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  "alignment_types": [
    "pan_african_or_african_public_interest",
    "african_independent_investigative",
    "state_public_broadcaster",
    "state_aligned_or_ruling_party_adjacent",
    "western_public_broadcaster",
    "western_corporate_global",
    "french_state_or_francophone_institutional",
    "gulf_state_or_gulf_corporate",
    "russian_state_or_state_adjacent",
    "chinese_state_or_state_adjacent",
    "global_wire_service",
    "business_financial_media",
    "diaspora_black_public_interest",
    "fact_checking_method",
    "academic_policy_media",
    "social_platform_or_influencer_network"
  ],
  "count": 51,
  "disclaimer": "Media records do not imply affiliation with PASO. They are editable and must be corrected through sources, transcripts, funding/ownership data and response records.",
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    {
      "alignment_type": "global_wire_service",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "Global",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 68,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 92,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-REUTERS-AFRICA",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 51,
        "correction_discipline": 76,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 54,
        "ownership_transparency": 68,
        "public_influence": 92,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 46
      },
      "name": "Reuters Africa coverage",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Global wire service. Often useful for event chronology; assess source framing, ownership and geopolitical selection effects.",
      "trust_index": 46,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "global_wire_service",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "France / global",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 64,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 90,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-AFP-AFRICA",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 39,
        "correction_discipline": 72,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 66,
        "ownership_transparency": 64,
        "public_influence": 90,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 34
      },
      "name": "AFP Africa coverage",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "French-origin wire service with broad Africa reach. Evaluate France-related conflict-of-interest and framing.",
      "trust_index": 34,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "western_public_broadcaster",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "UK",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 62,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 90,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-BBC-AFRICA",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 43,
        "correction_discipline": 70,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 62,
        "ownership_transparency": 62,
        "public_influence": 90,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 38
      },
      "name": "BBC Africa",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "UK public broadcaster Africa service. Evaluate quality reporting against colonial-media asymmetry, ownership and editorial priorities.",
      "trust_index": 38,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "global_wire_service",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "United States / global",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 64,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 88,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-AP-AFRICA",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 49,
        "correction_discipline": 72,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 56,
        "ownership_transparency": 64,
        "public_influence": 88,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 44
      },
      "name": "Associated Press Africa coverage",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Global wire service. Useful but requires source diversity and context audit.",
      "trust_index": 44,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "french_state_or_francophone_institutional",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "France",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 60,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 88,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-RFI",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 33,
        "correction_discipline": 68,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 72,
        "ownership_transparency": 60,
        "public_influence": 88,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 28
      },
      "name": "RFI",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "French public international broadcaster. Strong influence; sovereignty trust depends on editorial independence, colonial-history framing and correction behavior.",
      "trust_index": 28,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "gulf_state_or_gulf_corporate",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "Qatar / global",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 58,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 88,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-ALJAZEERA",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 45,
        "correction_discipline": 66,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 60,
        "ownership_transparency": 58,
        "public_influence": 88,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 40
      },
      "name": "Al Jazeera",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Qatar-funded global media. Often provides Global South coverage; assess state alignment, Gulf labor/security blind spots and correction behavior.",
      "trust_index": 40,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "western_corporate_global",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "United States / global",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 52,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 88,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-CNN-AFRICA",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 37,
        "correction_discipline": 60,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 68,
        "ownership_transparency": 52,
        "public_influence": 88,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 32
      },
      "name": "CNN Africa coverage",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Global corporate broadcaster. Evaluate crisis framing, source diversity, corporate/state proximity and Africa-context depth.",
      "trust_index": 32,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "french_state_or_francophone_institutional",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "France",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 60,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 86,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-FRANCE24",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 33,
        "correction_discipline": 68,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 72,
        "ownership_transparency": 60,
        "public_influence": 86,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 28
      },
      "name": "France 24",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "French public international television. Evaluate framing of Sahel, CFA, migration, security and former colonies.",
      "trust_index": 28,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "french_state_or_francophone_institutional",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "France / Francophone Africa",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 46,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 78,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-JEUNE-AFRIQUE",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 39,
        "correction_discipline": 54,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 66,
        "ownership_transparency": 46,
        "public_influence": 78,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 34
      },
      "name": "Jeune Afrique",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Influential francophone Africa publication. Evaluate ownership, elite networks, France-Africa framing, correction behavior and African source density.",
      "trust_index": 34,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "state_public_broadcaster",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "United States",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 58,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 76,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-VOA-AFRICA",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 35,
        "correction_discipline": 66,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 70,
        "ownership_transparency": 58,
        "public_influence": 76,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 30
      },
      "name": "Voice of America Africa",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "US state-funded international broadcaster. Evaluate US foreign-policy blind spots and editorial independence safeguards.",
      "trust_index": 30,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "african_independent_investigative",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "Kenya / East Africa",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 54,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 74,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-NATION-KENYA",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 57,
        "correction_discipline": 62,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 48,
        "ownership_transparency": 54,
        "public_influence": 74,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 52
      },
      "name": "Nation Media Group",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Major East African media group. Evaluate ownership, state pressure, regional reach and correction behavior.",
      "trust_index": 52,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "western_public_broadcaster",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "UK / Africa",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 62,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 72,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-BBC-AFRICA-EYE",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 53,
        "correction_discipline": 70,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 52,
        "ownership_transparency": 62,
        "public_influence": 72,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 48
      },
      "name": "BBC Africa Eye",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Investigative unit. Can produce useful evidence; still requires audit of editorial ownership, topic selection and correction discipline.",
      "trust_index": 48,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "western_public_broadcaster",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "Germany",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 56,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 72,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-DW-AFRICA",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 43,
        "correction_discipline": 64,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 62,
        "ownership_transparency": 56,
        "public_influence": 72,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 38
      },
      "name": "DW Africa",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "German public international broadcaster. Evaluate Africa framing, migration/development narratives and correction behavior.",
      "trust_index": 38,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "chinese_state_or_state_adjacent",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "China",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 52,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 70,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-CGTN-AFRICA",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 35,
        "correction_discipline": 60,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 70,
        "ownership_transparency": 52,
        "public_influence": 70,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 30
      },
      "name": "CGTN Africa",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Chinese state-linked broadcaster. Evaluate infrastructure/debt framing, state alignment and source diversity.",
      "trust_index": 30,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "business_financial_media",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "Pan-African / Paris-London",
      "evidence_state": "starter_profile",
      "evidence_strength": 42,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 70,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-AFRICA-REPORT",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 49,
        "correction_discipline": 50,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 56,
        "ownership_transparency": 42,
        "public_influence": 70,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 44
      },
      "name": "The Africa Report",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Africa-focused business/politics publication. Evaluate ownership, elite access, francophone/Anglophone balance and sovereignty framing.",
      "trust_index": 44,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "state_aligned_or_ruling_party_adjacent",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "Kenya",
      "evidence_state": "starter_profile",
      "evidence_strength": 42,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 70,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-CITIZEN-TV",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 47,
        "correction_discipline": 50,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 58,
        "ownership_transparency": 42,
        "public_influence": 70,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 42
      },
      "name": "Citizen TV / Royal Media Services",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Influential Kenyan broadcaster. Alignment assessment requires ownership, political economy and content review.",
      "trust_index": 42,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "african_independent_investigative",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "South Africa",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 58,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 68,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-MAIL-GUARDIAN",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 63,
        "correction_discipline": 66,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 42,
        "ownership_transparency": 58,
        "public_influence": 68,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 58
      },
      "name": "Mail & Guardian",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "South African public-interest media. Evaluate ownership, labor, correction behavior and regional coverage.",
      "trust_index": 58,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "african_independent_investigative",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "South Africa",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 58,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 68,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-DAILY-MAVERICK",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 61,
        "correction_discipline": 66,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 44,
        "ownership_transparency": 58,
        "public_influence": 68,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 56
      },
      "name": "Daily Maverick",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "South African investigative/public-interest media. Evaluate funding, corrections and sovereign-risk framing.",
      "trust_index": 56,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "russian_state_or_state_adjacent",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "Russia",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 48,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 68,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-RT-AFRICA",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 31,
        "correction_discipline": 56,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 74,
        "ownership_transparency": 48,
        "public_influence": 68,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 26
      },
      "name": "RT / Russia-linked Africa coverage",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Russia-linked state media ecosystem. Evaluate anti-Western framing against actual African capability transfer and propaganda risk.",
      "trust_index": 26,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "academic_policy_media",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "UK",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 54,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 66,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-CHATHAM-AFRICA",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 39,
        "correction_discipline": 62,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 66,
        "ownership_transparency": 54,
        "public_influence": 66,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 34
      },
      "name": "Chatham House Africa Programme",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Policy-think-tank media/research node. Assess funding, elite-policy alignment and African sovereignty framing.",
      "trust_index": 34,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "state_public_broadcaster",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "DRC / UN-supported",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 54,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 66,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-RADIO-OKAPI",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 51,
        "correction_discipline": 62,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 54,
        "ownership_transparency": 54,
        "public_influence": 66,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 46
      },
      "name": "Radio Okapi",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "DRC radio with UN-supported history. Useful information channel; evaluate UN framing and public-interest reach.",
      "trust_index": 46,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "african_independent_investigative",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "Nigeria / diaspora",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 46,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 66,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-SAHARA-REPORTERS",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 51,
        "correction_discipline": 54,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 54,
        "ownership_transparency": 46,
        "public_influence": 66,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 46
      },
      "name": "Sahara Reporters",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Diaspora-linked Nigerian investigative outlet. Evaluate evidence quality, correction behavior and political framing.",
      "trust_index": 46,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "african_independent_investigative",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "Nigeria",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 54,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 62,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-PREMIUM-TIMES",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 63,
        "correction_discipline": 62,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 42,
        "ownership_transparency": 54,
        "public_influence": 62,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 58
      },
      "name": "Premium Times",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Nigerian investigative/public-interest outlet. Evaluate ownership, correction and public accountability record.",
      "trust_index": 58,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "academic_policy_media",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "UK / Africa",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 50,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 62,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-AFRICAN-ARGUMENTS",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 49,
        "correction_discipline": 58,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 56,
        "ownership_transparency": 50,
        "public_influence": 62,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 44
      },
      "name": "African Arguments",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Africa policy/commentary platform. Evaluate African author density, funding and editorial orientation.",
      "trust_index": 44,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "russian_state_or_state_adjacent",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "Russia",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 48,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 62,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-SPUTNIK-AFRICA",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 31,
        "correction_discipline": 56,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 74,
        "ownership_transparency": 48,
        "public_influence": 62,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 26
      },
      "name": "Sputnik Africa",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Russia-linked media outlet. Assess source quality, narrative agenda and correction behavior.",
      "trust_index": 26,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "state_aligned_or_ruling_party_adjacent",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "Uganda",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 48,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 62,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-NEW-VISION",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 37,
        "correction_discipline": 56,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 68,
        "ownership_transparency": 48,
        "public_influence": 62,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 32
      },
      "name": "New Vision",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Ugandan state-linked media profile. Assess state alignment and correction behavior.",
      "trust_index": 32,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "state_public_broadcaster",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "Türkiye",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 46,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 62,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-TRT-AFRIKA",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 39,
        "correction_discipline": 54,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 66,
        "ownership_transparency": 46,
        "public_influence": 62,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 34
      },
      "name": "TRT Afrika",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Turkey-linked public broadcaster. Evaluate soft-power aims, African source density and security/economic framing.",
      "trust_index": 34,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "african_independent_investigative",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "Kenya",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 46,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 62,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-STANDARD-KENYA",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 55,
        "correction_discipline": 54,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 50,
        "ownership_transparency": 46,
        "public_influence": 62,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 50
      },
      "name": "The Standard Kenya",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Kenyan media house. Starter profile for ownership, state pressure and editorial independence.",
      "trust_index": 50,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "fact_checking_method",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "Pan-African",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 58,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 60,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-AFRICA-CHECK",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 61,
        "correction_discipline": 66,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 44,
        "ownership_transparency": 58,
        "public_influence": 60,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 56
      },
      "name": "Africa Check",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Fact-checking organization. Evaluate method transparency, funding and correction practice.",
      "trust_index": 56,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "business_financial_media",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "East Africa",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 48,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 60,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-THE-EASTAFRICAN",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 53,
        "correction_discipline": 56,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 52,
        "ownership_transparency": 48,
        "public_influence": 60,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 48
      },
      "name": "The EastAfrican",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Regional business/policy media. Evaluate elite framing, ownership and regional sovereignty coverage.",
      "trust_index": 48,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "pan_african_or_african_public_interest",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "Pan-African / UK",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 46,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 60,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-NEW-AFRICAN",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 59,
        "correction_discipline": 54,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 46,
        "ownership_transparency": 46,
        "public_influence": 60,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 54
      },
      "name": "New African",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Pan-African magazine. Evaluate editorial independence, source diversity and sovereignty framing.",
      "trust_index": 54,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "african_independent_investigative",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "Nigeria",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 46,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 58,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-THE-CABLE",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 57,
        "correction_discipline": 54,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 48,
        "ownership_transparency": 46,
        "public_influence": 58,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 52
      },
      "name": "TheCable",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Nigerian online newspaper. Starter profile for ownership and evidence review.",
      "trust_index": 52,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "business_financial_media",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "Nigeria",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 46,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 58,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-BUSINESSDAY-NG",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 53,
        "correction_discipline": 54,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 52,
        "ownership_transparency": 46,
        "public_influence": 58,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 48
      },
      "name": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Business media. Evaluate economic framing, ownership and public-interest coverage.",
      "trust_index": 48,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "african_independent_investigative",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "Uganda",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 46,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 58,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-MONITOR-UGANDA",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 55,
        "correction_discipline": 54,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 50,
        "ownership_transparency": 46,
        "public_influence": 58,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 50
      },
      "name": "Daily Monitor",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Ugandan media outlet. Evaluate state pressure, ownership and rights coverage.",
      "trust_index": 50,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "african_independent_investigative",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "Jamaica",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 46,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 58,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-JAMAICA-GLEANER",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 53,
        "correction_discipline": 54,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 52,
        "ownership_transparency": 46,
        "public_influence": 58,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 48
      },
      "name": "The Gleaner",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Jamaican newspaper. Evaluate reparations, Caribbean sovereignty, ownership and correction behavior.",
      "trust_index": 48,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "african_independent_investigative",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "DRC",
      "evidence_state": "starter_profile",
      "evidence_strength": 42,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 58,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-ACTUALITE-CD",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 55,
        "correction_discipline": 50,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 50,
        "ownership_transparency": 42,
        "public_influence": 58,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 50
      },
      "name": "Actualite.cd",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "DRC online media. Evaluate ownership, conflict/mining coverage and correction behavior.",
      "trust_index": 50,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "african_independent_investigative",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "DRC",
      "evidence_state": "starter_profile",
      "evidence_strength": 40,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 56,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-TOP-CONGO",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 53,
        "correction_discipline": 48,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 52,
        "ownership_transparency": 40,
        "public_influence": 56,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 48
      },
      "name": "Top Congo FM",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "DRC broadcaster. Starter profile for ownership, political pressure and public-interest coverage.",
      "trust_index": 48,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "business_financial_media",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "Jamaica",
      "evidence_state": "starter_profile",
      "evidence_strength": 42,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 54,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-JAMAICA-OBSERVER",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 49,
        "correction_discipline": 50,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 56,
        "ownership_transparency": 42,
        "public_influence": 54,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 44
      },
      "name": "Jamaica Observer",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Jamaican media. Starter profile for ownership and public-interest coverage.",
      "trust_index": 44,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "african_independent_investigative",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "DRC",
      "evidence_state": "starter_profile",
      "evidence_strength": 36,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 54,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-7SUR7",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 49,
        "correction_discipline": 44,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 56,
        "ownership_transparency": 36,
        "public_influence": 54,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 44
      },
      "name": "7sur7.cd",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "DRC online media. Requires ownership/framing/correction evidence.",
      "trust_index": 44,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "african_independent_investigative",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "South Africa",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 62,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 52,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-AMABHUNGANE",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 69,
        "correction_discipline": 70,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 36,
        "ownership_transparency": 62,
        "public_influence": 52,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 64
      },
      "name": "amaBhungane",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Investigative journalism unit. Evaluate evidence quality, funding transparency and legal resilience.",
      "trust_index": 64,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "african_independent_investigative",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "Haiti",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 48,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 50,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-HAITI-AYIBOPOST",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 61,
        "correction_discipline": 56,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 44,
        "ownership_transparency": 48,
        "public_influence": 50,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 56
      },
      "name": "AyiboPost",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Haitian investigative/public-interest outlet. Relevant to reparations, governance and crisis reporting.",
      "trust_index": 56,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "african_independent_investigative",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "Sudan / diaspora",
      "evidence_state": "starter_profile",
      "evidence_strength": 44,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 50,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-SUDAN-TRIBUNE",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 53,
        "correction_discipline": 52,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 52,
        "ownership_transparency": 44,
        "public_influence": 50,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 48
      },
      "name": "Sudan Tribune",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Sudan-focused outlet. Evaluate conflict sourcing, diaspora role and correction behavior.",
      "trust_index": 48,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "african_independent_investigative",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "Trinidad and Tobago",
      "evidence_state": "starter_profile",
      "evidence_strength": 42,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 50,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-TRINIDAD-EXPRESS",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 51,
        "correction_discipline": 50,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 54,
        "ownership_transparency": 42,
        "public_influence": 50,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 46
      },
      "name": "Trinidad Express",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Caribbean media profile. Evaluate public accountability and regional integration coverage.",
      "trust_index": 46,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "pan_african_or_african_public_interest",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "Pan-African / diaspora",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 48,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 48,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-PAMBAZUKA",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 67,
        "correction_discipline": 56,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 38,
        "ownership_transparency": 48,
        "public_influence": 48,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 62
      },
      "name": "Pambazuka News",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Pan-African social-justice platform. Evaluate continuity, sourcing and public-interest contribution.",
      "trust_index": 62,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "african_independent_investigative",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "Ethiopia",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 48,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 48,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-ADDIS-STANDARD",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 57,
        "correction_discipline": 56,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 48,
        "ownership_transparency": 48,
        "public_influence": 48,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 52
      },
      "name": "Addis Standard",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Ethiopian current-affairs outlet. Evaluate conflict framing, state pressure and correction behavior.",
      "trust_index": 52,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "state_public_broadcaster",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "Caribbean regional",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 48,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 48,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-CARICOM-TODAY",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 57,
        "correction_discipline": 56,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 48,
        "ownership_transparency": 48,
        "public_influence": 48,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 52
      },
      "name": "CARICOM Today",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Regional institutional communication outlet. Useful for official records, not independent adversarial reporting.",
      "trust_index": 52,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "african_independent_investigative",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "Ethiopia",
      "evidence_state": "starter_profile",
      "evidence_strength": 42,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 48,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-ETHIOPIAN-REPORTER",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 53,
        "correction_discipline": 50,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 52,
        "ownership_transparency": 42,
        "public_influence": 48,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 48
      },
      "name": "The Reporter Ethiopia",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Ethiopian outlet. Starter ownership/framing review profile.",
      "trust_index": 48,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "african_independent_investigative",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "Barbados",
      "evidence_state": "starter_profile",
      "evidence_strength": 42,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 48,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-BARBADOS-NATION",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 51,
        "correction_discipline": 50,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 54,
        "ownership_transparency": 42,
        "public_influence": 48,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 46
      },
      "name": "Nation News Barbados",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Barbadian media profile. Evaluate reparations, regional affairs and correction behavior.",
      "trust_index": 46,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "diaspora_black_public_interest",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "United States / diaspora",
      "evidence_state": "starter_profile",
      "evidence_strength": 44,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 46,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-BLACK-AGENDA-REPORT",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 61,
        "correction_discipline": 52,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 44,
        "ownership_transparency": 44,
        "public_influence": 46,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 56
      },
      "name": "Black Agenda Report",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Black radical/diaspora analysis outlet. Evaluate sourcing, ideological orientation and usefulness for anti-imperial analysis.",
      "trust_index": 56,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "african_independent_investigative",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "Egypt",
      "evidence_state": "source_linked",
      "evidence_strength": 52,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 44,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-MADAMASR",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 61,
        "correction_discipline": 60,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 44,
        "ownership_transparency": 52,
        "public_influence": 44,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 56
      },
      "name": "Mada Masr",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Independent Egyptian outlet. Evaluate state pressure, evidence rigor and regional coverage.",
      "trust_index": 56,
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "alignment_type": "african_independent_investigative",
      "correction_pathway": "Corrections, source packs, ownership/funding records, transcripts and representative coverage samples can update this media profile through backend review.",
      "country_or_base": "North Africa",
      "evidence_state": "starter_profile",
      "evidence_strength": 34,
      "flags": [
        "starter media profile",
        "alignment requires ownership/funding/editorial evidence before strong public claims"
      ],
      "influence_score": 42,
      "media_id": "MEDIA-MOSAIC-NORTH-AFRICA",
      "metrics": {
        "african_source_density": 50,
        "correction_discipline": 42,
        "narrative_capture_risk": 55,
        "ownership_transparency": 34,
        "public_influence": 42,
        "sovereignty_framing_quality": 45
      },
      "name": "North Africa independent media cluster",
      "source_anchors": [],
      "source_needs": [
        "ownership/funding record",
        "editorial standards/corrections page",
        "representative Africa coverage sample",
        "right-of-response/correction record where relevant",
        "video/transcript URLs where claims are broadcast"
      ],
      "status": "published",
      "summary": "Cluster placeholder for Morocco/Algeria/Tunisia/Libya independent outlets. Replace with named records after source review.",
      "trust_index": 45,
      "visibility": "public"
    }
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  "policy": {
    "alignment_definition": "Alignment is an observed editorial/institutional orientation to be verified through ownership, funding, editorial record, correction behavior, source diversity and repeated framing. It is not a claim of secret control or bad faith.",
    "purpose": "Track media ecosystems relevant to Africa without confusing ownership, editorial orientation, source quality and public-interest impact.",
    "schema": "paso-media-landscape-policy-v1",
    "score_rule": "Trust/sovereignty score rises with transparent ownership, African source density, correction discipline, investigative rigor, protection of civilians, and demonstrated willingness to publish evidence against powerful actors including funders or allied governments.",
    "warning": "Media records do not imply affiliation with PASO. They are editable and must be corrected through sources, transcripts, funding/ownership data and response records."
  },
  "schema": "paso-media-landscape-v1"
}