Native name تۆڕی میدیایی رووداو Website rudaw.net/english | Parent Rudaw Company Headquarters Erbil | |
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Rudaw Media Network, also known as Rudaw (Kurdish: تۆڕی میدیاییی ڕووداو) is a Kurdish media group in Kurdistan funded by the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). It publishes in Kurdish (Sorani and Kurmanji), English, Arabic and Turkish. Rudaw Media Network owns also a weekly newspaper in the Sorani dialect with a circulation of 3,000, a Kurmanci-language version published in Europe, a website in Kurdish and English, and a satellite TV station.
Contents
- Peshmerga rescue a rudaw team ambushed by isis
- Rudaw Media Network
- Digital portal
- Radio
- Newspaper
- Television
- Criticism
- References
Rudaw Media Network has been banned in Syrian Kurdistan due to its partisan news. US Department of State has described Rudaw Media Network as KDP-affiliated outlet.
Peshmerga rescue a rudaw team ambushed by isis
Rudaw Media Network
Rudaw is a Kurdish media network funded and supported by Rudaw Company. The network aims to impart news and information about Kurdistan and the Middle East. Rudaw is based in Erbil, the capital city of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The company has correspondents in various parts of the Middle East, Europe and the U.S. Rudaw publishes in the Kurdish dialects Sorani and Kurmanji as well as in English.
Digital portal
An online platform that covers Kurdish issues in both Kurdish dialects. The website also publishes news and information in English, Turkish and Arabic.
Radio
A radio news channel that broadcasts on shortwave across the Middle East. Audiences all over the world can listen to a live stream online.
Newspaper
Published on a weekly basis, with hard copies sold in the Kurdistan Region and Europe. In the Kurdistan edition, stories of interest to the local population are covered. The European edition features issues of interest to the Kurdish diaspora.
Television
A Kurdish news channel that broadcasts to the Middle East, Europe and the U.S. This newly launched channel can be received on NileSat and Hot Bird satellites.
Criticism
According to numerous international and Kurdish sources, Rudaw is a "propaganda machine" of the ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party, particularly Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani. It has strongly promoted Nechirvan's policies.