Hatha al-Youm
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Type of site | News Aggregator |
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| Owner | Hatha al-Youm Publishing Ltd. |
| Revenue | Subscription and Advertising |
| Website | [1] |
| Alexa rank |  98 IQ (2011[update]).[1] |
| Registration | no registration |
| Launched | 2011 |
Hatha al-Youm, meaning "This day" in Arabic: هذا اليوم, is a news aggregator service for Iraqi affairs in three languages: Arabic, Kurdish, and English.[2] It was launched in 2011 with five main sources. Over the years[3], this service has been published to about 6,000 sources, including official Iraqi websites, according to local media of Iraq.[4]
Interface
Hatha al-Youm uses the RSS[5], search box function, and employs techniques where users can find news using keywords.
Sources
Most reports from Iraqi news websites are aggregated on this site[6]. Additionally, many sites rely on Hatha al-Youm for news source, especially during the Syrian civil war[7]. Aside from aggregating news articles, the site publishes reports it receives via e-mail.
Ranking
Hatha al-Youm is one of the most visited sites in Iraq[8], especially during international military intervention against ISIL in 2014. Over one million users visit the site per month and the website receives more than 50 million views monthly. Hatha al-Youm has about two million pages indexed with the Google search engine.[9]
Advertisement
Hatha al-Youm earns revenue from advertising with ads displayed on all the site's web pages. Hatha al-Youm received its last payment for hosting an election announcement by late Iraqi National Congress leader Ahmad Chalabi before the Iraqi parliamentary election, 2014. Hatha al-Youm's second source of income comes from advertising services that provide access to a third-party site like adSense and other text advertising companies or through polls.[10]
Controversy
Some website owners believe that Hatha al-Youm sometimes manipulates their news on the site by changing titles, vocabulary, or deleting some news, at the request of influential political parties, especially in Baghdad.[11] Some sites have decided to cancel their service with Hatha al-Youm, and many of them claim the site would not have been successful had they not participated indirectly.[12]
References
- ↑ "hathalyoum Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 18 November 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ↑ "About hathalyoum website". hathalyoum. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ↑ "Hatha Al-Youm Group media". mdar.co. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ↑ "Hatha al-Youm Search engine holds Ads election in Iraq 2014". arablog.org. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑ "Are you still using an RSS reader?". theverge.com. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ↑ "Hatha al-Youm tops the news engines in Iraq". sotaliraq.com. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
- ↑ "Isis preparing for a chemical attack on Syria's democratic forces". syriahr.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
- ↑ "The search engine (Hatha al-Youm) tops the news engines in Iraq (arabic)". shafaqna.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ↑ "The search engine (Hatha al-Youm) tops the news engines in Iraq". sahafahn.net. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ↑ "Polls: about the best agency and newspaper radio and channel in iraq". Iraqi News. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ↑ ""Hatha al-Youm" is fighting an electronic war for those who pay more!". iraqnow.news. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2017.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
- ↑ "hatha al-Youm not professional". nasiriyah.org. Archived from the original on 14 May 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2012.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
See also
- Sada News Agency
- Iraqi News
- Corporate media
- Al Iraqiya
- List of Arabic-language television channels
- Media of Iraq
- State media
External links
- Official Hatha al-Youm website
- Hatha al-Youm Jobs Archived 22 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- Hatha al-Youm Kurdish
- Hatha al-Youm English
Category:News aggregators
Category:Media in Iraq
Category:Iraqi websites
Category:Iraqi news websites
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