Al-Wafd Explained

Al-Wafd
الوفد
Type:Daily
Format:Broadsheet
Political:Opposition (Centre-right, National liberalism, Egyptian nationalism)
Publisher:Wafd Party
Headquarters:Dokki, Giza, Egypt
Website:Al Wafd

Al-Wafd (Arabic: الوفد meaning the Mission in English)[1] is the daily newspaper published by the Wafd party in Giza, Egypt.

History and profile

Al-Wafd was launched in 1984.[2] [3] As the house organ of the liberal-democratic neo-Wafd party, the paper is considered an opposition paper,[4] although both party and paper have oscillated between support and opposition for the regime.

It is one of the highest circulated papers among those dailies owned by a political party in the country.[5] The paper sold more than half a million copies in the 1990s.[6] The circulation of the daily in 2000 was 600,000 copies.[7]

Mohamed Ali Ibrahim was named as the editor-in-chief of the paper in 2005. Then Abbas Al Tarabili served as the editor-in-chief until February 2009. During the Egyptian revolution in 2011 Osama Heikal was the editor-in-chief.[8] He was appointed information minister in July 2011.[8]

The paper has also an online version, called Al Wafd Gate.[9]

Controversy

Abbas Al Tarabili, then chief editor of the daily, was fired in February 2009 due to low circulation rates that were between 9,000 and 10,000.[10]

On 4 September 2013, the paper portrayed the US President Barack Obama as Satan due to his support for opposition forces in Syria.[11]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Political Role of the Media. Country Studies. 7 October 2014.
  2. Web site: The Coverage of Egypt's Revolution in the Egyptian, American and Israeli Newspapers. Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. 29 September 2013. Hend Selim . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203011034/https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/fileadmin/documents/Publications/fellows__papers/2011-2012/The_Coverage_of_Egypt_s_Revolution.pdf. 3 December 2013 .
  3. Book: Mohamed El Bendary. The Egyptian Revolution: Between Hope and Despair: Mubarak to Morsi. 2013. Algora Publishing. 978-0-87586-992-6. 91.
  4. Book: Andrew Hammond. Popular Culture in the Arab World: Arts, Politics, and the Media. 2007. American Univ in Cairo Press. 978-977-416-054-7. 237.
  5. Rasha Allam. Media landscapes. Egypt European Journalism Centre. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  6. Web site: Yushi Chiba. Media History of Modern Egypt: A Critical Review. 10. Kyoto Working Papers on Area Studies: G-COE Series. 2010. 2433/155745.
  7. Web site: Sahar Hegazi. Mona Khalifa. Increasing the Coverage of Reproductive Health Issues in Egyptian Press Project. October 2000. FRONTIERS/Population Council. 30 September 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006201517/http://www.popcouncil.org/uploads/pdfs/frontiers/FR_FinalReports/egyptmedia.pdf. 6 October 2014.
  8. Web site: Egypt's reinstatement of Information Ministry is a setback. Committee to Protect Journalists. 3 January 2014. New York. 12 July 2011.
  9. Web site: Media Situation in Egypt: Thirteenth report for the period June and August 2014. Al Sawt Al Hurr. 6 October 2014. Report.
  10. News: Egypt: Al-Wafd newspaper editor fired because of drop in circulation . 15 March 2013 . The Arab Press Network . 27 February 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140808054534/http://www.arabpressnetwork.org/articlesv2.php?id=3089 . 8 August 2014 .
  11. News: Egyptian newspaper creates image of Obama as Satan. 25 September 2013. New York Daily News. 5 September 2013. Leslie Larson.

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