Middle East Eye
The Middle East Eye (MEE) is an online news portal covering events in the Middle East and which has been cited by major media publications. The MEE website describes the organization as an independently funded online news organization founded in February 2014 which aims to be the primary portal of Middle East news.[1] The MEE editor is David Hearst, the former chief foreign leader writer for the British daily The Guardian.[2] MEE is wholly owned by M.E.E. Ltd, a UK company that employs about 20 full-time staff in its London offices and also has a network of freelance journalists. The sole director of M.E.E. Ltd is Jamal Bassasso who was a former director of planning and human resources at Al Jazeera.David Hearst has said that his staff came from varied backgrounds saying that “some were activists but this doesn't affect their professional journalism”. Hearst confirmed that MEE is not linked to any government or movement. Middle East Eye has been used as a reference in several well-known news websites such as the [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-29797087 BBC News].,[3] the [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-dorsey/brits-disappearance-casts_b_5770114.html Huffington Post].,[4] the [http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/aug/08/arab-gulf-states-silent-on-gaza Guardian].[5] and the [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/09/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-strip-conflict.html?_r=0 New York Times].[6]
References
- ^ [http://www.middleeasteye.net/about-middle-east-eye About Middle East Eye] Middle East Eye. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ David Hearst. [http://www.middleeasteye.net/users/david-hearst Articles.] Middle East Eye. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ BBC on Saudi Arabia. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-29797087]. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ Huffington Post on Qatar world cup. [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-dorsey/brits-disappearance-casts_b_5770114.html]. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ^ The Guardian on the Gulf's silence on Gaza. [http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/aug/08/arab-gulf-states-silent-on-gaza]. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ The New York Times on Gaza. [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/09/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-strip-conflict.html?_r=0]. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
External links
- [http://www.middleeasteye.net/ Middle East Eye]
See also
- Middle East Monitor (another London-based news website which has also reported on Middle Eastern issues and is supportive of the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas)