Hadashot
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Hadashot was a Hebrew-language
daily newspaper published in Israel
between 1984 and 1993.
Group CEO Amos Schocken announced that a new daily newspaper, Hadashot was to be launched, with Yossi Klein as editor. It was one of the first Israeli newspapers to use colour printing.
However, the paper was soon hit by a scandal as it published details of the Kav 300 affair
in violation of the Israeli Military Censor
. Having decided not to join the Editors Committee
, Hadashot published a story stating that an investigative committee had been formed to look into the incident. As a result, the censor closed the paper for three days from 29 April 1984 for not sending the information about the article. Although the paper was cleared of all charges in 1993, the closure damaged the momentum the paper had gained.
Hadashot initially had a young, left-wing, anti-establishment image, and was written in youthful Hebrew, bordering on slang. However, the paper's approach was inconsistent; sometimes yellow
, sometimes highbrow. In later years it became more conservative, but circulation remained low, and at a press conference on 29 November 1993, Schocken announced the closure of the paper. The last edition was published on 29 December 1993, with the paper having made a cumulative loss of around $20 million.
Senior journalists at the newspaper included Amnon Dankner
, Dudu Geva, Dahn Ben-Amotz and Irit Linur
, as well as Photojournalist Alex Levac
Hebrew language
Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
daily newspaper published in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
between 1984 and 1993.
History
On 4 March 1984 HaaretzHaaretz
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Group CEO Amos Schocken announced that a new daily newspaper, Hadashot was to be launched, with Yossi Klein as editor. It was one of the first Israeli newspapers to use colour printing.
However, the paper was soon hit by a scandal as it published details of the Kav 300 affair
Kav 300 affair
The Bus 300 affair , also known as Kav 300 affair, was an affair in which Shin Bet members executed two Palestinian bus hijackers, immediately after the hostage crises incident ended and the two militants were captured....
in violation of the Israeli Military Censor
Israeli Military Censor
The Israeli Military Censor is a unit in the IDF Directorate of Military Intelligence which watches over the publication of information regarding the military network, and generally, the security of Israel. The Military Censor, as part of its duty, has authority to suppress information it deems...
. Having decided not to join the Editors Committee
Editors Committee (Israel)
The Editors Committee is an informal forum comprised by the editors and owners of the main Israeli media. It meets regularly with the prime minister, cabinet members and senior officials. Until the 1980s, it took a central role in the self-censorship practiced by the Israeli media outlets...
, Hadashot published a story stating that an investigative committee had been formed to look into the incident. As a result, the censor closed the paper for three days from 29 April 1984 for not sending the information about the article. Although the paper was cleared of all charges in 1993, the closure damaged the momentum the paper had gained.
Hadashot initially had a young, left-wing, anti-establishment image, and was written in youthful Hebrew, bordering on slang. However, the paper's approach was inconsistent; sometimes yellow
Yellow journalism
Yellow journalism or the yellow press is a type of journalism that presents little or no legitimate well-researched news and instead uses eye-catching headlines to sell more newspapers. Techniques may include exaggerations of news events, scandal-mongering, or sensationalism...
, sometimes highbrow. In later years it became more conservative, but circulation remained low, and at a press conference on 29 November 1993, Schocken announced the closure of the paper. The last edition was published on 29 December 1993, with the paper having made a cumulative loss of around $20 million.
Senior journalists at the newspaper included Amnon Dankner
Amnon Dankner
Amnon Dankner is an Israeli newspaper editor and author. He was the editor of the mass-circulation daily Maariv for six years.-Biography:Amnon Dankner was born in Jerusalem. His parents were the owners of Cafe Allenby. The family was secular but he attended a religious school, Ma'aleh, where he...
, Dudu Geva, Dahn Ben-Amotz and Irit Linur
Irit Linur
-Biography:Irit Linur was married to Alon Ben David, Senior Defense Correspondent for Israel Channel 10 and Middle East Correspondent for Jane's Defense Weekly.-Literary career:Linur started her writing career as a satirical columnist in local newspapers...
, as well as Photojournalist Alex Levac
Alex Levac
Alex Levac is an Israeli photojournalist and street photographer. He won the Israel Prize for photography in 2005.-Biography:Alex Levac was born in Tel Aviv in 1944...