The African View
The Global List · 2026
State and Public Media in Sub-Saharan Africa
145 outlets · 41 countries · typology trajectory 2022–2026. Filter, search and explore.
How outlets are classified
Full typology & matrix →
State-Controlled (SC) — government controls funding, governance and editorial output.
Captured Public (CaPu) — public-owned, but governance or editorial line captured by government.
Captured Private (CaPr) — privately owned, but serving government or ruling-party interests.
Independent (ISFM) — state-funded but editorially independent and managed at arm’s length.
Each row shows the outlet’s State Media Monitor typology in every cycle from 2022 to 2026; a dashed cell means the outlet was not yet mapped that year. Source: State Media Monitor 2026, MJRC.
Citation (cite the article/profile as part of):
Dragomir, M. (2025). State Media Monitor Global Dataset 2025.
Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC).
Zenodo.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17219015
This article/profile is part of the State Media Monitor Global Dataset 2025, a continuously updated dataset published by the Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC).
