![]() ![]() "The paper intertwined with the syndicate, adopting its stances entirely without criticism and based its editorial stances on one side." The two journalists are accused of “publishing false news” and “inciting to overthrow the regime.”Ī general meeting held days later by the union and attended by over 2,000 journalists resulted in a list of demands at the head of which was the dismissal of the interior minister.Įl-Masry El-Youm’s chief editor, Mohamed El-Sayed Saleh, said his paper would abide by the union's demands and wrote an editorial last week addressing President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi in which he denounced the raid and attacks on journalists.ĭeyab, however, said the paper has "taken political positions not at the core of its work or professionalism" by demanding the dismissal of the interior minister and an official apology from the presidency. "I believe El-Masry El-Youm has deviated from its principles of independence and professionalism in following up on the recent crisis between the press syndicate and the interior ministry," read the front-page editorial in Thursday's print edition.Įarlier this month, police raided the syndicate in downtown Cairo and arrested two journalists, a move that sparked outrage among media outlets. In a first since the daily's founding over 12 years ago, Salah Deyab wrote an editorial where he criticised the newspaper's “political coverage” of the ongoing row between journalists and police. The owner of Egypt's independent El-Masry El-Youm daily criticised his own paper's take on the recent crisis between journalists and the interior ministry that was triggered by a police raid on their union earlier this month. ![]() The newspaper had already published an apology, which was followed by the resignation of Saleh and the appointment of Rizk in April.VIDEO: 'Break the gag order,' Egyptian journalists chant at general assembly meeting at union HQ The story reported that some public officials offered incentives to voters urging them to cast their votes in favour of President Abel Fattah Al-Sisi.Īs a result, Egypt’s Supreme Media Regulatory Council demanded an apology over what it described as ‘publishing inaccurate news,’ and fined the newspaper an amount of EGP 150,000. The front-page story triggered controversy and was published on 29 March with a headline which read “the State mobilised voters in last day of the election.” However, the headline was changed in the second issue. Saleh and eight of the newspaper’s journalists were summoned to the State Security Prosecution and were questioned over charges of ‘disseminating false news.’ In March, the newspaper faced a crisis over its coverage of the 2018 presidential election, which led to the resignation of its editor-in-chief at that time Mohamed Saleh. It added that the newspaper is keen on ethical, professional, and national standards, in addition to its steady aims to respect readers, as well as their right to knowledge. “The institution’s administration thanked Hamdy Rizk, the former editor-in-chief, wishing him the best in his next steps,” read the newspaper’s statement. Late on Sunday, the newspaper said that Abdel Latif El-Menawy, Al-Masry Al-Youm’s managing director will temporarily replace Rizk. Journalist Hamdy Rizk has abruptly left his position as editor-in-chief at the privately-owned newspaper Al-Masry Al-Youm after nearly five months since he assumed office. ![]()
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