Samoa Global News

An Apia-based digital outlet launched in the late 2010s that has grown into one of Samoa's most-followed news sources, particularly on social media. Samoa Global News reports in English and Samoan on national politics, health, courts and community stories, serving readers in Samoa and the large Samoan communities in New Zealand, Australia and the United States.

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Samoa Global News at a glance

Country: Samoa
Region: Polynesia · Oceania
Kind of outlet: Digital-native outlet
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups Samoa Global News

Crosswire groups Samoa Global News as Centrist for comparisons within Samoa'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 Samoa Global News sits in Samoa's press

Samoa Global News is one of 4 outlets tracked in Samoa, and one of 2 digital-native outlets among them — the other being Talamua. By outlets tracked, Samoa ranks fifth of the 8 countries on Crosswire's Oceania hub, which lists 32 outlets in all.

Across Oceania, Crosswire tracks 6 of the 191 digital-native outlets in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Samoa Global News outside Samoa, starting with Polynesia, are Matangi Tonga (Tonga) and Newsroom (New Zealand). Opening one of them beside Samoa Global News is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.