Washington Post puts Newsweek Up for Sale
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The Washington Post announced Wednesday it was putting Newsweek magazine up for sale, relinquishing the publication after more than 40 years in the latest sign of the news industry's distress.
The magazine, founded in the 1930s, ... more |
Kuwaiti Daily Closes for Economic Reasons
KUWAIT CITY (AFP) – Kuwaiti Arabic-language newspaper Awan announced on Monday it was closing due to economic difficulties after almost 30 months of publication.
Editor Mohammad al-Rumeihi said in a front-page article the paper was closing due to ... more |
Iraq Tops for Unsolved Murders of Reporters: CPJ
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Unpunished violence against journalists has soared in the Philippines and Somalia while Iraq has the worst record of solving murders of reporters, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CJP) said.
The New York-based media rights ... more |
A Talk with Bureau of Investigative Journalism Managing Director, Iain Overton
London, Asharq Al-Awsat- Iain Overton is the Managing Director of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, which is a non-profit organization that aims to produce high-quality investigations for national and international media, as well as support ... more |
Somali Information Minister Vows to Fight for Freedom of Expression
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat- Somali Information Minister Tahir Mahmud Gelle has stated to Asharq Al-Awsat that his country will provide what is necessary to ensure freedom of expression. He added that his Somalia is also ready to help the BBC and ... more |
The Media Revolution in Pakistan
Islamabad, Asharq Al-Awsat - “Kamran Khan and Dr. Shahid Masood listen very carefully. We will cut off your hands if you don’t shut your mouths immediately.” This was the threat made to Pakistan’s two leading news anchors by the ruling party leader, ... more |
British media revels in April Fools' tradition
LONDON (AP) - In today's headlines: flavored newsprint, high-tech ferrets and the revelation that Britain's greatest writer was, quelle horreur!, half French.
The stories in Thursday's press aren't true, but examples of the British media's proud tradition ... more |
Iraq: Newspaper Industry Crippled by too Many Holidays
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat- More than seven years after the change of its political order, Iraq today has one of the Arab world's largest number of media outlets of all types. It has independent, partisan, Islamic, and educational satellite television ... more |
Islamonline Employees Protest Move to Qatar
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat- The Islamonline website is in a state of unprecedented turmoil after its management in Qatar decided to move its operation from Cairo to Doha.
But Muhammad Abdul-Karim, the lawyer for the "Qatar Media International" company, ... more |
IPad Subscriptions Could Boost Mag Circulation
NEW YORK, (AP) — Magazine publishers may have a new way to boost flagging circulation: the iPad.
The Audit Bureau of Circulations said Tuesday that it has changed its definition of a digital magazine to accommodate the new class of tablet-style ... more |
Asharq Al-Awsat Talks to the BBC's Liliane Landor
London, Asharq Al-Awsat- When the BBC Arabic satellite channel started its activities in March 2008, a number of questions emerged regarding the channel's ability to compete with other established Arabic satellite news organizations and what would ... more |
Al-Jazeera: Yemen seizes broadcast equipment
CAIRO (AP) - Al-Jazeera television says Yemeni authorities confiscated broadcasting equipment from the station's San'a offices after complaining of its coverage of the country's restive southern region.
The station says security agents stormed its office ... more |
Abu Dhabi Pumps Oil Riches into Media Projects
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, (AP) – With an economy based on pumping oil and landmarks that include one of the Mideast's grandest mosques, buttoned-down Abu Dhabi has little obvious in common with freewheeling media magnets like Hollywood or midtown ... more |
Internet 'Third-Most Popular News Platform in US'
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The Internet has become the third most popular news platform for American adults, trailing only local and national television stations, according to a survey released on Monday.
Seventy-eight percent of the 2,259 adults surveyed ... more |
A Talk with the New Yorker's George Packer
London, Asharq Al-Awsat- Asharq Al-Awsat sits down with the New Yorker magazine's George Packer, an award-winning writer, journalist, and playwright.
Packer became famous for his articles on the US war in Iraq, as well as his coverage of the civil ... more |
Iran to Shut Down Google Email Service-WSJ
SAN FRANCISCO, (Reuters) - The Iranian government plans to permanently suspend Google Inc's email service in the country, the Wall Street Journal reported on its website on Wednesday.
Google said it experienced a sharp drop in email traffic in Iran, ... more |
Egypt Editor Challenges Union over Israel 'Warning'
CAIRO (AFP) – Egypt's journalists union issued a warning to a magazine editor on Tuesday after she received the Israeli ambassador in her house, prompting her to cry foul over freedom of the press.
Hala Mustafa, editor-in-chief of Al-Demoqratiya magazine, ... more |
Tunisian court rejects jailed journalist's appeal
TUNIS, (Reuters) - A Tunisian court on Saturday rejected an appeal by anti-government journalist Taoufik Ben Brik against his six-month prison sentence for assault, his lawyer Radhia Nasraoui told Reuters.
Ben Brik was found guilty in November last ... more |
A Talk with Libya's Al-Ghad Publishing House Director Suleiman Dughah
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat- Just a few months ago Suleiman Dughah was one of the best-known Libyan journalists living abroad and classified as an opponent of the regime of Muammar Al-Gaddafi. At the very least he was a strong advocate of the slogans ... more |
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