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Enab Baladi
Syrian media organization From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Enab Baladi (Arabic: عنب بلدي, lit. 'Grapes of My Country') is a Syrian nonprofit media organization that publishes a newspaper with the same name, in Arabic and English. It was established in Darayya, Syria, in 2011, and is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.[2]
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History and profile
Enab Baladi newspaper was launched in 2011 by a group of citizen journalists and activists from Daraya, a Syrian town in the suburbs of Damascus. On January 29, 2012, its first issue was published. Since then, it has been printed each week on Sundays, with one two-week stoppage in August 2012 due to the Darayya massacre committed by Assad forces.
Since its establishment during the first year of the Syrian uprising, late 2011, Enab Baladi (EB) has focused on promoting the peaceful resistance methods to counter the sectarian and violent narratives of the Syrian regime. EB coverage included the human rights violations perpetrated by the Syrian regime, as well as the inception of the nascent Syrian civil society, in addition to various news and topics in the fields of politics, economy, and social affairs.
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Growth
The newspaper evolved from an amateur-run organization into one of the most prominent Syrian media organizations, according to the BBC Syria profile page.[3]
Currently, Enab Baladi produces a weekly newspaper, an online news service in Syrian and English, and a print media archive.[4][5][6][7] These projects are supported by a network of reporters and journalists who provide credible reports from the ground in Syria.
Enab Baladi has drawn the attention of several local and international media channels. Its story appeared in Der Spiegel,[8] The Guardian,[9] and AFP News[10], among many others. The French magazine Elle also published an article about EB's women's team.[11] As of May 2015[update], approximately ten women work as reporters, editors, and translators for the company. The article tells the story of one of them, Kholoud Waleed, and highlights the role that women played in establishing the newspaper, the challenges they faced during their work as citizen journalists in Syria, and the success they achieved.
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Partnerships, alliances, and coalitions
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Enab Baladi built relationships with several international organizations, including the National Endowment for Democracy, Internews, Free Press Unlimited, European Endowment for Democracy, l'Association de Soutien aux Médias Libres, Adopt a Revolution, L'agence française de coopération médias, Norwegian People's Aid, and International Media Support.[12]
Enab Baladi also joined several alliances and coalitions:
- The Ethical Journalism for Syria Alliance (EJSA), which is funded by Free Press Unlimited, has partnered with over thirty Syrian independent media organizations. It aims to restore and promote the fundamental rights of freedom of speech, thought, and expression in Syria through a gender-sensitive, multi-level approach.[13]
- The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience (ICSC), which focuses on documenting the oral heritage of the Syrian conflict.[14]
- The Syrian Network for Printed Media (SNP), which has partnered with four other Syrian independent newspapers to print and distribute news both inside and outside the country.[15]
- The Syrian Regional Program (SRP), which provides media exposure for Local Councils in Syria, and the Assistance Coordination Unit (ACU), and also produces multimedia reports on local initiatives across the country.[16]
Awards
The newspaper has won two awards through its co-founders: Majd Sharbaji, who received the U.S. State Department’s Women of Courage Award, and Kholoud Helmi, who received the 2015 Anna Politkovskaya Award.[17][18]
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