The Herald was a politics and current affairs monthly magazine published by the Dawn Media Group in Karachi, Pakistan, from 1970 to 2019.[3][4] The Herald has been responsible for producing many large and breaking stories since it started.
 Cover of the May 2016 Herald | |
| Editor | Muhammad Badar Alam |
|---|---|
| Former editors | Razia Bhatti[1] |
| Categories | Politics and current affairs |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | ~ 1,000–9,999[2] |
| Founded | 1948 as Illustrated Weekly of Pakistan |
| First issue | January 1970 |
| Final issue | 14 July 2019 |
| Company | Dawn Media Group |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Based in | Karachi |
| Language | English |
| Website | herald |
| OCLC | 1589238 |
It was renamed from The Illustrated Weekly of Pakistan in January 1970, which was published from 1948–1969.[5][6][1][7]
It was Pakistan's most widely read monthly magazine, providing in-depth analyses, investigative reporting and extensive coverage of current affairs. The magazine enjoyed a wide circulation abroad, particularly among academics and Pakistani expatriate communities in the Middle East, United Kingdom and North America.
The "indomitable Razia Bhatti" was the magazine's first editor.[8]
During General Zia’s military dictatorship's tough press censorship, the magazine "maintained its independence with an unusual weapon — the blank space."[8]
It stopped publication after its July 2019 issue, 20 issues short of 600, after nearly 50 years of publication.[3]
See also
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edit- ^ a b "Razia Bhatti | 1994 Courage in Journalism Award". IWMF. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ Khan, Aamer Ahmed (26 September 2019). "Reason in the midst of chaos". Aurora Magazine. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
The Herald was never a widely circulated magazine. At its best, its circulation numbered in the thousands, never in the tens of thousands.
- ^ a b "Stop press". Herald Magazine. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ "Herald (Pakistan)". Publicitas. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ 1948 edition, 1969 last edition
- ^ Muhajir, Tauqeer (5 April 2018). "Splendour amidst magazines". Aurora Magazine. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ "A tale of two magazines". Himalmag.com. 2 March 2020. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022.
- ^ a b Hussain, Zahid (2019-07-10). "End of a glorious chapter". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
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