Somalia’s media landscape is dominated by radio due to strong oral traditions, high illiteracy rates, and limited TV and print sectors, while digital news outlets—often driven by the diaspora—are growing despite low internet penetration and modest social media usage ¹. 

Press release distribution faces serious challenges from pervasive threats to journalists, government and militant censorship, and frequent crackdowns, which force many media professionals into self-censorship or exile and limit the safe dissemination of information ^{1, 2}. 

Nevertheless, the private media sector and platforms like Facebook remain important channels for distributing press releases, though their effectiveness is constrained by security risks, digital barriers, and ongoing political repression ¹.