Jamaica Observer

The Jamaica Observer is one of Jamaica's principal daily newspapers and news websites, published in English. It covers national politics, business, sport, and entertainment for a broad readership in Jamaica and among the diaspora. Established in the 1990s, it is one of the country's two main daily newspapers alongside The Gleaner.

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Jamaica Observer at a glance

Country: Jamaica
Region: The Caribbean · Americas
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups Jamaica Observer

Crosswire groups Jamaica Observer as Centrist for comparisons within Jamaica'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 Jamaica Observer sits in Jamaica's press

Jamaica Observer is one of 5 outlets tracked in Jamaica, and one of 2 daily newspapers among them — the other being The Gleaner. By outlets tracked, Jamaica ranks 11th of the 35 countries on Crosswire's Americas hub, which lists 165 outlets in all.

Across the Americas, Crosswire tracks 85 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Jamaica Observer outside Jamaica, starting with The Caribbean, are Listín Diario (Dominican Republic), Le Nouvelliste (Haiti), Trinidad Guardian (Trinidad and Tobago) and Nation News (Barbados). Opening one of them beside Jamaica Observer is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.