State and Public Media in the Middle East & North Africa — Global List 2026

The Global List · 2026

State and Public Media in the Middle East & North Africa

85 outlets · 19 countries · typology trajectory 2022–2026. Filter, search and explore.

52State-Controlled 18Captured Public 13Captured Private 2Independent

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. Region All Middle East Northern Africa Type All SC CaPu CaPr Independent

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. Legacy independent-family labels (ISF, ISM) are shown in green and reflect outlets that have since moved into non-independent categories. Figures exclude outlets removed from the dataset. Source: State Media Monitor 2026, MJRC.