Al Akhbar (Lebanon): Difference between revisions

Browse history interactively ← Previous edit Next edit →Content deleted Content addedVisual WikitextInline

Revision as of 12:34, 27 January 2013 editFavonian (talk \| contribs)Autopatrolled, Administrators288,069 editsm Configured pending changes settings for Al Akhbar (Lebanon): Persistent vandalism (expires 12:34, 27 April 2013 (UTC))← Previous edit		Revision as of 12:54, 27 January 2013 edit undoAnomieBOT (talk \| contribs)Bots6,591,021 editsm Dating maintenance tags: {{Dead link}}Next edit →
Line 19:		Line 19:

	==Orientation==		==Orientation==
	'']'' defines its political orientation as progressive, affiliated with the general popular political stream working for independence, freedom, ], anti-occupation and social justice in ] and around the world.<ref>http://al-akhbar.com/ar/node/817</ref>{{dead link}}<ref name=aboutus>{{cite news\|title=About Us\|url=http://english.al-akhbar.com/about\|accessdate=27/01/2013\|newspaper=Al Akbar}}</ref> It The paper has published articles involving ] and ].<ref>http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/ziad-rahbani-al-akhbar-and-left</ref><ref> Al Akhbar, 8 March 2010</ref><ref> Al Akhbar, 20 June 2009</ref>		'']'' defines its political orientation as progressive, affiliated with the general popular political stream working for independence, freedom, ], anti-occupation and social justice in ] and around the world.<ref>http://al-akhbar.com/ar/node/817</ref>{{dead link\|date=January 2013}}<ref name=aboutus>{{cite news\|title=About Us\|url=http://english.al-akhbar.com/about\|accessdate=27/01/2013\|newspaper=Al Akbar}}</ref> It The paper has published articles involving ] and ].<ref>http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/ziad-rahbani-al-akhbar-and-left</ref><ref> Al Akhbar, 8 March 2010</ref><ref> Al Akhbar, 20 June 2009</ref>

	The American media variously classifies the paper as being pro-Hezbollah to "]".<ref name="nytimes.com">http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/29/world/middleeast/29beirut.html</ref><ref></ref><ref name=memri06>{{cite web\|title=Lebanon on the Brink of Civil War (3)\|url=http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/1795.htm\|publisher=MEMRI\|accessdate=16 June 2012\|format=Inquiry and Analysis Series Report No.302\|date=23 November 2006}}</ref><ref name=cory>{{cite journal\|last=ELLIS\|first=CORY\|coauthors=MATTHEW GUCKENBERG\|title=IN THE NAME OF MUQAWAMA: THE DOMESTIC POLITICAL RAMIFICATIONS OF HEZBOLLAH’S SUPPORT FOR THE ASSAD REGIME\|journal=THE INSTITUTE FOR MIDDLE EAST STUDIES\|year=2012\|url=http://www.gwu.edu/~imes/assets/docs/Capstone%20Papers%20-%202012/Ellis,%20Guckenberg.pdf\|accessdate=30 June 2012}}</ref> Ibrahim al Amine, editorial chairman of ''Al Akhbar'', says the paper is intended for “the U.S. ambassador to wake up in the morning, read it and get upset.”<ref> ], 28 December 2010</ref> The former U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon, ], said that the paper did get his attention, but not in the way that al Amine had hoped. In a letter to the New York Times, Feltman said: "Mr. Amine did get my attention, but not in the way he intended. The hilariously erroneous accounts of my activities reported as fact in his newspaper provoked morning belly laughs." <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/opinion/lweb09lebanon.html</ref> The ] has criticized it for 'too much reliance on single sources, and news pages that often show a loose mingling of fact, rumor and opinion." <ref name="nytimes.com"/> NYTimes also claims it is pro-Syrian.<ref>http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/11/syrian-version-of-annan-talks-not-hopeful/</ref>		The American media variously classifies the paper as being pro-Hezbollah to "]".<ref name="nytimes.com">http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/29/world/middleeast/29beirut.html</ref><ref></ref><ref name=memri06>{{cite web\|title=Lebanon on the Brink of Civil War (3)\|url=http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/1795.htm\|publisher=MEMRI\|accessdate=16 June 2012\|format=Inquiry and Analysis Series Report No.302\|date=23 November 2006}}</ref><ref name=cory>{{cite journal\|last=ELLIS\|first=CORY\|coauthors=MATTHEW GUCKENBERG\|title=IN THE NAME OF MUQAWAMA: THE DOMESTIC POLITICAL RAMIFICATIONS OF HEZBOLLAH’S SUPPORT FOR THE ASSAD REGIME\|journal=THE INSTITUTE FOR MIDDLE EAST STUDIES\|year=2012\|url=http://www.gwu.edu/~imes/assets/docs/Capstone%20Papers%20-%202012/Ellis,%20Guckenberg.pdf\|accessdate=30 June 2012}}</ref> Ibrahim al Amine, editorial chairman of ''Al Akhbar'', says the paper is intended for “the U.S. ambassador to wake up in the morning, read it and get upset.”<ref> ], 28 December 2010</ref> The former U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon, ], said that the paper did get his attention, but not in the way that al Amine had hoped. In a letter to the New York Times, Feltman said: "Mr. Amine did get my attention, but not in the way he intended. The hilariously erroneous accounts of my activities reported as fact in his newspaper provoked morning belly laughs." <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/opinion/lweb09lebanon.html</ref> The ] has criticized it for 'too much reliance on single sources, and news pages that often show a loose mingling of fact, rumor and opinion." <ref name="nytimes.com"/> NYTimes also claims it is pro-Syrian.<ref>http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/11/syrian-version-of-annan-talks-not-hopeful/</ref>

Revision as of 12:54, 27 January 2013

Al Akhbar
الأخبار
The 25 June 2007 front page of Al Akhbar
Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Berliner
Publisher	Akhbar Beirut
Founded	1938, new version 2006
Headquarters	Rue Verdun Beirut Lebanon
Website	Al Akhbar

Al Akhbar (Template:Lang-ar, literally "The News") is a daily Arabic language newspaper published in Beirut. Recently, it also started an English version published on the Internet.

History

The newspaper started printing and distribution in July 2006. It was established by Joseph Samaha and Ibrahim El Ameen. In December 2010, Al Akhbar received and published an advance copy of the US State Department cables by Wikileaks, after which the newspaper's website was hacked.

Orientation

Al-Akhbar defines its political orientation as progressive, affiliated with the general popular political stream working for independence, freedom, anti-war, anti-occupation and social justice in Lebanon and around the world. It The paper has published articles involving women's rights and gay rights.

The American media variously classifies the paper as being pro-Hezbollah to "left-wing". Ibrahim al Amine, editorial chairman of Al Akhbar, says the paper is intended for “the U.S. ambassador to wake up in the morning, read it and get upset.” The former U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon, Jeffrey Feltman, said that the paper did get his attention, but not in the way that al Amine had hoped. In a letter to the New York Times, Feltman said: "Mr. Amine did get my attention, but not in the way he intended. The hilariously erroneous accounts of my activities reported as fact in his newspaper provoked morning belly laughs." The New York Times has criticized it for 'too much reliance on single sources, and news pages that often show a loose mingling of fact, rumor and opinion." NYTimes also claims it is pro-Syrian.

References

^ About Al-Akhbar
Lebanese paper's website attacked over WikiLeaks The Associated Press, 9 December 2010
http://al-akhbar.com/ar/node/817
"About Us". Al Akbar. Retrieved 27/01/2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/ziad-rahbani-al-akhbar-and-left
خاص بمناسبة مئويّة اليوم العالمي للمرأة: نصف العالم أنـصاف مواطنات Al Akhbar, 8 March 2010
ماذا لو كان ابني مثلياً؟ Al Akhbar, 20 June 2009
^ http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/29/world/middleeast/29beirut.html
The Wall Street Journal, 2 December 2010
"Lebanon on the Brink of Civil War (3)" (Inquiry and Analysis Series Report No.302). MEMRI. 23 November 2006. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
ELLIS, CORY (2012). "IN THE NAME OF MUQAWAMA: THE DOMESTIC POLITICAL RAMIFICATIONS OF HEZBOLLAH'S SUPPORT FOR THE ASSAD REGIME" (PDF). THE INSTITUTE FOR MIDDLE EAST STUDIES. Retrieved 30 June 2012. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
Rarity in Region, Lebanese Paper Dares to Provoke New York Times, 28 December 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/opinion/lweb09lebanon.html
http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/11/syrian-version-of-annan-talks-not-hopeful/

External links

Categories:

Revision as of 12:34, 27 January 2013 editFavonian (talk \| contribs)Autopatrolled, Administrators288,069 editsm Configured pending changes settings for Al Akhbar (Lebanon): Persistent vandalism (expires 12:34, 27 April 2013 (UTC))← Previous edit		Revision as of 12:54, 27 January 2013 edit undoAnomieBOT (talk \| contribs)Bots6,591,021 editsm Dating maintenance tags: {{Dead link}}Next edit →
Line 19:		Line 19:

	==Orientation==		==Orientation==
	'']'' defines its political orientation as progressive, affiliated with the general popular political stream working for independence, freedom, ], anti-occupation and social justice in ] and around the world.<ref>http://al-akhbar.com/ar/node/817</ref>{{dead link}}<ref name=aboutus>{{cite news\|title=About Us\|url=http://english.al-akhbar.com/about\|accessdate=27/01/2013\|newspaper=Al Akbar}}</ref> It The paper has published articles involving ] and ].<ref>http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/ziad-rahbani-al-akhbar-and-left</ref><ref> Al Akhbar, 8 March 2010</ref><ref> Al Akhbar, 20 June 2009</ref>		'']'' defines its political orientation as progressive, affiliated with the general popular political stream working for independence, freedom, ], anti-occupation and social justice in ] and around the world.<ref>http://al-akhbar.com/ar/node/817</ref>{{dead link\|date=January 2013}}<ref name=aboutus>{{cite news\|title=About Us\|url=http://english.al-akhbar.com/about\|accessdate=27/01/2013\|newspaper=Al Akbar}}</ref> It The paper has published articles involving ] and ].<ref>http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/ziad-rahbani-al-akhbar-and-left</ref><ref> Al Akhbar, 8 March 2010</ref><ref> Al Akhbar, 20 June 2009</ref>

	The American media variously classifies the paper as being pro-Hezbollah to "]".<ref name="nytimes.com">http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/29/world/middleeast/29beirut.html</ref><ref></ref><ref name=memri06>{{cite web\|title=Lebanon on the Brink of Civil War (3)\|url=http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/1795.htm\|publisher=MEMRI\|accessdate=16 June 2012\|format=Inquiry and Analysis Series Report No.302\|date=23 November 2006}}</ref><ref name=cory>{{cite journal\|last=ELLIS\|first=CORY\|coauthors=MATTHEW GUCKENBERG\|title=IN THE NAME OF MUQAWAMA: THE DOMESTIC POLITICAL RAMIFICATIONS OF HEZBOLLAH’S SUPPORT FOR THE ASSAD REGIME\|journal=THE INSTITUTE FOR MIDDLE EAST STUDIES\|year=2012\|url=http://www.gwu.edu/~imes/assets/docs/Capstone%20Papers%20-%202012/Ellis,%20Guckenberg.pdf\|accessdate=30 June 2012}}</ref> Ibrahim al Amine, editorial chairman of ''Al Akhbar'', says the paper is intended for “the U.S. ambassador to wake up in the morning, read it and get upset.”<ref> ], 28 December 2010</ref> The former U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon, ], said that the paper did get his attention, but not in the way that al Amine had hoped. In a letter to the New York Times, Feltman said: "Mr. Amine did get my attention, but not in the way he intended. The hilariously erroneous accounts of my activities reported as fact in his newspaper provoked morning belly laughs." <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/opinion/lweb09lebanon.html</ref> The ] has criticized it for 'too much reliance on single sources, and news pages that often show a loose mingling of fact, rumor and opinion." <ref name="nytimes.com"/> NYTimes also claims it is pro-Syrian.<ref>http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/11/syrian-version-of-annan-talks-not-hopeful/</ref>		The American media variously classifies the paper as being pro-Hezbollah to "]".<ref name="nytimes.com">http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/29/world/middleeast/29beirut.html</ref><ref></ref><ref name=memri06>{{cite web\|title=Lebanon on the Brink of Civil War (3)\|url=http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/1795.htm\|publisher=MEMRI\|accessdate=16 June 2012\|format=Inquiry and Analysis Series Report No.302\|date=23 November 2006}}</ref><ref name=cory>{{cite journal\|last=ELLIS\|first=CORY\|coauthors=MATTHEW GUCKENBERG\|title=IN THE NAME OF MUQAWAMA: THE DOMESTIC POLITICAL RAMIFICATIONS OF HEZBOLLAH’S SUPPORT FOR THE ASSAD REGIME\|journal=THE INSTITUTE FOR MIDDLE EAST STUDIES\|year=2012\|url=http://www.gwu.edu/~imes/assets/docs/Capstone%20Papers%20-%202012/Ellis,%20Guckenberg.pdf\|accessdate=30 June 2012}}</ref> Ibrahim al Amine, editorial chairman of ''Al Akhbar'', says the paper is intended for “the U.S. ambassador to wake up in the morning, read it and get upset.”<ref> ], 28 December 2010</ref> The former U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon, ], said that the paper did get his attention, but not in the way that al Amine had hoped. In a letter to the New York Times, Feltman said: "Mr. Amine did get my attention, but not in the way he intended. The hilariously erroneous accounts of my activities reported as fact in his newspaper provoked morning belly laughs." <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/opinion/lweb09lebanon.html</ref> The ] has criticized it for 'too much reliance on single sources, and news pages that often show a loose mingling of fact, rumor and opinion." <ref name="nytimes.com"/> NYTimes also claims it is pro-Syrian.<ref>http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/11/syrian-version-of-annan-talks-not-hopeful/</ref>