state media
Brotherhood-dominated Shura Council makes second round of press appointments
Egypt
September 4, 2012
Brotherhood-dominated Shura Council makes second round of press appointments
The Shura Council’s general committee announced the new members of the Supreme Press Council and the new chairmen of the…
Monday’s papers: Anti-government protests escalate, political forces to unify
Egypt
September 3, 2012
Monday’s papers: Anti-government protests escalate, political forces to unify
The headlines of today’s papers reveal the growing gap of the editorial approach between state-owned and independent papers, which was…
Yasser Rizq named editor-in-chief of Al-Masry Al-Youm
Egypt
August 22, 2012
Yasser Rizq named editor-in-chief of Al-Masry Al-Youm
Yasser Rizq, the former editor-in-chief of Al-Akhbar, is leaving the state-owned paper to take over at Egypt Independent's sister paper…
Govt promises change in state media content
Egypt
August 17, 2012
Govt promises change in state media content
The content of state media will change in the coming months, Information Minister Salah Abdel Maqsoud told reporters Thursday evening. Leading…
Activists, journalists protest new Al-Ahram editor
Egypt
August 13, 2012
Activists, journalists protest new Al-Ahram editor
Members of the Kefaya movement, families of the 25 January revolution martyrs and journalists protested Monday at the Al-Ahram building…
Shura Council announces new state media editors
Egypt
August 8, 2012
Shura Council announces new state media editors
The Shura Council announced Wednesday the new chief editors of state-owned newspapers, wrapping up a controversial selection process that began…
China censors coverage of deadly Beijing floods
Egypt
July 24, 2012
China censors coverage of deadly Beijing floods
Beijing's propaganda chief has ordered Chinese media to stick to good news about weekend floods, according to a report, after…
Committee to choose state newspaper editors by Thursday
Egypt
July 23, 2012
Committee to choose state newspaper editors by Thursday
The Shura Council’s committee to choose the editors-in-chief of the state newspapers will hold meetings from morning to night…
Shura Council, press council argue over editor selection process
Egypt
July 19, 2012
Shura Council, press council argue over editor selection process
The Supreme Press Council has no right to demand the dissolution of the Shura Council’s committee for choosing the editors-in-chief…
Two chief editor candidates accused of normalization with Israel
Egypt
July 18, 2012
Two chief editor candidates accused of normalization with Israel
Fathy Shehab Eddin, the Shura Council member who now heads the committee responsible for choosing state-run newspapers' chief editors, said…