Kurdistan 24

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Kurdistan24 (K24) is an Iraqi Kurdish broadcast news station funded by Masrour Barzani, a son of Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani. It is based based in Erbil[1] with foreign bureaus in Washington, DC and Cologne, Germany.[2] The service was launched on October 31, 2015,[2] with television programs being broadcast in the Sorani and Kurmanji dialects of Kurdish, as well as in English and Turkish. According to the Kurdish MP Soran Omar, K24 was very likely founded by Masrour Barzani to elevate himself to succeed his father, President Masoud Barzani, and to counter Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani’s Rudaw "propaganda machine".[3]

Television

Kurdistan24 launched its television network on October 31, aiming to deliver 24-hour news from Kurdistan and around the world to "transform the media landscape of Kurdistan."[4] The television network covers events across the Greater Kurdistan area and offers analysis on relevant issues in this region.

In addition to political news, Kurdistan 24 offers segments on the Region's culture from all four parts of Kurdistan. It also updates its viewers on news of the sports world.

Website

Kurdistan24 provides news online in Kurdish (Sorani and Kurmanji) and English. Their websites cover news in the Kurdistan Region, the Middle East, and internationally. In addition, Kurdistan 24 provides coverage of culture, sports, and economy in Kurdistan and the world. Furthermore, Kurdistan 24 offers its readers a section for original interviews, as well as transcriptions of interviews after they've been aired on the television network. The network also provides readers with regular analysis and opinion pieces covering relevant issues in the Kurdistan Region and the Middle East.

Radio

Kurdistan 24 offers a radio broadcast in Kurdish. This is available in the Kurdistan Region and also to an international audience.

Criticism

Several sources have stated that K24 is being used to promote certain business interests and to cover up for wrongdoing by the president Massoud Barzani's sons in the oil sector.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Avid Everywhere heads to Northern Iraq with K24 TV". Digital Production Middle East. 18 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 Noreldin Waisi (4 November 2015). "Kurdistan 24: Breaking New Ground". Kurdistan 24.
  3. ↑ http://ekurd.net/kurdish-media-truth-lies-kurdistan24-2016-05-21
  4. ↑ "About Kurdistan 24". Kurdistan 24. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  5. ↑ "Iraqi Kurdish Media: Truth, lies & the Kurdistan24 TV channel | Gagrule.net". Gagrule.net. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
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