''The Jordan Times'' is an English-language
daily newspaper
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based in
Amman, Jordan
Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite: 𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''Rabat ʻAmān'') is the capital and largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 as of 2021, Amman is ...
.
History
Established in 1975,
''The Jordan Times'' is owned by the Jordan Press Foundation, a shareholding company which also runs the Arabic-language daily ''
Al Ra'i'', the kingdom's best-selling newspaper.
The Jordan Press Foundation has been majority government-owned since its inception, but it is unclear how much the government's stake has fallen since 2000, when a plan to sell some of the Foundation's shares was announced. ''The Jordan Times'' maintains
editorial independence from its sister daily ''
Al Ra'i''.
Content and profile
The newspaper includes two main sections:
* News: Covers local, regional, and world news, and includes subsections on business and sports.
* Opinions: Features opinion commentary and analysis by Jordanian, Arab, and international writers.
The paper's website was the 31st most visited website in the Arab world in 2013.
Alumni
Notable journalists who have worked at ''The Jordan Times'' include:
*
Rami George Khouri
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, journalist and commentator on the Middle East. Former editor-in-chief.
*
Jill Carroll
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, ''
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'' reporter kidnapped in Iraq. Former reporter.
*
Marwan Muasher
Marwan al-Muasher ( ar, مروان المعشر) (born 1956) is a Jordanian diplomat and politician who was Jordan's foreign minister from 2002 to 2004 and its deputy prime minister during 2004 and 2005. He currently serves as vice president f ...
, former minister of information. Former editor-in-chief.
*
George Hawatmeh
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, founder of the
Arab Media Institute
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. Former editor-in-chief.
[
*]Ayman Safadi
Ayman Safadi (Arabic: أيمن الصفدي ''ʾayman aṣ-ṣafadī'') (born 15 January 1962) is a Jordanian politician who serves as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Safadi is a member of the Jordanian Druze community.
...
, Jordan's foreign minister. Former deputy prime minister and editor-in-chief.
From the 1980s to 2011 veteran journalist Randa Habib had a weekly column in ''The Times'' which was stopped by the paper's management.
References
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1976 establishments in Jordan
Publications established in 1976
English-language newspapers published in Arab countries
Newspapers published in Jordan
Mass media in Amman