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The newspaper was founded in late 2002 by Salah Diab, an Egyptian businessman whose grandfather (Tawfik Diab) was one of Egypt's most renowned publishers in 1930s and 1940s. On 7 June 2004, it published its first edition. The paper initially circulated primarily amongst Cairo’s intellectual elite, providing objective news coverage in the belief that good news would beat sensationalist reporting found in other Egyptian print media. After 3 years, it was challenging ''Al-Ahram'' for the status of being the national paper of record. Though never reaching a circulation of more than 200,000 (''[[Al-Ahram]]'' has circulation figures quoted in the 300,000 range), members of the Egyptian media pointed to it as the embodiment of Egyptian print media’s newfound independence and the “best paper in Egypt.”{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}} As of 2009 it is regarded as the most influential newspaper in Egypt.<ref name="2008, week 19, art. 2">David Grant, “From “Decorative Democracy” to Journalistic Potency: Egyptian Print Media Today and Tomorrow,” in: [[Arab-West Report]], [http://arabwestreport.info 2008, week 19, art. 2]</ref>. |
The newspaper was founded in late 2002 by Salah Diab, an Egyptian businessman whose grandfather (Tawfik Diab) was one of Egypt's most renowned publishers in 1930s and 1940s. On 7 June 2004, it published its first edition. The paper initially circulated primarily amongst Cairo’s intellectual elite, providing objective news coverage in the belief that good news would beat sensationalist reporting found in other Egyptian print media. After 3 years, it was challenging ''Al-Ahram'' for the status of being the national paper of record. Though never reaching a circulation of more than 200,000 (''[[Al-Ahram]]'' has circulation figures quoted in the 300,000 range), members of the Egyptian media pointed to it as the embodiment of Egyptian print media’s newfound independence and the “best paper in Egypt.”{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}} As of 2009 it is regarded as the most influential newspaper in Egypt.<ref name="2008, week 19, art. 2">David Grant, “From “Decorative Democracy” to Journalistic Potency: Egyptian Print Media Today and Tomorrow,” in: [[Arab-West Report]], [http://arabwestreport.info/node/19796 2008, week 19, art. 2]</ref>. |
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It has successfully responded to the Egyptian media market as a whole and not a single political party, like many Egyptian opposition papers, and was unafraid to take on hard-hitting topics, like governmental news outlets. Further, it harnessed the energy of young journalists, giving them incentives to produce good work <ref name="2008, week 19, art. 2"/>. |
It has successfully responded to the Egyptian media market as a whole and not a single political party, like many Egyptian opposition papers, and was unafraid to take on hard-hitting topics, like governmental news outlets. Further, it harnessed the energy of young journalists, giving them incentives to produce good work <ref name="2008, week 19, art. 2"/>. |
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| Type | Daily |
|---|---|
| Format | Compact |
| Owner(s) | Al-Masry Al-Youm for Journalism and Publication |
| Editor | Magdy El-Galad |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Political alignment | Independent reformist/liberal |
| Headquarters | Garden City, Cairo, Egypt |
| Website | http://www.almasryalyoum.com Template:Ar http://almasryalyoum.com/en Transclusion error: {{En}} is only for use in File namespace. Use {{langx|en}} or {{in lang|en}} instead. |
Al-Masry Al-Youm (Template:Lang-ar al-Maṣrī l-Yawm, IPA: [elˈmɑsˤɾi lˈjoːm], meaning The Egyptian Today) is an Egyptian privately owned daily newspaper that was first published in June 2004. It is published in Arabic and has a website in both Arabic and English. It strives to be a full-service multimedia news organization for Egypt.[1][2]
Founding
The newspaper was founded in late 2002 by Salah Diab, an Egyptian businessman whose grandfather (Tawfik Diab) was one of Egypt's most renowned publishers in 1930s and 1940s. On 7 June 2004, it published its first edition. The paper initially circulated primarily amongst Cairo’s intellectual elite, providing objective news coverage in the belief that good news would beat sensationalist reporting found in other Egyptian print media. After 3 years, it was challenging Al-Ahram for the status of being the national paper of record. Though never reaching a circulation of more than 200,000 (Al-Ahram has circulation figures quoted in the 300,000 range), members of the Egyptian media pointed to it as the embodiment of Egyptian print media’s newfound independence and the “best paper in Egypt.”[citation needed] As of 2009 it is regarded as the most influential newspaper in Egypt.[3].
It has successfully responded to the Egyptian media market as a whole and not a single political party, like many Egyptian opposition papers, and was unafraid to take on hard-hitting topics, like governmental news outlets. Further, it harnessed the energy of young journalists, giving them incentives to produce good work [3].
The first editor-in-chief was Magdi Mohana, followed by Anwar El Hawari, who resigned in January 2005. The third and current editor-in-chief is Magdy El Galad. Hisham Kassem, former CEO, left the newspaper in October 2006.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "About Al-Masry Al-Yaum". Retrieved 23 October 2010.
- ^ Template:Ar "عن المصري اليوم". Retrieved 23 October 2010.
- ^ a b David Grant, “From “Decorative Democracy” to Journalistic Potency: Egyptian Print Media Today and Tomorrow,” in: Arab-West Report, 2008, week 19, art. 2
External links
- Al-Masry Al-Youm (English) official website
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