Kyiv Post
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Type of site | News |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Owner | Mohammad Zahoor |
| URL | KyivPost.com |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Not required |
The Kyiv Post is Ukraine's leading English-language newspaper.[4]
History
The Kyiv Post was founded in October 1995 (as part of KP Media)[1] by an American, Jed Sunden.[2] The paper covers politics, business and entertainment. The staff is a team of Western and Ukrainian journalists, numbering 14 editorial team members as of May 2013, including 11 Ukrainians.
Historically, the editorial policy has supported democracy and free markets. It has published investigative stories, including coverage of the 2000 murder of journalist Georgiy Gongadze, the 2004 Orange Revolution and political corruption. The Kyiv Post launched a Ukrainian-Russian-language version of the paper in July 2010 to reach a mass audience, but discontinued the project in May 2012.
KP Media (thus Sunden) sold the newspaper to British citizen Mohammad Zahoor on July 28, 2009.[5] Zahoor owns the ISTIL Group and is a native of Pakistan and a former (since 2008) trader in steel production in Donetsk.[6] Zahoor publishes the newspaper through his Public Media company. It is produced by a team of Western and Ukrainian journalists and its circulation is 11,000 copies.
As of May 1, 2013, the editor of the paper is Jakub Parusinski, a dual Australian-Polish national. His appointment marks the first time the Kyiv Post's chief editor is not an American.
Projects
Kyiv Post Projects currently cover four different areas of operation: Kyiv Post Events, Kyiv Post Supplements, Kyiv Post Employment Fair, and Kyiv Post Marketing Services.
Kyiv Post Events, the conference subunit of Kyiv Post Projects, organizes thought-provoking events, translating the qualities of editorial coverage into debates. They give senior executives insights into strategic issues. The Kyiv Post Conferences define important issues and recommend actionable policy initiatives. The events bring senior executives together with influential policymakers and experts to discuss opportunities and challenges for the business community in conferences. They also provide a setting for interactive discussions and debates. Among others, annual events are The Tiger Conference, which focuses on Ukraine’s prospects after the Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius on Nov. 28-29, and how the country will be affected by the decision to sign or not to sign the Association Agreement with the European Union, a spring Food Safety Conference and a Roundtable focused on challenges regarding Intellectual Property Rights.
Kyiv Post Supplements focuses on special editions and other editorial projects by the Kyiv Post newsroom. Past projects include a Lifestyle Elite edition and a Special Euro 2012 edition. Current projects include an annual Wedding Supplement and a quarterly publication, Kyiv Post Legal Quarterly, which tackles the most salient issues for business from a legal perspective.
Kyiv Post Marketing Services offers support services to advertisers and other companies looking to maximize the efficiency and reach of the marketing budgets. These support services include copywriting, editing specialized texts, translations and design services.
Kyiv Post Employment Fair connects workers, mostly students, with employers who need their talent by organizing employment fairs twice a year, in June and September (in June 2014 the fair is cancelled due to unrest in Eastern Ukraine).
Controversies and scandals
From December 14, 2010, the Kyiv Post began blocking all internet traffic from the United Kingdom (UK) as a protest against English defamation law.[7] Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Firtash had started a libel lawsuit against Kyiv Post in the UK at the time; the case was struck out late February 2011 because the UK court believed Firtash had no major connection with the country.[8] The U.K. block was dropped later that year.
On April 15, 2011, the publisher fired chief editor Brian Bonner for publishing an interview with a government minister despite the owner’s request to drop it, allegedly under pressure from the government. Journalists on the paper went on strike in protest. Zahoor reinstated Bonner as an editor on April 20, 2011, ending the strike. The weekly newspaper never missed a print issue during the work stoppage and Bonner, who has served as chief editor since June 2008, remained on the job until April 30, 2013.[9] However there was controversy after Bonner's reinstatement, when two journalists who did not sign the petition in support of him left the newspaper. Bonner did not provide a reason for their departures, with sources indicating it was due to the two withholding their endorsement of him.[10]
As of March 1, 2013, the paper introduced a pay wall for its services.[11]
On April 26, 2013, chief editor Brian Bonner announced he would be leaving after more than five years as chief editor (1999, 2008-2013), writing a final column outlining the financial and journalist challenges facing the newspaper.[12]
References
- ^ a b About KP Media, KP Media
- ^ a b Kyiv Post founder reflects on 14 years as newspaper’s owner, reasons for sale, Kyiv Post (November 19, 2009)
- ^ "Kyivpost.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ^ "Regional newspapers". Krakow Post. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ Letter from the publisher, Kyiv Post (November 19, 2009)
- ^ Mohammad Zahoor buys Kyiv Post for an estimated $1.1 million, Kyiv Post (July 30, 2009)
- ^ Kyiv Post homepage, accessed 2011-01-20 from the UK
- ^ A libel without a cause, Varsity (24th February 2011)
- ^ Richard Balmforth (18 August 2011). "Journalists strike in Ukraine after editor fired". Reuters. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ http://khpg.org.ua/en/index.php?id=1303679456
- ^ http://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/op-ed/back-story-kyiv-post-320085.html?flavour=mobile
- ^ http://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/op-ed/kyiv-post-will-thrive-as-long-as-it-stays-true-to-its-journalistic-ideals-323757.html