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Hatha al-Youm
News aggregator service for Iraqi affairs From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hatha al-Youm meaning "This day" in Arabic: هذا اليوم , is news aggregator service for Iraqi affairs in three languages arabic, Kurdish, and English.[1] It was launched in 2011 with five main sources. Over the years,[2] this service has been published to about 6,000 sources, including official Iraqi websites, according to local media of Iraq.[3]
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Interface
Hatha al-Youm uses the RSS,[4] search box function, and employs techniques where users can find news using keywords.
Sources
Most reports from Iraqi news websites sites is aggregated on this site.[5] Additionally, many sites rely on Hatha al-Youm for news source, especially during the Syrian civil war.[6] Aside from aggregating news articles, the site publishes reports it receives via e-mail.
Ranking
Hatha al-Youm is one of the most visited sites in Iraq,[7] especially during international military intervention against ISIL in 2014. Over one million users visit the per month and the website receives more than 50 million views monthly. Hatha al-Youm has about two million pages indexed with the Google search engine.[8]
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Hatha al-Youm earns revenue from advertising with ads displayed on all the site's web pages. Hatha al-Youm received its last payment for hosting an election announcement by late Iraqi National Congress leader Ahmad Chalabi before the 2014 Iraqi parliamentary election. Hatha al-Youm's second source of income comes from advertising services that provide access to a third-party site like adSense and other text advertising companies or through polls.[9]
Controversy
Some website owners believe that Hatha al-Youm sometimes manipulates their news on the site by changing titles, vocabulary, or deleting some news, at the request of influential political parties, especially in Baghdad.[10] Some sites have decided to cancel their service with Hatha al-Youm, and many of them claim the site would not have been successful had they not participated indirectly.[11]
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