The National (Abu Dhabi)
| The National | |
|---|---|
|
|
| description | United Arab Emirates daily newspaper |
| language | English |
| publishing company | Abu Dhabi Media Company ( United Arab Emirates ) |
| First edition | April 17, 2008 |
| Frequency of publication | Monday to Sunday |
| Sold edition | 40,000 copies |
| Editor-in-chief | Hassan Fattah |
| editor | Mubadala Development Company |
| Web link | The National |
The National is an English-language, government-bought daily newspaper from Abu Dhabi with a circulation of around 40,000 copies. The editor-in-chief has been Hassan Fattah since June 8, 2009 , who replaced the Nigerian- born British editor Martin Newland . Newland was editor of the Daily Telegraph between 2003 and 2005 .
The first edition of the newspaper was printed on April 17, 2008. The investment company Mubadala Development Company , which is owned by the government and the ruling family, bought the newspaper. The newspaper has the following four areas: News, Business, Sports and Arts & Life. On Sundays the newspaper comes with a magazine called "M".
The Arab daily newspaper's team consisted at times of 200 members, some of whom were active in large daily newspapers such as the Wall Street Journal , the New York Times and the Daily Telegraph . With Newland, Colin Randall , Sue Ryan and Stephen Lock came to The National.
The National is one of several English-language daily newspapers in the emirate, but it is the only newspaper that is produced in Abu Dhabi .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Martin Newland To Spearhead Brand Expansion Plans The National . Retrieved September 22, 2009.
- ↑ Heather Timmons: A New Mideast Paper Vows to Be Different. , New York Times . April 29, 2008. "The paper, an English-language daily based in Abu Dhabi, published its first issue on April 17, under close scrutiny in the Middle East and abroad. With its pledge to emulate Western newspaper standards and to "help society evolve," The National is an anomaly in the Middle East, where most media are tightly controlled by the government. "
- ↑ Stephen Brook: Mail showbiz reporter off to Abu Dhabi . In: The Guardian , February 6, 2008. Retrieved September 5, 2010.