Somalia Report is a news service that focuses on working with Somali journalists and international experts to provide news, insight, and non-partisan coverage. The internet-based information network began in 2011 and now works with over 110 local Somali journalists to gather news and information to create the region's only 24/7 news cycle. Somalia Report provides local news with exclusive insider coverage of piracy, al Shaabab, clandestine operations, back room politics along with in-depth analysis. The editor is Canadian author

Jay Bahadur Jay Bahadur (born 1984) is a Canadian journalist and author. He became known for his reporting on piracy in Somalia, writing for ''The New York Times'', ''The Financial Post'', ''The Globe and Mail'', and ''The Times'' of London. Bahadur has als ...

who wrote ''Pirates of Somalia''. Publisher and founder

Robert Young Pelton Robert Young Pelton (born July 25, 1955) is a Canadian-American author, journalist, and documentary film director. Pelton's work usually consists of conflict reporting and interviews with military and political figures in war zones. Pelton has ...

is also the author of ''

The World's Most Dangerous Places ''The World's Most Dangerous Places'' is handbook of survival tactics for high-risk regions first published in 1994, written by National Geographic Adventure columnist Robert Young Pelton and his contributors. The fifth edition was published in 20 ...

'', and has created similar ground network driven sites during the height of the conflict in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.

References

News agencies based in Somalia Mass media in Somalia {{Somalia-stub