Dalka Journal (Wargeyska Dalka) is a print publication run by the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism.
Media assets
Publishing: Dalka
State Media Matrix Typology: State-Controlled (SC)
Ownership and governance
Dalka Journal is owned by the federal government of Somalia and accountable to the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, according to two journalists who worked in Somalia until 2022.
Source of funding and budget
There is no information about the budget of Dalka. Local journalists and foreign experts specializing in Somalia say that the newspaper is financed by the government, with some commercial revenues generated through services offered to privately owned companies (to publish their own announcements, for example).
Editorial independence
Dalka Journal is a newspaper that is editorially controlled by the government and used to carry information and messages from the government.
There is no domestic statute and no independent mechanism to validate the editorial independence of Dalka Journal.
September 2023