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The Standard · January 2026
January 2026 editorial profile for The Standard. Below: how this outlet framed the actors and regions it covered most in January 2026. Tap any tile to jump to the detailed card.
Editorial stance
One tile per entity (country or public figure) covered enough times this month to draw a confident editorial-stance read. Colour from red (hostile) to green (supportive); intensity scales with headline volume. Tap to jump to the detailed card.
Kenya25 titles0Reportorial“neutral with mixed framing”
Patterns
- reports government actions and controversies without consistent evaluative language
- covers both positive initiatives (hospital facelift, UNEP ambassador) and negative events (ethanol seizure, building collapse, political infighting)
- uses neutral verbs like 'launch probe', 'declines to suspend', 'lifts ban'
- includes some critical framing ('nightmare', 'bullying and betrayal') but not directed at the country as a whole
Caveats
The entity is a country (KE), not a single actor, so stance is inherently diffuse. Coverage includes both positive developments (e.g., Kenya-China agreement, UNEP ambassador) and negative ones (e.g., political turmoil, building collapse, ethanol seizure), resulting in a neutral overall stance. Headline 8 ('Inside William Ruto's public participation nightmare') is critical of a specific leader, not the country itself.
January 2026 overview
Track distributioniShare of coverage across thematic tracks
politics
economy
society
security
Top actorsiMost frequently mentioned actor categories
US EXECUTIVE
16.5%
KE EXECUTIVE
8.3%
POPULATION
6.4%
NONE
6.4%
STATE JUDICIARY
5.5%
CORPORATION
4.6%
UG EXECUTIVE
3.7%
KE LEGISLATURE
3.7%
Domain focusiThematic domains: security, governance, economy, etc.
GOVERNANCE
28.4%
FOREIGN POLICY
26.6%
ECONOMY
20.2%
SOCIETY
11.9%
SECURITY
10.1%
TECHNOLOGY
2.8%
Publication patterniDay-of-week distribution of published titlesall time
Monday
14.8%
Tuesday
17.1%
Wednesday
15.3%
Thursday
17.6%
Friday
12.7%
Saturday
14.2%
Sunday
8.4%
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