The Morning

English-language daily news outlet published in Colombo. Provides coverage of Sri Lankan politics, business, and current affairs across print and digital editions.

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The Morning at a glance

Country: Sri Lanka
Region: South Asia · Asia
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups The Morning

Crosswire groups The Morning as Centrist for comparisons within Sri Lanka'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 The Morning sits in Sri Lanka's press

The Morning is one of 6 outlets tracked in Sri Lanka, and one of 3 daily newspapers among them — the others being Daily Mirror and The Island. By outlets tracked, Sri Lanka ranks seventh of the 33 countries on Crosswire's Asia hub, which lists 169 outlets in all.

Across Asia, Crosswire tracks 67 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to The Morning outside Sri Lanka, starting with South Asia, are Kuensel (Bhutan), Mihaaru (Maldives), South China Morning Post (China) and Yomiuri Shimbun (Japan). Opening one of them beside The Morning is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.