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Haaretz
Front page of the Hebrew and English editions
TypeDaily Newspaper
FormatBerliner
Owner(s)Schocken Family
EditorDov Alfon[1]
Associate editorTammy Litani
Founded1919
LanguageHebrew & English editions
HeadquartersTel Aviv, Israel
Circulation72,000
(Weekends: 100,000)[1]
Websitehttp://www.haaretz.co.il
http://www.haaretz.com

Haaretz (Hebrew: הארץ) (lit. "The Land", originally Hadashot Ha'aretz - "News of the Land"[2]) is Israel's oldest daily newspaper. It was founded in 1918 and is now published in both Hebrew and English in Berliner format. The English edition is published and sold together with the International Herald Tribune. Both Hebrew and English editions can be read on the Internet. In North America, it comes out as a weekly newspaper, combining articles from the Friday edition with a roundup from the rest of the week.

Compared to other mass circulation papers in Israel, Haaretz uses smaller headlines and print. Less space is devoted to pictures, and more to political analysis. Its editorial pages are considered influential among government leaders.[3] Apart from the news, Haaretz publishes feature articles on social and environmental issues, as well as book reviews, investigative reporting and political commentary.

The Hebrew edition has a core readership of 65,000. The English edition has a subscriber base of 15,000. [4][5] The newspaper itself has reported a paid subscribership of 65,000, daily sales of 72,000 copies, and 100,000 on weekends.[6]

Haaretz's readership includes Israel's intelligentsia and its political and economic elites.[7][8][9] According to one media study, "the likelihood of Haaretz readership rises with income, education, and age."[10] Despite its relatively low circulation, it is more influential than Israel's other major daily newspapers.[7]

History

Haaretz was first published in 1918 as a newspaper sponsored by the British military government in Palestine.[11] In 1919 it was taken over by Russian Zionists. Initially, it was called Hadashot Ha'aretz ("News of the Land"). The literary section of the paper attracted the leading Hebrew writers of the time.[12] It was first published in Jerusalem, but moved to Tel Aviv in 1923, under the editorship of Moshe Gluecksohn, who served as editor from 1922 to 1937.[13] Salman Schocken, a wealthy German Jewish Zionist who owned a chain of department stores in Germany, bought the paper in 1937. His son, Gershom Schocken, became the chief editor and held that position until 1990.[14]

Management

The newspaper's editorial policy was defined by Gershom Gustav Schocken, who was editor-in-chief from 1939 to 1990. Haaretz is owned by the Schocken family. The editor of the paper today is Dov Alfon, replacing David Landau in April 2008. Landau succeeded Hanoch Marmari[15] and Yoel Esteron in April 2004. Adar Primor was the editor of Haaretz English Edition from 2005-2007. Charlotte Halle became managing editor of the English Edition in 2007 and editor of the English Edition in February 2008.

In August 2006, DuMont Schauberg acquired 25 percent of the shares of the Haaretz group. This German publisher, based in Cologne, owns four daily newspapers and a dozen other publications. It is also a partial owner of various radio stations. The deal was negotiated with the help of former Israeli ambassador to Germany Avi Primor. According to the CEO of the Haaretz group Amos Schocken, the proceeds from the sale will allow the company to augment its stake at Walla!, an Israeli Internet site.

Editorial policy and viewpoints

Haaretz describes itself as broadly liberal on domestic issues and international affairs.[16] It is described as liberal[17][18][19][20][21] or left-wing[22][23][24][25]. According to the BBC it has a moderate stance on foreign policy and security issues.[26] The newspaper describes its op-ed pages as being open to a wide variety of political opinions.[27] In 2001, the pro-Israel media-monitoring and advocacy group CAMERA claimed that Haaretz fueled anti-Israel bias.[28] A 2003 study in the The Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics found that Haaretz reporting was more favorable to Israelis than Palestinians, and more likely to report stories from the Israeli side.[29] Some Haaretz readers accused Haaretz of being anti-Jewish, anti-Israel and anti-Zionist.[30] Israeli author Irit Linur cancelled her subscription, claiming that Haaretz was anti-Zionist.[31][32] The Nation describes Haaretz as "Israel's liberal beacon," citing its editorials voicing opposition to the occupation, the security fence, discriminatory treatment of Arab citizens, and the mindset that led to Second Lebanon War.[5] Frontline described Haaretz as "the most prestigious Israeli newspaper".[33]

Internet editions

Haaretz operates both Hebrew [34] and English [35] language websites. Some articles on both websites are open to readers' comments. Haaretz's policy on comments is more tolerant than that of many news sites outside Israel, in line with its belief in freedom of expression and with the policy of most other Israeli news sites. As Fania Oz-Salzberger, a frequent contributor to the Haaretz opinion pages, put it: "It is possible and important to grapple with virtual evil, but not by silencing it. It is better to do so intelligently and with humor, in the same public space where it first saw the light of day - on the Internet itself. This is because sunshine, as American-Jewish Supreme Court justice Louis Brandeis said, is the best disinfectant."[36] Others, among them Haaretz's Bradley Burston, feel that comments should be censored more aggressively.[37]

Internet blogs and columns

  • Rosner's Domain by Shmuel Rosner, former U.S. Correspondent,[39] explored Israeli, American Jewish and Zionist issues in the United States. His column The Israel Factor discussed U.S. presidential candidates in the light of their possible influence on Israel. [40] Rosner's Guest featured interviews with personalities in the United States.[41]Rosner was replaced by Natasha Mozgovaya in August 2008.
  • A Special Place in Hell is Bradley Burston's twice-weekly award-winning blog on Haaretz.com. [42]

Notable journalists

Present

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Past

Supplements and special features

All week

  • News, op-eds, political commentary
  • Gallery (Culture, entertainment, television and radio listings)
  • TheMarker business supplement
  • Sudoku puzzle

Sunday

  • Sports (extended)

Wednesday

  • Musaf Hasfarim book supplement

Friday

  • Extended news coverage
  • Musaf Haaretz weekend magazine
  • Culture and literature
  • Real estate
  • Local news

References

  1. ^ a b Dov Alfon named as new Haaretz editor-in-chief - Haaretz - Israel News
  2. ^ http://www.pressreference.com/Gu-Ku/Israel.html
  3. ^ Beckerman, Gal (2005). "Disengaged". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 2007-06-21. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  4. ^ Haaretz (2007-10-26). "Subscribe to Haaretz". Haaretz.
  5. ^ a b Stephen Glazin (2007-09-06). "Ha'aretz, Israel's Liberal Beacon". The Nation.
  6. ^ Haaretz service. Dov Alfon named as new Haaretz editor-in-chief. Haaretz, Feb 13, 2008.
  7. ^ a b Rebecca L. Torstrick. Culture and Customs of Israel. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2006
  8. ^ Idith Zertal, Chaya Galai. Israel's Holocaust and the Politics of Nationhood. Cambridge University Press, 2005.
  9. ^ Elizabeth Poole, John E. Richardson. Muslims and the News Media. I.B.Tauris, 2006/
  10. ^ Dan Caspi, Yehiel Limor. The IN/Outsiders: Mass Media in Israel. Hampton Press, 1999. p. 79.
  11. ^ TAU- Institute of Jewish Press and Communications- The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Center
  12. ^ Encyclopedia Judaica, Newspapers, Hebrew, vol. 12, Keter Books, Jerusalem, 1978
  13. ^ http://www.tau.ac.il/education/arch/e-reka23.doc
  14. ^ A newspaper's mission - Haaretz - Israel News
  15. ^ Hanoch Marmari speaks about Haaretz http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:fIMAMItDFyMJ:www.pij.org/details.php%3Fid%3D376+gershom+gustav+schocken&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4
  16. ^ Haaretz.com. About Haaretz. Accessed July 24, 2008.
  17. ^ Dan Caspi. Media Decentralization: The Case of Israel's Local Newspapers. Transaction Publishers, 1986.
  18. ^ Ira Sharkansky. The Politics of Religion and the Religion of Politics: Looking at Israel. Lexington Books, 2000.
  19. ^ Rebecca L. Torstrick. Culture and Customs of Israel. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2006
  20. ^ Idith Zertal, Chaya Galai. Israel's Holocaust and the Politics of Nationhood. Cambridge University Press, 2005
  21. ^ BBC NEWS | Middle East | Israeli media vents fury at Likud
  22. ^ http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2007/01/31/israels_olmert_looks_to_extend_west_bank_barrier/
  23. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3451497.stm
  24. ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/featuredCrisis/idUSL24528048
  25. ^ http://www.economist.com/books/displaystory.cfm?story_id=E1_RGNGSVV
  26. ^ "The press in Israel". bbc.co.uk. 8 May 2006. Retrieved 2008-02-14. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  27. ^ Yossi Klein (September 25, 2007). "A sketch, in black and white". Haaretz. Retrieved 2007-09-26. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  28. ^ http://www.camera.org/index.asp?x_context=2&x_outlet=55&x_article=171
  29. ^ Matt Viser. Attempted objectivity: An analysis of the New York Times and Ha'aretz and their portrayals of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics. 2003, Vol. 8, No. 4, 114-120.
  30. ^ http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=209509&contrassID=2&subContrassID=4&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y
  31. ^ http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=209509&contrassID=2&subContrassID=4&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y "Readers accused us of being anti-Jewish, anti-Israel and anti-Zionist" "A prominent Israeli best-selling author sent us a letter cancelling her subscription and accusing us of being foolishly and wickedly anti-Zionist."
  32. ^ http://www.ajpme.org/articles/operationd.htm "Ha'aretz, is currently the target of a consumer boycott for its alleged anti-Zionist tendencies. One-time leftist Irit Linor triggered the campaign by publicly canceling her subscription. "I don't want to be a subscriber to a newspaper that makes me ashamed of my Zionism, my patriotism, and my intelligence, three traits I hold dear," Linor wrote. The letter, published on a leading Israeli news site, provoked an unprecedented number of responses. Some 300 surfers wrote in, the overwhelming majority to support Linor, and even to announce that they too were canceling their subscriptions to Ha'aretz."
  33. ^ Israel's colonial war Frontline
  34. ^ חדשות, ידיעות מהארץ והעולם - עיתון הארץ
  35. ^ Haaretz Daily Newspaper Israel, Israeli News Source
  36. ^ The democratization of evil - Haaretz - Israel News
  37. ^ Ten ways to make sure that peace stays dead - Haaretz - Israel News
  38. ^ Haaretz Online, Shimon Peres (2007-11-07). "Peres Online". Haaretz.
  39. ^ Haaretz Online, Shmuel Rosner (2007-11-09). "Shmuel Rosner - biography". Haaretz.
  40. ^ http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/rosnerPage.jhtml
  41. ^ http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/rosnerGuest.jhtml?itemNo=816890
  42. ^ http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/762913.html
  43. ^ Haaretz.com senior editor Bradley Burston wins award for Mideast journalism - Haaretz - Israel News
  44. ^ Haaretz correspondent Akiva Eldar wins Mideast journalism award - Haaretz - Israel News
  45. ^ Fellow journalists to honor Haaretz commentator Yoel Marcus in Eilat - Haaretz - Israel News
  46. ^ a b Haaretz reporters Klein, Reznick win Sokolov Award for Journalism - Haaretz - Israel News
  47. ^ http://www.indopubs.com/is4.html
  48. ^ Special Report
  49. ^ (http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/905834.html)
  50. ^ The long goodbye - Haaretz - Israel News
  51. ^ Haaretz journalist Ehud Asheri dies of cancer at 57 - Haaretz - Israel News
  52. ^ Daniel Ben-Simon: Why I'm leaving journalism for politics - Haaretz - Israel News
  • Le Figaro, page 20, August 14 2006 (DuMont Schauberg's purchase of 25 percent of shares of the Haaretz group)

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Further reading

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