 Yediot Ahronot headquarters, Tel Aviv, Israel |
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| Type | Daily Newspaper |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | Yedioth Ahronoth Group |
| Editor | Shilo De-Beer |
| Founded | 1939 |
| Headquarters | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Website | ynetnews.com |
Yedioth Ahronoth (Hebrew: ידיעות אחרונות, 
Yedi'ot Aharonot (help·info), lit. Latest News) is a daily newspaper published in Tel Aviv, Israel.[1] Since the 1970s, it has been the most widely circulated paper in Israel.[citation needed]
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History
Yedioth Ahronoth was established in the late 1930s by an investor named Nachum Kumarov. It was the first evening paper in Palestine, and attempted to emulate the format of the London Evening Standard. Running into financial difficulties, Kumarov sold the paper to Yehuda Mozes, a wealthy land dealer who regarded the paper as an interesting hobby and a long-term financial investment. His sons, Reuben and Noah ran the paper with Noah as the first managing editor.[2]
In 1948, a large group of journalists and staff members led by Azriel Carlebach, who was editor at the time, left to form Yedioth Maariv, later known as Maariv. Carlebach was replaced by Herzl Rosenblum. This began an on-going battle for circulation and prestige between the rival newspapers, which peaked during the 1990s when both papers were discovered to have bugged one another's phones.[3][4]
Today
Today, the paper is headed by Noah Mozes's son, Arnon Mozes. For many years it was edited by Herzl Rosenblum's son, Moshe Vardi, who was replaced in 2005 by Rafi Ginat. It is published in tabloid format and style, and emphasizes "drama and human interest over sophisticated analysis."[5] It has been described as "undoubtedly the country's number-one paper."[6] The paper is open to a wide range of political views.[1]
It is owned by the Yedioth Ahronoth Group[7], which also owns stocks in several Israeli companies, such as "Channel 2", a commercial television channel; "Hot", the Cable TV company; "Yedioth Tikshoret", a group of weekly local newspapers; "Vesti", a Russian language newspaper; magazines; such as the weekly TV guide magazine Pnai Plus and weekly women's magazine La'Isha, and other non-media companies. Shilo De-Beer was promoted to editor in April 2007[8].
Media bias accusations
Yedioth Ahronoth, along with other Israeli media outlets, has been criticized for its alleged censorship, self-righteousness, and attempts to muzzle dissent in its coverage of the January 2009 Gaza war of Israel and Hamas.[9]
See also
References
- ^ a b "The press in Israel". BBC. May 8, 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4969714.stm. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
- ^ The Israeli Press
- ^ Israel's newspaper war gets nasty CBC, 10 November 2000
- ^ Editor of Israeli paper Ma'ariv is charged in wiretapping case Jewish Bulletin of Northern California, 25 August 1995
- ^ Wolfsfeld, G. (1997) Media and Political Conflict ISBN 0521589673
- ^ The Israeli Press Jewish Virtual Library
- ^ "Yedioth Ahronoth Group - Holdings" (html). Companies. BAR Group. http://bar-ltd.co.il/english/ynet.asp. Retrieved 3-Dec-2008.
- ^ Asaf Carmel (April 30, 2007). "Back to the Future". Haaretz. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/854191.html.
- ^ "Israel media on defensive over Gaza war coverage." Agence France-Presse, January 14, 2009. Retrieved on 2009-01-28.
External links
- Ynet Semi-independent internet version (Hebrew)
- Ynetnews Semi-independent internet version (English)
- Israeli Newspaper Brawl Moving to the Internet - Forward
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