Watan News
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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Watan News LLC |
| Founder(s) | Nezam Mahdawi |
| Founded | March 1991 |
| Headquarters | Washington |
| Country | United states |
| Website | watanserb |
Watan News LLC is an independent Arab American news media corporation based in the United States of America. It was established by a Palestinian-American journalist Nezam Mahdawi in Washington, DC, in 1990.[1] It is one of the major Arab American newspapers in the United States that represents all parties’ perspectives instead of favoring any political party. Watan’s first issue was published in March 1991, under the freedom of the press in the United States. The website covers the news 24/7 and has correspondents around the world.[2]
The newspaper was an early success since it was the first Arab newspaper to speak openly and without any bias through its transparent journalism and news coverage. Watan is well-known for its unbiased coverage of Arab countries' political challenges, as well as a variety of other topics, in addition to the regular news, editorials, sports, and features published weekly in print and online modes.[3]
History
Nazem Mahdawi launched Watan News as a monthly print publication in Washington in 1991. Watan published its work from Los Angeles for two years, gaining a global audience. In 1994, Watan’s headquarters were moved to California by the Arab American Journalists Syndicate’s recommendation.[4]
Watan newspaper started to grow in 1995, servicing several of the main U.S. states, including New York, Texas, Chicago, Detroit, and Washington, DC, in addition to California. Watan News Media Corporation launched the Watan website in late 1996, making it one of the early Arab news websites on the internet.[5] Because of its comprehensive coverage of different points of view from the government, opposition, and all political groupings, Watan has frequently found itself in a perilous situation as a consequence of the political crises in Arab nations.Watan newspaper begins monthly, then every two weeks, and then weekly.[6]
Content
Watan News' editorial sections are often liberal in their viewpoint and adhere to a strong profanity policy. Since its inception, the media source has covered human rights and political topics that conventional media outlets are unable to cover due to censorship difficulties.[7] The newspaper's content has been praised for fairly representing all sides' viewpoints without regard for their colour, culture, or beliefs, as well as for maintaining openness while dealing with the.[8]
Products
Print Newspaper
Watan News the first issue was released in March 1991. It was the first Arab newspaper that was independent and published freely without any barriers.[9] The main audience was Arab immigrants in the United States and was published as a weekly print newspaper.[10]
Watan News has gained popularity as it was independent and has an unbiased opinion on the political views of Arab countries. By 1995, Watan newspaper expanded to the other major cities in the United States. Since then, it has built a reputation for its open political stance and published many widely shared columns about the politics in Arab countries.[11]
Digital version
Watan eventually also began publishing daily on the internet offering readers around the world immediate access to most of the daily newspaper's contents.[12] Soon Watan’s website was receiving over 120,000 page views per day even after its ban in some of the Arab countries (UAE and other Gulf states). Then, in order to reach all Arabs in the countries where Watan.com was restricted, Watan News LLC developed Watanserb.com, an alternative domain for Watan.com. Both domains are now up and running, although with different content.[13]
Vision
According to Watan News, their vision is to become a leafing news provider that prioritizes good governance to focus on the sustainable future of the Arab people and help ally with the people of the other countries in the near future.[14]
In the media
References
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- ↑ DONAGHY, RORI (13 August 2013). "UAE targets Arab-American news site". Index on Censorship. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ↑ SAN ROMÁN, GABRIEL. "UNITED ARAB EMIRATES WANTS AL-WATAN, ARAB-AMERICAN NEWSPAPER WITH ANAHEIM OFFICE, SHUT DOWN". Ocweekly. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ↑ "Journalist held incommunicado, netizens arrested, censorship". rsf. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ↑ "Rien ne va plus en Arabie saoudite". cpa.hypotheses.org. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ↑ House, Freedom (22 August 2014). "Freedom in the World 2014 - United Arab Emirates". refworld. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ↑ "بين دعاة السياسة والحرب.. الخريطة الكاملة للمتحكمين في مصير جنوب اليمن". arabic.sputniknews. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ↑ Ahmed, Hridoy (17 November 2021). "Benefits of Alternative Arabic News Sites". bloglovin. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ↑ el-Komi, Ahmed (27 July 2017). "Palestinian Christians, Muslims come together over Al-Aqsa protests". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ↑ "U.A.E. Attempts to Censor News Website in the U.S." WSJ. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ↑ Bdiwe, Ghalia (17 December 2015). "Canada's welcoming refugee response praised in Arab media". cbc. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ↑ BRAND, DEBORAH (31 July 2016). "Claim: Assad Offers Netanyahu Quiet for Staying Out of Syria Conflict". breitbart. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ↑ "Израиль определился со своей национальностью". 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ↑ "وطن. يغرد خارج السرب". Buzzsumo. Retrieved 19 February 2022.