The Palestine Telegraph
Encyclopedia
The Palestine Telegraph is the first online newspaper
based in the Gaza Strip
. Its staff is composed of Palestinians and international volunteers, both professional journalists and, "citizen journalists who do not take assignments from editors or paychecks from corporate controlled media."
Sameh Akram Habeeb
, the founder of the newspaper, is a Gaza resident and photojournalist. The aim, according to Habeeb, is to disseminate, "the voices of the People of Palestine, the Middle East
and other indigenous people around the world."
The newspaper began as a blog operated by 23-year old Habeeb, who was at home in Gaza throughout the three-week war in the winter of 2008-2009. Issuing up-to-the-minute reports from his computer, he described the situation on his WordPress
software based blog.
The premiere edition of the electronic newspaper format under the name The Palestine Telegraph came out on March 11, 2009. The newspaper is a non-profit venture that relies on donor contributions for its operations. Habeeb sits on the Board of Directors as the Chair and Founder and serves as the Editor-in-chief. The Executive Director of the Board is Ramy Saleh. Staff from the US include Sara Price (USA Editor) and Shara Rabich (Editor). Andrew Silvera is the Senior Editor based in the UK. Staff based in Gaza or Palestine include reporters Hamza Mushtaha and Ibrahim Abu Sobeih, as well as Mohammad Asad, Senior Photographer, and Ahmad Sabbah (Editor and IT Advisor).
Baroness Jenny Tonge
resigned from the Board of Patrons in April 2010, after the Palestine Telegraph posted a video — since removed — from David Duke
, noted racist and former leader ("Grand Imperial Wizard") of the Ku Klux Klan
.
Online newspaper
An online newspaper, also known as a web newspaper, is a newspaper that exists on the World Wide Web or Internet, either separately or as an online version of a printed periodical....
based in the Gaza Strip
Gaza Strip
thumb|Gaza city skylineThe Gaza Strip lies on the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The Strip borders Egypt on the southwest and Israel on the south, east and north. It is about long, and between 6 and 12 kilometres wide, with a total area of...
. Its staff is composed of Palestinians and international volunteers, both professional journalists and, "citizen journalists who do not take assignments from editors or paychecks from corporate controlled media."
Sameh Akram Habeeb
Sameh Akram Habeeb
Sameh Akram Habeeb is a Palestinian journalist from the Gaza Strip. While completing his bachelor's degree in English language and literature in 2005, he began his journalism career and joined Ramattan News Agency as a reporter and news producer...
, the founder of the newspaper, is a Gaza resident and photojournalist. The aim, according to Habeeb, is to disseminate, "the voices of the People of Palestine, the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
and other indigenous people around the world."
The newspaper began as a blog operated by 23-year old Habeeb, who was at home in Gaza throughout the three-week war in the winter of 2008-2009. Issuing up-to-the-minute reports from his computer, he described the situation on his WordPress
WordPress
WordPress is a free and open source blogging tool and publishing platform powered by PHP and MySQL. It is often customized into a content management system . It has many features including a plug-in architecture and a template system. WordPress is used by over 14.7% of Alexa Internet's "top 1...
software based blog.
The premiere edition of the electronic newspaper format under the name The Palestine Telegraph came out on March 11, 2009. The newspaper is a non-profit venture that relies on donor contributions for its operations. Habeeb sits on the Board of Directors as the Chair and Founder and serves as the Editor-in-chief. The Executive Director of the Board is Ramy Saleh. Staff from the US include Sara Price (USA Editor) and Shara Rabich (Editor). Andrew Silvera is the Senior Editor based in the UK. Staff based in Gaza or Palestine include reporters Hamza Mushtaha and Ibrahim Abu Sobeih, as well as Mohammad Asad, Senior Photographer, and Ahmad Sabbah (Editor and IT Advisor).
Baroness Jenny Tonge
Jenny Tonge
Jennifer Louise Tonge, Baroness Tonge is a politician in the United Kingdom. She was Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Richmond Park in London from 1997 to 2005.-Early life:...
resigned from the Board of Patrons in April 2010, after the Palestine Telegraph posted a video — since removed — from David Duke
David Duke
David Ernest Duke is a former Grand Wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan an American activist and writer, and former Republican Louisiana State Representative. He was also a former candidate in the Republican presidential primaries in 1992, and in the Democratic presidential primaries in...
, noted racist and former leader ("Grand Imperial Wizard") of the Ku Klux Klan
Ku Klux Klan
Ku Klux Klan, often abbreviated KKK and informally known as the Klan, is the name of three distinct past and present far-right organizations in the United States, which have advocated extremist reactionary currents such as white supremacy, white nationalism, and anti-immigration, historically...
.