The Cambodia Daily
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| Founder(s) | Bernard Krisher |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1993 |
| Language | English, Khmer |
| Ceased publication | 4 September 2017 |
| Headquarters | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Website | www |
The Cambodia Daily was an English-language daily newspaper based in Cambodia.
History
The Cambodia Daily was started in 1993 by Bernard Krisher, an American journalist. Krisher hired two young and relatively inexperienced journalists, Barton Biggs and Robin McDowell, as the paper's first editors. The first issue was published in 1993 and the last issue was published in September, 2017. It was printed in Phnom Penh in an A4-size format and was delivered six days a week, Monday to Saturday, with the Saturday edition accompanied by a full-color Weekend magazine. The Daily had access to copy both donated and purchased from major news outlets and wire services (Reuters, The New York Times, The Washington Post) and had a staff of Cambodian and foreign journalists covering local news. A daily section in the Khmer language carried articles translated from the main English-language section.
Cambodia has another English-language daily newspaper, the Phnom Penh Post, formerly fortnightly but published daily since early 2008.
The New York Times credited The Cambodia Daily with first pointing out that Somaly Mam's stories of her childhood were false in 2012 and 2013.[1][2]
Closure
The Cambodia Daily published its final issue on September 4th, 2017, announcing its immediate closure. The closure was the result of a long battle with the Cambodian government over a $6 million dollar tax bill.[3] The front page featured their last story regarding the arrest of CNRP leader, Kem Sokha, in the midst of a "deteriorating" political climate, as stated by the UN Human Rights Office.[4]
The closure followed the ban of popular radio stations, Voice of America and Radio Free Asia, in the Cambodian provinces and a country-wide media crackdown. The journalist community showed their support for The Daily with a social media movement #SaveTheDaily.
See also
References
- ^ Mullany, Gerry (29 May 2014). "Activist resigns amid charges of fabrication". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
She said the foundation retained a law firm in March to investigate the allegations, which were raised by The Cambodia Daily in articles in 2012 and 2013.
- ^ Simon Marks; Phorn Bopha (25 April 2012). "More Questions Over Somaly Mam's Kidnapping Claim". Cambodiadaily.com.
- ^ Stoklasa, Julia (2017-09-03). "The Cambodia Daily confirms it will close on Monday". Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
- ^ "UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Prof. Rhona Smith, releases her end-of-mission statement | OHCHR". cambodia.ohchr.org. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
External links
- Official website
- Khmer News Aggregator - including other popular Khmer news sites.
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