Egypt Independent
Format | Daily, online |
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Owner(s) | Media of Egypt |
Egypt Independent is an online newspaper that formerly published a weekly 24-page English-language edition of the Egyptian newspaper, Al-Masry Al-Youm.
History
On 24 November 2011, the first print edition of Egypt Independent was published.[1] It had evolved from the English edition of Al-Masry Al-Youm, which was previously published as a weekly supplement to the newspaper.[2]
After being banned to publish their second edition by the editor in chief of Al-Masry Al-Youm,[3] Egypt Independent acquired its own license and resumed publishing its weekly edition separate from Al-Masry Al-Youm in 2012.[4]
In April 2013, the management of Al-Masry Media Corporation informed the Egypt Independent editorial team that the print news operation was being shut down,[5] though the website continues to publish new stories, daily.
In June 2013, some former employees of Egypt Independent including Managing Editor Lina Attalah began publishing Mada Masr.[6]
Accusations of internal censorship
On 1 December 2011, the chief editor of Al-Masry Al-Youm objected to and ultimately censored a print issue of Egypt Independent.[7]
The second issue of Egypt Independent was to carry an opinion piece
The self-censorship episode prompted the staff of Egypt Independent to write that "even after 25 January, self-censorship still plagues Egyptian media. As an Egyptian newspaper, we, too, suffer from it. But if self-censorship becomes internalized and goes unquestioned, it becomes an irreversible practice. We refuse to let this happen."[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Time for something new". Egypt Independent. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ^ Jenne Krajeski (30 April 2013). "The death of Egypt Independent". The New Yorker. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- ^ a b c "Time for an independent conversation". Egypt Independent. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ^ "Final Issue: How poor management destroyed a leading voice". Egypt Independent. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ^ "Egypt Independent 2009-2013". Egypt Independent. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ^ "And we're back ..." Mada Masr. 30 June 2013. Archived from the original on 3 August 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^ "Egypt: self-censorship and the military hinder press freedom". Index on Censorship. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ^ "Is Tantawi reading the public's pulse correctly?". Egypt Independent. 6 December 2011. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
External links
- Salama, Vivian (30 April 2013). "In the Egypt Independent's closure, an end of a beginning". Columbia Journalism Review. Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
- Mada Masr web site