Dawn Group of Newspapers
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The Dawn Group of Newspapers is Pakistan
's second largest newspaper group, owned by Pakistan Herald Publications Limited (PHPL), which in turn is a subsidiary of the Dawn Media Group
.
The group has an array of publications, as it tries to cater to the needs of both the financial and consumer bases. Although it has faced tough competition from the Jang Group since its creation, it has still managed to remain popular. The group is headed by the Pakistani media mogul Hameed Haroon
, its current CEO.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
's second largest newspaper group, owned by Pakistan Herald Publications Limited (PHPL), which in turn is a subsidiary of the Dawn Media Group
Dawn Media Group
The Dawn Media Group is the trading name of Pakistan Herald Publications Ltd., a Pakistani media company. It started using this trading name in 2008 "to reflect the Group's transformation from a publisher of newspapers and magazines into a powerful multimedia group" .-Ownership:The Karachi based...
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The group has an array of publications, as it tries to cater to the needs of both the financial and consumer bases. Although it has faced tough competition from the Jang Group since its creation, it has still managed to remain popular. The group is headed by the Pakistani media mogul Hameed Haroon
Hameed Haroon
-Introduction:Hameed Haroon is Chief Executive Officer of Dawn Media Group , Pakistan’s leading media conglomerate. The Group comprises Pakistan Herald Publications Limited, the printers and publishers of the Dawn newspaper and three leading magazines, the Herald Spider and Aurora ;...
, its current CEO.
List of publications
The following is a list of publications produced and owned by the group:- DawnDawn (newspaper)Dawn is Pakistan's oldest and most widely read English-language newspaper. One of the country's two largest English-language dailies, it is the flagship of the Dawn Group of Newspapers, published by Pakistan Herald Publications, which also owns the Herald, a magazine, the evening paper The Star and...
, its flagship. - The StarThe Star (Pakistan)The Star is Pakistan's most widely read English Language evening newspaper. It was founded in 1953, in Karachi, Pakistan.It is published as part of the Dawn Group of Newspapers by Pakistan Herald Publications Limited . Focusing on controversial and current issues, the STAR has gained a reputation...
, Pakistan's most popular evening newspaper. - Herald, a current affairs monthly.
- Spider, a monthly Internet magazine.
- Aurora, a marketing and advertising bi-monthly.
See also
- Dawn Media GroupDawn Media GroupThe Dawn Media Group is the trading name of Pakistan Herald Publications Ltd., a Pakistani media company. It started using this trading name in 2008 "to reflect the Group's transformation from a publisher of newspapers and magazines into a powerful multimedia group" .-Ownership:The Karachi based...
- Dawn NewsDawn NewsDawn News was Pakistan's 24-hour Urdu news channel. Based in Karachi, the station is a subsidiary of Pakistan Herald Publications Limited , Pakistan's largest English-language media group. The test transmission of the station occurred on May 25, 2007, and the channel went live on July 23, 2007...
, the first 24hr English news channel in Pakistan - Dawn.com
- City FM 89City fm 89CityFM89 is a Pakistani radio station network. It is broadcast from Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Faisalabad. It was established in 2004 and is a subsidiary company of the The DAWN Media Group CityFM89 is Pakistan’s No.1 FM Network...