Khorshid (newspaper)

Khorshid (The Sun in English) was a Persian daily published in Iran briefly between October 2008 and March 2009. The daily supported former President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad.

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

History and profile

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 provides 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

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

References
  1. 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. "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.
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