Al Ra'i (Jordanian newspaper) explained

Al Rai
(الرأي)
Native Name:الرأي
Type:Daily newspaper
Owners:Jordan Press Foundation
Founder:Jordan Press Foundation
Chiefeditor:Dr. Khalid Shogran
Headquarters:Amman, Jordan
Foundation:2 June 1971
Language:Arabic
Sister Newspapers:The Jordan Times
Oclc:56565751

Al Ra'i (Arabic: الرأي;), also spelled Alrai, is an Arabic daily newspaper in Jordan. The Jordan Press Foundation, owner of the Al Rai, is government-owned. It has been regarded as Jordan's newspaper of record.[1]

History

After the occupation of the West Bank in June 1967, Jordan needed a media arm to transmit the government's point of view, the only newspaper that was published in Jordan at the time was Ad-Dustour, an independent newspaper from Amman.

On 13 May 1971, the Jordanian Prime Minister Wasfi al-Tal issued law number 26 in 1971 to establish the Jordan Press Foundation which is the publisher.[2] On 2 June 1971, the first issue of Al Rai was published. The daily was the second newspaper to be published by a company owned by the Jordanian government. The first being Al Sharq Al Arabi (صحيفة الشرق العربي), which had its first issue published in 1923. The newspaper is owned and published by Jordan Press Foundation.[3] The company later began to publish an English daily, The Jordan Times.[4]

Al Rai launched its Palestinian edition on 5 October 2005.[5] In August 2008, the daily started its e-journal, Minbar Al Rai, and in May 2009 it launched a weekly newspaper for advertisements.[3] Its estimated circulation was 45,000 copies in 1985 whereas it was 90,000 copies in 2003.[6] The officials of the paper stated that the daily's circulation was 80,000 in 2010.[3]

Content and staff

The newspaper is composed of five sections:

The editors-in-chief of Al Ra'i are appointed by the Jordanian government.[7] The former editors-in-chief of the daily include Abdul Wahab Zaghilat,[8] Samih Maaytah[9] and Mohammad Tal. In late 2011 Majid Asfour was appointed editor-in-chief.[9] Tariq AL-Momani is the current editor-in-chief of the paper.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kuttab . Daoud . 24 July 2024 . Jordan’s King Abdullah, PA President Mahmoud Abbas Meet in Amman .
  2. Web site: Adam Jones. The Jordanian Media System: Broad Outlines. Free Servers. 5 October 2014. 1999.
  3. News: Al Rai celebrates 42nd anniversary . 21 September 2013 . The Jordan Times . 3 June 2013 . Muath Freij . Amman . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130922213559/http://jordantimes.com/al-rai-celebrates-42nd-anniversary . 22 September 2013 .
  4. Web site: Jordan Press Foundation - Al-Rai (PRES) . https://web.archive.org/web/20100119152226/http://www.abci.com.jo/cms_files/Jordan_Press_Foundation_-_Al-Rai_(PRES)_-_Initiation_of_Coverage.pdf . dead . 19 January 2010 . ABC Investments . 21 September 2013 . Report . 28 July 2009 .
  5. Web site: Al Rai Newspaper Launches a Palestinian Edition . The Arab Press Network . 10 September 2014 . 13 October 2005 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140910200008/http://www.arabpressnetwork.org/articlesv2.php?id=101 . 10 September 2014 .
  6. Book: William A. Rugh. Arab Mass Media: Newspapers, Radio, and Television in Arab Politics. 2004. Greenwood Publishing Group. 978-0-275-98212-6. 123.
  7. Book: Carolyn M. Byerly. The Palgrave International Handbook of Women and Journalism. 2013. Palgrave Macmillan. 978-1-137-27324-6. 421.
  8. Web site: Arab Media Review (January-June 2012). Anti-Defamation League. 21 September 2013. 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130925083204/http://archive.adl.org/images/Arab-Media-Review-January-June-2012.pdf. 25 September 2013.
  9. News: Maaytah to Head Al Arab Al Yawm, Ghnaimat chief editor of Al Ghad daily. 11 September 2014. Ammon News. 1 January 2012.

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