Newspapers in Israel are mostly in
Hebrew
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, but there are also newspapers catering to
Arabic speakers, and newspapers catering to immigrants speaking a variety of languages, such as
Russian
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*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
,
English
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* English language
* English people
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and
French. In 2022, a TGI survey indicated that ''
Israel Hayom'', distributed for free, is Israel's most read newspaper, with a 31% weekday readership exposure, followed by ''
Yedioth Ahronoth
''Yedioth Ahronoth'' ( he, יְדִיעוֹת אַחֲרוֹנוֹת, ; lit. ''Latest News'') is a national daily newspaper published in Tel Aviv, Israel. Founded in 1939 in British Mandatory Palestine, ''Yedioth Ahronoth'' is the largest paid n ...
'', with 23.9%, ''
Haaretz'' with 4.7%, and ''
Maariv
''Maariv'' or ''Maʿariv'' (, ), also known as ''Arvit'' (, ), is a Jewish prayer service held in the evening or night. It consists primarily of the evening ''Shema'' and '' Amidah''.
The service will often begin with two verses from Psalms ...
'' with 3.5%.
History
', the first
Hebrew-language
Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved th ...
newspaper in pre-state Israel, was published on February 20, 1863. It was founded by
Yoel Moshe Salomon (later a founder of
Petah Tikva) and (later a founder of
Nahalat Shiv'a). About six months later, another Jerusalem weekly,
HaHavatzelet, was founded by
Israel Bak, who established the first Hebrew printing press in
Jerusalem
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.
An analysis of the press of Palestine under the British Mandate in 1949 states: "Palestine was a special case in journalism. No other area with a population of two million, of whom at least 30 percent are illiterate, could boast of 18 morning dailies, three evening papers, and a host of weeklies, bi-weeklies and monthlies."
In 2015,
Reuters
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The agency was esta ...
correspondent Tova Cohen described Israeli society in 2012 as "news-obsessed."
Israel has a high newspaper readership rate, due to a combination of high literacy rate and a cultural interest in politics and current affairs. Average weekday readership of newspapers in Israel is around 21 papers per 100 people, although many Israelis end up reading more than one paper.
See also
*
List of newspapers in Israel
*
Mass media in Israel
The mass media in Israel refers to print, broadcast and online media available in the State of Israel. The country boasts dozens of newspapers, magazines, and radio stations, which play an important role by the press in political, social and ...
References
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Mass media in Israel
Newspapers published in Israel