Daily Monitor
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner | Monitor Publications Limited |
| Managing editors | Daniel Kalinaki |
| Staff writers | Political editor Henry Ochieng |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Kampala, Uganda |
| Circulation | 3,298,934 (UAMPS, 2008)[citation needed] |
| Sister newspapers | Saturday Monitor, Sunday Monitor |
| OCLC number | 44216472 |
| Official website | www.monitor.co.ug |
The Daily Monitor is Uganda’s leading independent daily newspaper. The "Monitor" name is shared by the Saturday Monitor and Sunday Monitor, which are also published by Monitor Publications Limited. It has an online readership of over 1,000,000.[citation needed]
The newspaper was established in 1992 as The Monitor and relaunched as the Daily Monitor in June 2005. The paper asserts that its private ownership guarantees the independence of its editors and journalists.[1]
[edit] Ownership
The Nairobi-based Nation Media Group, owners of the prominent Kenyan daily the Daily Nation, owns 76.7% of shares in Monitor Publications Limited, with the remainder held by five other individual shareholders.
[edit] References
- ^ "About Us". Daily Monitor Online. http://www.monitor.co.ug/meta/about+us/-/691198/691168/-/3yrhnfz/-/index.html.
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