Journal du Mali

Journal du Mali is a private Bamako-based news organization publishing a continuously updated website and a weekly print magazine. It covers Malian politics, security, the economy, society and culture with reporting, interviews and analysis, and is among the most established independent sources of online news about Mali for readers at home and abroad.

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Journal du Mali at a glance

Country: Mali
Region: West Africa · Africa
Kind of outlet: Digital-native outlet
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups Journal du Mali

Crosswire groups Journal du Mali as Centrist for comparisons within Mali'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 Journal du Mali sits in Mali's press

Journal du Mali is one of 3 outlets tracked in Mali, and one of 2 digital-native outlets among them — the other being Studio Tamani. By outlets tracked, Mali ranks 34th 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 Journal du Mali outside Mali, starting with West Africa, are Pulse Ghana (Ghana), Dakaractu (Senegal), L'Avenir (Côte d'Ivoire) and Burkina24 (Burkina Faso). Opening one of them beside Journal du Mali is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.