Mass Media In Syria
The mass media in Syria consists primarily of television, radio, Internet, film and print. The national language of Syria is Arabic but some publications and broadcasts are also available in English and French. While television is the most popular medium in Syria, the Internet has become a widely utilized vehicle to disseminate content. Transcending all available media, the government seeks to control what Syrians see by restricting coverage from outside sources. Publications and broadcasts are monitored by members of the government. Syria is ranked as one of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists. There were 28 journalists killed in combat in 2012. Media Public media journalists practice self-censorship. Public media consists of television, print, film, radio and internet and social media. Print According to Human Rights Watch, ''The Arab Establishment for Distribution of Printed Products'', which is affiliated with the Ministry of Information, vets all newsp ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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TheGuardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust Limited, Scott Trust. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. Since 2018, th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cham TV
Cham TV also known as Sham TV ( ar, قناة شام الفضائية) is the first private satellite channel in Syria owned by businessman Mohamed Akram Aljundi. It was launched in Damascus since 2005. The channel continued for a period of 8 months, and then it closed in 2006 under the pretext of lack of access to a written statement allowing them to exercise their activities. Then later it began re-broadcast from the city of Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ... in September 2007. References External links 2005 establishments in Syria Arabic-language television stations Television channels in Syria Television channels and stations established in 2005 Mass media in Damascus {{Syria-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston, 2011. Having emerged in the 1st century, it is named after the Arabs, Arab people; the term "Arab" was initially used to describe those living in the Arabian Peninsula, as perceived by geographers from ancient Greece. Since the 7th century, Arabic has been characterized by diglossia, with an opposition between a standard Prestige (sociolinguistics), prestige language—i.e., Literary Arabic: Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) or Classical Arabic—and diverse vernacular varieties, which serve as First language, mother tongues. Colloquial dialects vary significantly from MSA, impeding mutual intelligibility. MSA is only acquired through formal education and is not spoken natively. It is ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Channel 1 (Syria)
Channel 1 ( ar, القناة الأولى) was a Syrian television channel A television channel is a terrestrial frequency or virtual number over which a television station or television network is distributed. For example, in North America, "channel 2" refers to the terrestrial or cable band of 54 to 60 MHz, with ... launched on 23 July 1960. It aired service programs. The channel can only be seen in Syria. It was a local channel that is interactive. For example, people can call in with a plumbing problem in a particular area and the program will contact the authorities on the viewer's behalf to try to get the issue resolved. Channel 1 was shut down in 2012. References External linksChannel 1 (Syria) live stream 1960 establishments in Syria Arabic-language television stations Television channels in Syria Television channels and stations established in 1960 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2012 State media Television channel articles with inco ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Talaqie TV
Talaqie TV (Arabic قناة تلاقي, literal translation "Meeting") was a television station A television station is a set of equipment managed by a business, organisation or other entity, such as an amateur television (ATV) operator, that transmits video content and audio content via radio waves directly from a transmitter on the eart ... based in Damascus, Syria since 6 October 2012. The Ministry of Information and RTV launched on 20 May 2013 officially the satellite TV channel Talaqie which provides coverage of national, politics, social and economic issues. TV Channel was shut down in 2016. References External linksTalaqie TV official websiteTalaqie TV live stream * 2012 establishments in Syria Arabic-language television stations Television channels in Syria Television channels and stations established in 2012 Mass media in Damascus {{Syria-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Syrian News Channel
Syrian News Channel ( ar, الإخبارية السورية), also known as alikhbaria Syria or Al-Ikhbariyah Syria, is a state-run television station based in Damascus, Syria, launched in December 15, 2010. The channel is headed by Imad Sara. Syrian News Channel during the Syrian crisis On June 12, 2012, a car of the Syrian News Channel became the target of an armed attack by a group of gunmen in the town of Al-Haffa near the city of Latakia. Syrian News Channel correspondent ''Mazen Mohammad'' was hit in his hand while cameraman ''Fadi Yakoub'' was hit in his chest. Both journalists were immediately admitted to the National Hospital in Latakia. According to journalist ''Mazen Mohammad'', an armed group opened fire towards their car while trying to cover the events in Al-Haffa near the National Hospital. In the early morning of 27 June 2012, a group of gunmen attacked the main building of the Syrian News Channel in Damascus countryside. Three staff members of the Syrian News Cha ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Syrian Medical TV
Syrian Medical TV (Arabic القناة الطبية السورية الفضائية) was a television station based in Damascus, Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc .... References External links * * * Arabic-language television stations Television channels in Syria Mass media in Damascus {{Syria-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Syrian Education TV
Syrian Education TV (Arabic القناة الفضائية التربوية السورية) launched by the Syrian Ministry of Education on 14 October 2008 on Arabsat and it was later launched in June 2009 to broadcast from Damascus on Nilesat Nilesat (; , ''or'' ) is an Egyptian company and the name of a series of Egyptian communications satellites. It was established in 1996 with the purpose of operating Egyptian satellites and their associated mission control center and ground st .... References External linksSyrian Education TV live stream Arabic-language television stations Television channels in Syria Television channels and stations established in 2008 2008 establishments in Syria Mass media in Damascus {{Syria-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Syrian Drama TV
Syrian Drama TV ( ar, قناة سورية دراما) is a government owned television station based in Damascus, Syria since 20 August 2009. Syrian Drama TV broadcast was stopped on Eutelsat Hot Bird, Hot Bird 13 East on 22 October 2012. Its goal was to support Arab television drama#Syria, Syrian drama after the great successes it achieved in the Arab world and to shed light on issues of Syrian society in particular and the Arab community in general. It is focused on social, cultural, economic, political and life issues for the Syrian and Arab citizens. See also * List of Syrian television series * List of Syrian films References External linksSyrian Drama TV live stream * * 2009 establishments in Syria Arabic-language television stations Television channels in Syria Television channels and stations established in 2009 Mass media in Damascus {{Syria-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Syria TV
Syria TV ( ar, القناة الفضائية السورية), also known as Syrian Satellite Channel, is a satellite television channel a nationwide public broadcasting, state-funded by the Syrian General Organization of Radio and TV and broadcast throughout the world on various satellites. The television station is based in Damascus, Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ... since July 1960. Programs Syria TV features a variety of general-interest programs. *Syrian soap operas ( Syrian Drama, مسلسلات سوريا دراما) *Aalam men Akhbar (A World of News, عالم من الأخبا) *Jilna (Our Generation, جيلنا) *Sabah al Khair (Good Morning, صباح الخير) *Al-Nas lel Nas (People for People, الناس للناس) *Hamzet Wasel (Connecting ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Noor Al-Sham
Noor Al-Sham, also spelled Nour El-Sham (Arabic , literal translation "The Light of the Levant" is a state-run, religious satellite television station based in Damascus, Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ... since 31 July 2011. The channel intends "to convey a broad and genuine understanding of Islam and its legal rules", according to SANA. References External linksNour el-Sham TV official websiteNour el-Sham TV live stream * * * 2011 establishments in Syria Arabic-language television stations Television channels in Syria Television channels and stations established in 2011 Islamic television networks Mass media in Damascus {{Syria-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Spacetoon
( ar, سبيستون or ) is a pan-Arab free-to-air television channel that specializes in animation and children programs. It began broadcasting on 15 March 2000 and it is headquartered in Dubai, UAE with offices in Riyadh. The channel targets children from 4 and up. Its late night block Space Power is targeted at teenagers and young adults. The Spacetoon company also maintains a video-on-demand app called Spacetoon Go. The Spacetoon company has had two now-defunct channels in the Arab world, Space Power TV and Spacetoon English. The main Indonesian channel began airing on 24 March 2005 in Jakarta. It later became NET., and its broadcast remains on satellite television. Currently, there are three Spacetoon channels in Indonesia: Spacetoon, Space Shopping and Spacetoon Plus. In India, Spacetoon India exists as licensing company, but not as a separate TV channel. In South Korea, Spacetoon launched in 2005 but has since closed down. Spacetoon is currently broadcast in 22 count ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |