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| Media in Iran |
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An explosion of new media is one consequence of the reforms of the past two years. Here is a guide to the perspectives of Iranian newspapers. (The English equivalent of the name is in parenthesis.) Net Iran has a nice list of newspapers and their orientation. |
F: Frequency:
D - Daily, W - Weekly, M - Monthly
L: Language: P - Persian, E - English
| Paper | F | L | |
| Aban | |||
| Abrar | Mohammad Safizadeh, diretor. Rightest. | ||
| Adineh | W | Cultural. Banned for 5 years, Nov. 4, 1999. | |
| Aftab-e Emrouz | Daily. Reformist. | ||
| Afarinesh | Abdullah Jasbi, director. Conservative. | ||
| Akhbar-e Eqtesad | |||
| Arzesha | W | Ahmad Pournejati, director. Conservative/fundimentalist. | |
| Arya | Reformist. | ||
| Asr-e Azadegan | D | Owned by Shams and Co. Reformist. | |
| Azadi | Conservative. | ||
| Emruz | Reformist. | ||
| Ettela'at | D | Moderate. Seyed Mahmood Doaei director. Associated with the May 23 Front. | |
| Entekhab | Taha Hashemi, director. Conservative. | ||
| Fasl-e Sabz | M | ||
| Fath | (Conquest) Successor to Khordad. Reformist. | ||
| Gol Aqa | W | Satirical paper. Editor: Kiumars Saberi. | |
| Hamoon | |||
| Hamshahri | Reformist, related to the Executives of Construction. Gholamhossein Karbaschi, director. | ||
| Jahan Islam | Reformist. | ||
| Iran | IRNA affiliated, sympathetic to Khatami. | ||
| Iran Daily | D | E | IRNA affiliated, sympathetic to Khatami. |
| Iran-e Farda | Man. Ed: Ezatollah Sahabi (disqualified candidate). | ||
| Jaan | W | P | Official publication of Islamic Society of Engineers. |
| Jame'h | D | P | (Society). Banned. Shams and Co. owners. |
| Jebbheh | Conservative. Front for Ansar-e Hezballah, Editor Masoud Dehnamaki. | ||
| Jomhuri-ye Eslami | Owned by Ayatollah Khameneh'i who was also former editor. Conservative (fundimentalist religous). | ||
| Kar-o-Kargar | Reform. Ali Rabiei, director. | ||
| Kayhan | Hosein Shariatmadar, director. Associated with Intelligence Ministry and Islamic Revolution's Guards corps. Very conservative. | ||
| Kayhan International | W | E | |
| Khordad | D | P | Owned by Abdullah Nouri. Pro Khatami. Reform. Banned. |
| Mosharekat | D | (Participation) Founded by Mohammad Reza Khatami, the president's brother, associated with the Participation Front. Reformist. | |
| Neshat | D | (Joy) Pro Khatami. Banned. Masha'llah Shamsoluc'ezin, Editor, Latif Safaul, publisher. |
| Panjshanbeha | (Thursday) Weekly. Jaleh Oskouie, managing director. Reformist. Banned. | ||
| Payam-e Emrooz | M | Mohammad Zahedi Asl, director. | |
| Resalat | D | P | Morteza Navabi, director. Conservative. Associated with Islamic Coalition Society. |
| Salam | P | Ayatollah Mohammad Mussavi Khoeinia. Some connection with MRM. Reformist. Banned. | |
| Shoma | W | P | Assodollah Badamchian, director. Conservative. Official publication of Islamic Coalition Society. |
| Siasat | Conservative. | ||
| Sobh-e Emrouz | Pro-reform, associated with President Khatami. Said Hajjarian, director. | ||
| Tehran Times | D | E | Conservative. |
| Tous | D | P | Banned. Shaws and Co, owners. |
| Ya Lesarat al Hossein | M | Abdolhadid Mohtasham, director. Associated with Ansar-e Hezbollah. | |
| Zan | (Woman) Run by Faezeh Hashemi, Reformist with connections to the Executives of Construction.. Closed for two weeks in Jan-Feb 98, Banned by Revolutionary court circa May 99. |