Al Akhbar English
| A Lebanese-based daily newspaper |
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Started: 14 August 2006
Owner: Ibrahim Al Amine (Editor in Chief)
In its own words:
"On August 14 2006, Beirut-based Al-Akhbar was launched as a “calculated adventure” by prominent Lebanese journalist Joseph Samaha and a team of like-minded colleagues. The late Samaha (1949-2007) envisioned a publication that would uphold the highest standards of journalistic integrity while remaining true to the principles of anti-imperialist struggle, progressive politics, and freedom of expression.
The site also features original content of opinion, analysis, and field stories as well as photo blogs chronicling the latest developments across the Middle East."
Language: Arabic
Al Akhbar (Arabic for "The News") is a daily Arabic language newspaper published in a semi tabloid format in Beirut.[1] Until 2015, it also had an English version published on the Internet.
History and profile
The newspaper began to be published and distributed in 2006,[2] and is registered with the same license of the paper of the same name, established in 1953, owned by Akhbar Beirut S.A.L. (News of Beirut). It was established by the late Joseph Samaha (a leftist intellectual and former editor-in-chief of As-Safir)[3] and Ibrahim Al Amin (also a leftist journalist and political analyst). A 2009 survey by Ipsos Stat established that the daily is among the five most popular newspapers in Beirut.[4]
In December 2010, Al Akhbar received and published an advance copy of the US State Department cables by WikiLeaks, after which the newspaper's website was hacked.[5][6] Following this attack, the paper shut down its website for a while.[6] It has since continued to partner with WikiLeaks, and translate Arabic cables.[7] The paper's online version was the 12th most visited website for 2010 in the MENA region.[8]
On 18 July 2011 the paper together with As Safir, another daily published in Lebanon, was banned in Syria.[9]
Al Akhbar 's English-language website ended operations on 6 March 2015, and plans to shift to a print newspaper were cancelled, in part due to a lack of funds.[10]
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130310091331/http://www.arabpressnetwork.org/newspaysv2.php?id=108
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140908134743/http://ejc.net/media_landscapes/lebanon
- ↑ https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/comment/2016/4/12/joseph-samahas-reflections-on-nationalism-the-left-and-islam
- ↑ http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/sites/default/files/mapping-digital-media-lebanon-20120506.pdf
- ↑ Lebanese paper's website attacked over WikiLeaks Associated Press, 9 December 2010
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2010/Dec-10/60643-al-akhbar-newspaper-shuts-down-website-following-hack-attack.ashx#axzz392OCTufu
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130411035710/http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/wikileaks-publishes-17-million-kissinger-cables
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160729212745/http://www.jadaoun.com/2803/forbes-releases-top-50-mena-online-newspapers-lebanon-fails-to-make-top-10/
- ↑ http://www.skeyesmedia.org/extensions/pdf/english_final.pdf
- ↑ http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Mar-06/289891-al-akhbar-pulls-plug-on-english-site.ashx