The Standard

The Standard is a private Gambian newspaper founded in 2010 by journalist Sheriff Bojang. Based near Banjul, it was temporarily shut down under the Jammeh government before resuming publication, and today provides daily coverage of Gambian politics, society and sport, with an online edition that ranks among the country's most-read news sources.

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The Standard at a glance

Country: Gambia
Region: West Africa · Africa
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Website: standard.gm ↗
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How Crosswire groups The Standard

Crosswire groups The Standard as Centrist for comparisons within the Gambia'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. In the Gambia, Foroyaa is listed as Left-leaning — so you can open The Standard beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.

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Where The Standard sits in the Gambia's press

The Standard is one of 4 outlets tracked in the Gambia, and one of 3 daily newspapers among them — the others being The Point and Foroyaa. By outlets tracked, the Gambia ranks 16th of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Africa hub, which lists 178 outlets in all.

Across Africa, Crosswire tracks 73 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to The Standard outside the Gambia, starting with West Africa, are Graphic Online (Ghana), Le Soleil (Senegal), L'Essor (Mali) and Sidwaya (Burkina Faso). Opening one of them beside The Standard is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.