Tishreen (newspaper)

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Tishreen
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Media of Syria
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    • Tishreen (

    Arabic: تشرين, romanized: Tishrīn, lit. 'October') is one of the state-owned Arabic daily newspapers published in Syria.[1][2] The daily is based in Damascus and has been in circulation since 1975.[3] Tishreen was named after the Yom Kippur War in October 1973.[4][5]

    History and profile

    Tishreen was first published in October 1975.[6] It is a state-owned publication in addition to two other state-owned dailies, namely Al Baath and Al Thawra, which were launched earlier.[4] Tishreen Organization for Press and Publishing is the former publisher of the daily.[4] The company also published Syria Times, a defunct English daily and a current e-newspaper.[4] Later Al Wahda institution became the publisher of both publications in addition to Al Thawra.[7]

    Content and editors

    One of the interviews published in Tishreen was with Nimr Saleh, a dissident member of the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1983.[8] The paper published a poem by Najah Al Attar, culture minister, which was written after the death of Hafez Assad's mother, Naisa Assad, in 1993.[9] Mohammad Kheir Al Wadi, then editor-in-chief, wrote in January 2000 "Zionism created the Holocaust myth to blackmail and terrorize the world's intellectuals and politicians."[10] By 2004 the paper became a platform to support the charities in the country along with Al Thawra.[11] Although the daily is owned by the state, it had a critical stance on local news, especially in regard to corruption and mismanagement in 2012.[12]

    As of 2005 the editor-in-chief was Khalaf Al Jarrad[13] who was appointed by Hafez Assad to the post in July 2001.[14] Samira Al Masalmeh was named as the editor-in-chief of Tishreen in January 2012.[15] She is the first female editor-in-chief in the country.[15] Then Youshra Al Masry was named as its editor-in-chief.[16]

    Readership and circulation

    In 1997, Tishreen launched its website.

    MENA region.[19]

    Incidents

    The website of Tishreen was hacked by unknown groups in late April 2011.[20] In December 2012, Naji Assaad, a journalist for the daily, was assassinated in Damascus allegedly by opposition forces who have been fighting against the Assad government since 2011.[21]

    References

    1. doi:10.17877/DE290R-3203
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    2. ISBN 978-0-8108-7966-9
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      ISBN 9780313285356
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      ISBN 978-1-84277-213-3
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    5. ISBN 978-0-8223-4035-5
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    6. ^ Salam Kawakibi (2010). "The Private Media in Syria" (PDF). University of Amsterdam and Hivos. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
    7. ^ "Syria's Pavilion Best at Tehran's International Exhibition of the Press and News Agencies". Syrian Arab News Agency. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
    8. ^ "Clashes between rival factions of the Palestine Liberation Organization". United Press International. 3 July 1983. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
    9. ISBN 9780226345536
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    10. ^ Robert S. Wistrich. "Muslim Anti-Semitism: A Clear and Present Danger" (PDF). IPFW. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
    11. ISBN 978-0-9559687-9-2
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    12. ^ "Syria". The Arab Press Network. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
    13. S2CID 154739379
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    14. ^ Gary C. Gambill (July 2001). "The Political Obstacles to Economic Reform in Syria". Middle East Intelligence Bulletin. 3 (7).
    15. ^ a b "The Norwegian Embassy meets Tishreen newspaper's female editor-in-chief". Norwegian Embassy. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
    16. ^ "الصحيفة". tishreen.news.sy (in Arabic). 12 November 2023.
    17. ^ Alan George (October 2000). "Syrian Surfers Take to the Net". The Middle East.
    18. ^ "Syria Millennium". Tishreen. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
    19. ^ "Forbes Releases Top 50 MENA Online Newspapers; Lebanon Fails to Make Top 10". Jad Aoun. 28 October 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
    20. ISBN 978-1-908323-14-9
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    21. ^ "Pro-government newspaper journalist killed in Syria". Doha Centre for Media Freedom. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2013.

    External links

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