Type of site | News |
|---|---|
| Available in | Arabic, English (occasionally) |
| Owner | Chamsy Sarkis[1] |
| Editor | Muhammad Malaak[2] |
| URL | t
|
| Launched | August 2013 |
| Current status | open |
The SMART News Agency (Arabic: وكالة سمارت للأنباء was an independent online Arabic-language media agency that mainly operates in Syria. It was owned by the Syrian Media Action Revolution Team (SMART), the largest independent opposition media network operating in Syria.[3] Launched in August 2013, the agency releases daily news content, including photographs, videos, and text.[4] As of October 2015, the agency has 300 staff members.[5]
- ^ "Chamsy Sarkis". LinkedIn.
- ^ Raja Abdul Rahim (1 June 2014). "Syria's rocky road to a free press". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Charlotte Eagar (9 September 2014). "AN INDEPENDENT SYRIAN MEDIA COMES OF AGE AT A TIME OF WAR". Newsweek.
- ^ "Structuring Syria's "SMART News Agency"". Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs.
- ^ Karen d'Burke (29 October 2015). "The Journalists Risking Their Lives in Syria". Global Editors Network.