Al Ghad
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The front page of the Al Ghad on Sunday 31 October 2010 | |
| Type | Daily |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Al Faridah Specialized Printing |
| Editor | Jumana Ghunaimat |
| Founded | 1 August 2004 |
| Language | Arabic |
| Headquarters | Amman |
| Website | Al Ghad website |
The Al Ghad (Arabic: الغد meaning The Tomorrow) is a privately owned and the first independent Arabic daily national newspaper published in Jordan and headquartered in Amman.[1]
History and profile
Al Ghad was founded by Mohammad Alayyan in August 2004.[1][2][3] Alayyan is also the chairman of the Al Faridah Specialized Printing, publisher of the daily.[3][4] As of 2005 Emad Hmoud was the editor-in-chief of the paper.[5]
On 20 December 2011 the editor-in-chief of the daily, Samih Al Maayta, was fired by the ministry of atate for media affairs and communication.[6] Its current editor-in-chief is Jumana Ghunaimat[1][7] who was appointed to the post in late 2011.[8] As of 2011 Mohammed Sweidan was the managing editor of the daily.[9]
In addition to its print version, it launched online version[1] which has reached a significant number of readers.[2] It was the 10th most visited website for 2010 in the MENA region.[10]
The paper was awarded three prizes in the categories of Best Design, Best Front Page, and Best Electronic Portal in the 7th Asia Media Awards, organized by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (IFRA).[2]
Content
The newspaper is organized into five sections:[2]
- Al Ghad Al Urduni (الغد الأردني): for local news of Jordan
- Arabs and the World ( العرب والعالم): covers international and regional news
- Al Tahaddi (التحدي): for sports news
- Markets and Money (سوق ومال): covers world economical and business news
- Hyatuna: this section covers different news related to health and environment
Al Ghad reprinted the Danish caricatures of Prophet Mohammad in 2006 without causing any criticism in the country.[11]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Rana F. Sweis; Dina Baslan (10 October 2013). "Mapping Digital Media: Jordan". Open Society Foundations. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Al Ghad". Media Me. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Report: Emerging Jordan 2007. Oxford Business Group. 2007. p. 190. ISBN 978-1-902339-74-0. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ↑ "Board of Directors". Jordan Media Institute. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ↑ "Report on Media in Jordan for 2005". IFEX. 21 March 2006. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ↑ "Press and Cultural Freedom in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Palestine" (Annual report). SKeyes. 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ↑ "Jumana Ghunaimat". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ↑ "Maaytah to Head Al Arab Al Yawm, Ghnaimat chief editor of Al Ghad daily". Ammon News. 1 January 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ↑ Rana F. Sweis (2 March 2011). "In Jordan, Some Regret a Missed Opportunity". The New York Times (Amman). Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ↑ "Forbes Releases Top 50 MENA Online Newspapers; Lebanon Fails to Make Top 10". Jad Aoun. 28 October 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ↑ Daved Barry; Hans Hansen (30 April 2008). The SAGE Handbook of New Approaches in Management and Organization. SAGE Publications. p. 245. ISBN 978-1-4462-0407-8. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
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