The Peninsula (newspaper)
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The Peninsula is a daily English language
newspaper
published in Qatar
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It was launched in 1996 by Dar Al Sharq, leading media house which publishes among other the Arabic daily Al Sharq, when it realized that with the fast pace of development and the resultant influx of a more educated, professional class of expatriate into the county time was ripe for a second English daily.
The Peninsula has since carved for itself a distinct and distinguishing niche among the more discerning readers with the depth and breadth of its coverage and meticulously raised the bar of journalism in the county.
The Peninsula today, besides being major player in the market, occupies a position of prestige in Qatar’s media world in terms of credibility and influence. Readers value it as a newspaper with mind of its own, decision-makers look at it as a barometer of public opinion and thought leaders seek its views on matters of critical importance to society.
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
published in Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
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It was launched in 1996 by Dar Al Sharq, leading media house which publishes among other the Arabic daily Al Sharq, when it realized that with the fast pace of development and the resultant influx of a more educated, professional class of expatriate into the county time was ripe for a second English daily.
The Peninsula has since carved for itself a distinct and distinguishing niche among the more discerning readers with the depth and breadth of its coverage and meticulously raised the bar of journalism in the county.
The Peninsula today, besides being major player in the market, occupies a position of prestige in Qatar’s media world in terms of credibility and influence. Readers value it as a newspaper with mind of its own, decision-makers look at it as a barometer of public opinion and thought leaders seek its views on matters of critical importance to society.