SoftPower News

SoftPower News is a Ugandan digital news outlet licensed by the Uganda Communications Commission. It reports on national politics, business, regional trade and sport, with an East African focus.

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SoftPower News at a glance

Country: Uganda
Region: East Africa · Africa
Kind of outlet: Digital-native outlet
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups SoftPower News

Crosswire groups SoftPower News as Centrist for comparisons within Uganda'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 SoftPower News sits in Uganda's press

SoftPower News is one of 5 outlets tracked in Uganda and the only digital-native outlet tracked there. By outlets tracked, Uganda ranks eighth 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 SoftPower News outside Uganda, starting with East Africa, are Radio Tamazuj (South Sudan), Madagascar Tribune (Madagascar), ION News (Mauritius) and Comores Infos (Comoros). Opening one of them beside SoftPower News is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.