# Mada Masr

> Mada Masr is a news source in the TOLD catalogue, based in Egypt. TOLD classifies its editorial position as **Lean left**.

- **Domain:** madamasr.com
- **Website:** https://www.madamasr.com/en/
- **Country:** Egypt
- **Region:** Middle East
- **Language:** English (alongside Arabic)
- **Editorial position on TOLD:** Lean left
- **Founded:** 2013

## About

Egypt's most prominent independent English-language news source operates as a digital outlet founded in 2013 by journalists from the closed Egypt Independent: Mada Masr has continued through repeated arrests, raids and editorial pressure in one of the most constrained press environments in the world. The pace is digital-first and the register sharply investigative, with reporting on Egyptian elites, political prisoners and economic policy that other Egyptian English titles avoid. Its independent positioning is itself the publication's defining feature.

## Profile

- **Ownership:** Independently owned; founded by Egyptian journalists
- **Funding:** Reader donations, grants and digital revenue
- **Focus areas:** Egyptian politics, political prisoners, economic policy, civil society, regional affairs; independent investigative English digital news


## What the position means

TOLD classifies what an outlet publishes over time, based on ownership, funding
and focus. It describes a pattern; it is not a rating of quality and not a
ranking. Nothing in TOLD sorts, hides or promotes a source by its position.
State-aligned and partisan outlets are in the catalogue on purpose, labelled.

## Assessment note

Latest assessment: 2026-05-08. Generated with TOLD Source Prompt Brief v1.2.7. TOLD summarizes framing patterns and third-party classifications; it does not assess factual accuracy, intent, or legitimacy. External classifications: 7 (4 themes).

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