The Express Tribune
 | |
 Front page on January 1, 2015 | |
| Type | Dailynewspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Founder(s) | Sultan Ali Lakhani |
| Publisher | Bilal Ali Lakhani |
| Editor | Naveed Hussain Fahs Hussain (executive editor) |
| Founded | April 2010[1] |
| Political alignment | Centre-left Social liberalism Egalitarianism |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Plot 5 Expressway Off Korangi Road Karachi, Pakistan |
| Sister newspapers | Daily Express |
| Website | tribune |
The Express Tribuneis a dailyEnglish-languagenewspaperbased inPakistan.It is theflagshippublication of theLakson Groupmedia group.[1]It is Pakistan's only internationally affiliated newspaper in a partnership with theInternational New York Times,the global edition ofThe New York Times.[1]
Headquartered inKarachi,it also publishes from offices inLahore,Islamabad,andPeshawar.
History[edit]
It was launched on 12 April 2010 inbroadsheetformat, with anews designdistinctive from traditional Pakistani newspapers.[1]
Its editorial stance identifies withsocial liberalism,and its readership is generally on the mainstream left of Pakistani political and social opinion. Topics the newspaper covers includepolitics,international affairs,economics,investment,sports,andculture.It runs a glossy calledExpress Tribune Magazineon Sunday, which includessocial commentary,interviews, and a four-page supplement with recipes, reviews, travel advice, blogs, and technology news. As of 2012, it had the widest online readership in the country locally and internationally.[2]
Part of Express media group[edit]
The Express Tribunejoins other brands of the Express media group including theUrdu-languageDaily Expressnewspaper. It is accompanied by a twenty-four-hour Urdunews channel,Express News,and an Urdu entertainment channel,Express Entertainment.It also contains a technology supplement called '@internet'. It used to run an English-language news channel calledExpress 24/7,now defunct.[3]
The paper's stated mission is "to defend the liberal values andegalitariantraditions we believe in, and which deserve to be upheld in writing that is both informative and insightful ".[4][5][3]
Staff[edit]
The publisher ofThe Express Tribune,Bilal Ali Lakhani, is the son ofSultan Ali Lakhani.Its first managing editor, Muhammad Ziauddin, was previously associated withDawn.[6]Its first editor,Kamal Siddiqi,was previously associated withThe News.In 2024, the executive editor ofThe Express Tribuneis Fahd Hussain while Naveed Hussain is its editor and digital marketing is led by Jaleed Wasi
The editorial consultant is Abul Hasanat, previously city editor ofDawn.Theop-ededitor is Omar R. Quraishi, who was also previously associated withDawn.The photographer Athar Khan was previously associated withThe News Karachi.
Columnists[edit]
ProminentcolumnistsforThe Express Tribuneinclude investigative reporter Naveed Ahmad, former caretaker finance ministerShahid Javed Burki,TheExpress TribunePublisher M. Bilal Lakhani, retired ambassador and former Interior secretaryRustam Shah Mohmand,retired lieutenant general and former federal secretaryTalat Masood,Former General Manager ofGulf NewsAnwer Mooraj, Urdu scholar and University of Chicago ProfessorC. M. Naim,Amnesty International (India) Executive Director Aakar Patel, American journalist and academicFaisal Kutty,Retired BrigadierShaukat Qadir,former Executive Editor ofThe Express TribuneM. Ziauddin, and Foreign Editor Robin Fernandez.Shahid Mahmoodis one of the paper's political cartoonists. In addition to that, various independent journalists also contribute toThe Express Tribune.The Express Tribunealso accepts blog posts from individuals.[7]
Access[edit]
The Express Tribuneis available online viae-paperand through a live website that includes news and blogs. The print edition is available throughhawker,via subscription, or at newsstands. The print edition includes a six-day-a-week copy of the Asia edition of theInternational Herald Tribune.
The Express Tribuneis a supporter ofThe Citizens Foundation(TCF), a local not-for-profit organisation providing education to children in need. Up to 30 percent of subscription profits are donated to the TCF.
Terrorist attack and self-censorship[edit]
On 2 December 2013, Express Media Group's offices were targeted in a terrorist attack in which three staff workers were killed.[5]Pakistani politicianAltaf Hussaincondemned the attack and said that it is the obligation of the government to ensure the safety of the people.TTPlater took responsibility for the attacks and declared the paper to be propagating against their militant group, citing it as their reason for the attack.[5]
In March 2014, aNew York Timesstory about what Pakistan officials knew in regard toOsama bin Laden's presence in the country was censored from the front page of theInternational New York Timesin Pakistan by the local distributor,The Express Tribune.[8][9]
In 2016, a Chinese court accepted to hear a case regarding the issue of same-sex marriage. As such, the case got substantial coverage. However, in the Pakistani version (The Express Tribune) of theInternational New York Times,the picture accompanying this news story was censored and a blank space was left on the front page of the newspaper.Daily Timescolumnist Farman Nawaz raised several questions about this type of journalism in Pakistan.[10]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^abcd"Express Media Group (Lakson Group)".Dawn newspaper.2 July 2012.Retrieved15 January2024.
- ^Lakhani, Bilal (12 April 2012)."Note from the publisher".The Express Tribune.Retrieved6 October2022.
- ^abFaizullah Jan (12 November 2015).The Muslim Extremist Discourse: Constructing Us versus Them (Profile of The Express Tribune newspaper) (page 40).Lexington Books.ISBN9781498520386.
- ^"About".
- ^abcBoone, Jon (28 February 2014)."Liberal newspaper Express Tribune cowed into silence by Pakistani Taliban".The Guardian newspaper.Retrieved15 January2024.
- ^Tahir, Dr. Pervez (2 December 2021)."Muhammad Ziauddin - profile".The Express Tribune.Retrieved17 January2024.
- ^"Latest Happenings, News Blogs".The Express Tribune.Retrieved6 October2022.
- ^Somaiya, Ravi (22 March 2014)."Times Report on Al Qaeda Is Censored in Pakistan".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.Retrieved6 October2022.
- ^"Not fit to print: an insider account of Pakistani censorship".Foreignpolicy.com website.20 November 2014.Retrieved15 January2024.
- ^Nawaz, Farman (5 February 2016)."No-go areas for journalism in Pakistan".Daily Times (Pakistan) newspaper.Retrieved15 January2024.
External links[edit]
  | This article about a Pakistani newspaper is astub.You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |