# Stabroek News

> Stabroek News is a news source in the TOLD catalogue, based in Guyana. TOLD classifies its editorial position as **Balanced**.

- **Domain:** stabroeknews.com
- **Website:** https://stabroeknews.com
- **Country:** Guyana
- **Region:** Latin America
- **Language:** English
- **Editorial position on TOLD:** Balanced
- **Founded:** 1986

## About

In Georgetown, Stabroek News has held its position as Guyana's leading independent paper through multiple governments of varying democratic quality. The fact that it remains independently owned during a resource boom that has attracted every form of external interest to Guyana is itself significant. Its journalism covers politics, oil revenue governance, and ethnic community affairs with the methodical seriousness of an outlet that has had to defend its editorial ground.

## Profile

- **Ownership:** Independently owned; Stabroek News Ltd
- **Funding:** Advertising, subscriptions
- **Focus areas:** Guyanese politics, oil industry governance, ethnic community affairs, crime, business; Guyana's leading independent newspaper


## 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: 2026-03-18. Generated with TOLD Source Prompt Brief v1.2.5. TOLD summarizes framing patterns and third-party classifications; it does not assess factual accuracy, intent, or legitimacy. External classifications: 6 (4 themes).

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