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State of private newspapers: Cash strapped, dependent on government support

Mar 29, 2025 7 mins read
State of private newspapers: Cash strapped, dependent on government support

To sustain the country’s dwindling private newspaper industry, the government allocated Nu 4.3 million in cash incentives to six privately owned newspapers for the 2024-25 fiscal year. Each publication received Nu 700,000 under the Media Enterprise Development Budget (MEDB), an annual fund aimed at keeping struggling print media outlets afloat.

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