Al Kalima

Al Kalima
الكلمة
Type Daily
Format Broadsheet
Founder(s) Mohamed Elmozogi
Founded 1 May 2011 (2011-05-01)
Political alignment Independent
Language Arabic
Headquarters Benghazi, Libya
Circulation 4,000 (June 2011)

Al Kalima (Arabic: الكلمة‎, meaning The Word') is an Arabic daily newspaper published in Libya. It is one of the newspapers established during or following the Libyan revolution which toppled Muammar Ghaddafi in 2011.[1][2]

History and profile

Al Kalima was launched by Mohamed Elmozogi in May 2011.[3] The paper is headquartered in Benghazi.[4] It has 16 pages and is published in broadsheet format.[3] In June 2011, the circulation of the daily was about 4,000 copies.[3]

Al Kalima is one of the independent papers in Libya in that it does not represent and have affiliation with any political interest groups and parties.[5] The paper covers news and features and is much more professionally run in contrast to others in the country.[6][7] Amal Omar Shennib is among the frequent contributors.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ghassan bin Khalifa (8 October 2011). "After Gaddafi: The People’s Makeover of Tripoli". Al Akhbar. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "Focus on Libya". PRWeek Global Thinktank. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 Michel Cousins (9 June 2011). "Libyan newspapers mushroom in an outpouring of pent-up frustration". Arab News. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Benghazi brigade leaders refute allegations of involvement in assassinations". Libya Herald. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  5. ↑ Wollenberg, Anja; Jason Pack (2013). "Rebels with a pen: observations on the newly emerging media landscape in Libya" (PDF). The Journal of North African Studies 18 (2): 191–210. doi:10.1080/13629387.2013.767197. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  6. 1 2 "For Amal, life (re)begins at 75". Shabab Libya. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  7. ↑ Florence Pichon (10 June 2011). "Arab Spring invigorates newspapers and journalism in the region". newsguild.org. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
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