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[[The Washington Post]]'s Max Fisher has called Al-Monitor "an invaluable Web-only publication following the Middle East."<ref>{{cite web|last=Fisher|first=Max|title=What then-U.S. national security adviser for Iran says about ‘Argo’|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2012/10/22/what-then-u-s-national-security-adviser-for-iran-says-about-argo/|publisher=The Washington Post|accessdate=5 November 2013}}</ref> Ian Burrell of [[The Independent]], in January 2013, called Al-Monitor "an ambitious website that pulls together the commentary of distinguished writers from across the region."<ref>{{cite web|last=Burrell|first=Ian|title=Rupert Murdoch's Twitter slap-down has big implications - and not just for News Corp editors|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/rupert-murdochs-twitter-slapdown-has-big-implications--and-not-just-for-news-corp-editors-8471495.html|publisher=The Independent|accessdate=5 November 2013}}</ref> |
[[The Washington Post]]'s Max Fisher has called Al-Monitor "an invaluable Web-only publication following the Middle East."<ref>{{cite web|last=Fisher|first=Max|title=What then-U.S. national security adviser for Iran says about ‘Argo’|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2012/10/22/what-then-u-s-national-security-adviser-for-iran-says-about-argo/|publisher=The Washington Post|accessdate=5 November 2013}}</ref> Ian Burrell of [[The Independent]], in January 2013, called Al-Monitor "an ambitious website that pulls together the commentary of distinguished writers from across the region."<ref>{{cite web|last=Burrell|first=Ian|title=Rupert Murdoch's Twitter slap-down has big implications - and not just for News Corp editors|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/rupert-murdochs-twitter-slapdown-has-big-implications--and-not-just-for-news-corp-editors-8471495.html|publisher=The Independent|accessdate=5 November 2013}}</ref> |
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Al-Monitor has been criticised for following the agenda of the Iranian and Syrian governments and Hezbollah. <ref>http://iraniansforum.com/lobby/index.php/other-orgs/104-al-monitor-a-pro-tehran-website-in-washington al-monitor-a-pro-tehran-website-in-Washington</ref> <ref> tabletmag June 2013, http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/134557/al-monitor-middle-east</ref> |
Al-Monitor has been criticised for following the agenda of the Iranian and Syrian governments and Hezbollah. <ref>http://iraniansforum.com/lobby/index.php/other-orgs/104-al-monitor-a-pro-tehran-website-in-washington al-monitor-a-pro-tehran-website-in-Washington</ref> <ref> tabletmag June 2013, http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/134557/al-monitor-middle-east</ref>In 2011 Al-Monitor founder Jamal Daniel bought 20% of ''As-Safir'' , described by the ''[[New York Times]]'' as, a 'pro-Assad Lebanese newspaper'. <ref> [http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Business/Lebanon/2011/Aug-26/147204-syrian-american-acquires-stake-in-as-safir.ashx#axzz2JrYgzTcM Syrian American acquire stake in as safir]</ref> |
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==History and organization== |
==History and organization== |
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Type of site | Online newspaper |
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| Available in | English, Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish |
| Owner | Jamal Daniel (Private) |
| Editor | Andrew Parasiliti, PhD |
| URL | al-monitor |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | February 13, 2012 |
Content license | Copyright |
Al-Monitor is a media site founded by Jamal Daniel[1] and based in Washington, DC. Al-Monitor provides reporting and analysis from the Middle East through both original and translated content. The site has partnerships with major news organizations from countries in the Middle East.[2] Among its partners are El Khabar, Al-Masry Al-Youm, Azzaman, Calcalist, Yedioth Ahronoth, Al-Qabas, Al-Nahar, As-Safir, Al-Hayat, Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal, Habertürk, Milliyet, Radikal, Sabah, Taraf, Al Khaleej, and Al-Tagheer.
The Washington Post's Max Fisher has called Al-Monitor "an invaluable Web-only publication following the Middle East."[3] Ian Burrell of The Independent, in January 2013, called Al-Monitor "an ambitious website that pulls together the commentary of distinguished writers from across the region."[4]
Al-Monitor has been criticised for following the agenda of the Iranian and Syrian governments and Hezbollah. [5] [6]In 2011 Al-Monitor founder Jamal Daniel bought 20% of As-Safir , described by the New York Times as, a 'pro-Assad Lebanese newspaper'. [7]
History and organization
Al-Monitor was launched February 13, 2012.[8] Its board, consisting of academics, journalists, and business executives, includes Jamal Daniel; Simon Ayat, Executive Vice President and CFO of Schlumberger; Tony Chase, Chairman & CEO of ChaseSource, L.P; Joanna Hitchcock, Former Director of the University of Texas Press; Ambassador Nassif Hitti, Senior Arab League Official, Former Head of the Arab League Mission in Paris and Permanent Observer at UNESCO; Dean Carol Lancaster, Dean of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University; David Leebron, President of Rice University; Dr. Andrew Parasiliti, Editor-in-Chief of Al-Monitor; Dr. Paul Salem, Vice President of the Middle East Institute, Director of the Arab Transitions Initiative; Denis Simonneau, Member of the GDF SUEZ Executive Committee; John Solomon, Editor and Vice President for Content and Business Development of Washington Times; and Jason Woods, COO of Al-Monitor.
Content
Al-Monitor features reporting and analysis by journalists and experts from the Middle East, including through its Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and Turkey Pulses. Its contributors include Sultan al Qassemi, a columnist with the United Arab Emirates–based The National (Abu Dhabi) and one of TIME's 140 Best Twitter Feeds of 2011 selections;[9] Barbara Slavin, former diplomatic corresondent for USA Today and senior fellow at the Atlantic Council; Laura Rozen, a former foreign policy reporter for Politico, Foreign Policy, and Yahoo; and Madawi al-Rasheed, a professor of social anthropology at King's College London; Cairo-based political analyst Bassem Sabry, an Egyptian writer who writes extensively on Egypt and the Arab Spring, and was listed on top100arabs.com as the 100th most influential Twitter user in MENA;[10] Akiva Eldar a long-time Israeli political columnist formerly with Haaretz, and Gaza-based Asmaa al-Ghoul.
The site also conducts interviews with newsmakers, including Deputy Secretary of State William Joseph Burns; former Director of Policy Planning for the U.S. State Department Anne-Marie Slaughter; former U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel; and Mustafa Barghouti, a one-time candidate for Palestinian Authority president who has championed non-violent resistance to Israel.
References
- ^ "About". The Levant Foundation. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ "About Us". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ^ Fisher, Max. "What then-U.S. national security adviser for Iran says about 'Argo'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ Burrell, Ian. "Rupert Murdoch's Twitter slap-down has big implications - and not just for News Corp editors". The Independent. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ http://iraniansforum.com/lobby/index.php/other-orgs/104-al-monitor-a-pro-tehran-website-in-washington al-monitor-a-pro-tehran-website-in-Washington
- ^ tabletmag June 2013, http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/134557/al-monitor-middle-east
- ^ Syrian American acquire stake in as safir
- ^ "About Us". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ Fastenberg, Dan. "The 140 Best Twitter Feeds of 2011". TIME. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ^ Top Twitter Influentials in MENA