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Khorshid (newspaper)

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Khorshid
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Social Security Organization
FoundedOctober 2008
LanguagePersian
Ceased publicationMarch 2009
HeadquartersTehran
CountryIran

Khorshid (Persian: خورشید, lit.'The Sun') was a daily newspaper published in Tehran, Iran, briefly between October 2008 and March 2009. The daily supported former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad.

History and profile

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Khorshid was established in October 2008 by Muhammad Paryab who was an aide to the former President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad.[1][2] The paper was owned by a state institution named the Social Security Organization.[3][4][5] The daily was managed by Saeed Mortazavi.[3]

Khorshid was a full color tabloid daily and provided news about all topics from political issues to sports and soap operas.[6] Robert Tait of The Guardian described it as The Sun newspaper of Iran.[1] Khorshid folded in March 2009 due to the economic problems and resignation of journalists.[1]

Political leaning

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The daily advocated Mahmoud Ahmedinejad in the 2009 presidential election.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Robert Tait (1 April 2009). "Iran's version of the Sun newspaper folds in just six months". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Iran: President's aide launches newspaper, Khorshid". WAN IFRA. 6 October 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "The Political Affiliations of Iranian Newspapers" (PDF). ASL19. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  4. ^ "The Corner". National Review. 13 October 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  5. ^ Evgeny Morozov (30 March 2009). "Iranian media also hit by the crisis". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Iran presidential aide launches tabloid". Al Arabiya. Tehran. AFP. 4 October 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2014.