente is one of 3 outlets tracked in Timor-Leste and the only daily newspaper tracked there. By outlets tracked, Timor-Leste ranks 32nd of the 33 countries on Crosswire's Asia hub, which lists 169 outlets in all.

Across Asia, Crosswire tracks 67 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Jornal Independente outside Timor-Leste, starting with Southeast Asia, are The Star (Malaysia), Bangkok Post (Thailand), The Straits Times (Singapore) and Philippine Daily Inquirer (Philippines). Opening one of them beside Jornal Independente is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.