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.[3] David Hearst has said that his staff come from varied backgrounds and that “some are activists” but added: “The moment they come through this door they become journalists.[4] Hearst said 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 BBC News.,[5] the Huffington Post.,[6] the Guardian.[7] and the New York Times.[8]


References

  1. ↑ About Middle East Eye Middle East Eye. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  2. ↑ David Hearst. Articles. Middle East Eye. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Muslim Brotherhood, its UK connections and media attacks on the UAE revealed". The National. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  4. ↑ http://www.thenational.ae/uae/al-jazeera-executive-helped-to-launch-controversial-uk-website
  5. ↑ BBC on Saudi Arabia. . Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  6. ↑ Huffington Post on Qatar world cup. . Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  7. ↑ The Guardian on the Gulf's silence on Gaza. . Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  8. ↑ The New York Times on Gaza. . Retrieved 8 August 2014.


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