Mohammad Ghouchani
Mohammad Ghouchani | |
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Ghouchani in 2020 | |
Born | (1976-09-22) 22 September 1976 (age 47) Rasht, Iran |
Occupation | Journalist |
Political party | Executives of Construction Party |
Mohammad Ghouchani (Persian: محمد قوچانی, born 22 September 1976 in Rasht) is an Iranian journalist. He has served as editor-in-chief of various reformist print media, many of which have been banned by the authorities.[1]
Early life and education
Ghouchani was born in 1976[1] in the city of Rasht.[citation needed] He graduated from the University of Tehran with a degree in Political Science.[citation needed]
Career
He started his career in Jame'eh, the most famous among the newspapers that started after the reformer Mohammad Khatami became the president in 1997.[citation needed] Ghouchani also wrote for Asr-e Azadegan[2] and became the "star" of that publication.[3] In 2000, he won political columnist of the year prize at the Iranian Press Festival, but was jailed shortly after for his writings.[4]
He became the first editor-in-chief of Shargh in 2003[1] until it was closed down in September 2006. He then held the same position at Ham-Mihan between May and June 2007, when the latter was also banned.[5] From 2007 to 2008, he was editor of the weekly magazine Shahrvand-e-Emrooz.[1] Ghouchani then served as the editor-in-chief of Etemad-e Melli, the official organ of National Trust Party led by Mehdi Karroubi.[6] He was also in charge of the women's lifestyle magazine Irandokht, another publication close to Karroubi, until its office was raided in December 2009.[7] In the aftermath of 2009 Iranian presidential election protests, Ghouchani was imprisoned along with many journalists and both his publications were closed down.[8] After 131 days in detention, he was released on bail.[9]
With ease of pressure on media as Hassan Rouhani took office, Ghouchani published a pre-issue of Ham-Mihan on 26 October 2013, but the judicial system allegedly prevented republication of the newspaper.[10] He also served as the editor-in-chief of Aseman and Mehrnameh.[10] The former was a weekly magazine that was turned into a daily newspaper, but it was shut down by the judicial authorities less than a week after its launch in February 2014.[11]
Views
Ghouchani is a critic of Neo-Shariatism.[12]
In 2004, Ghouchani spoke out about the red lines that could not be crossed in Iran, and said he views the ethical standard for journalism in Iran as "not lying to society". He also stated "Journalism is our job, our passion and our life, something that we don’t want to lose, unless we reach the point where we cannot work honorably".[13]
References
- ^ a b c d Mirsepassi, Ali (2017). Transnationalism in Iranian Political Thought: The Life and Times of Ahmad Fardid. Cambridge University Press. pp. 360, 370. ISBN 978-1-316-94982-5.
- ^ Khiabany, Gholam (2009). Iranian Media: The Paradox of Modernity. Routledge. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-203-87641-1.
- ^ Poulson, Stephen (2006). Social Movements in Twentieth-century Iran: Culture, Ideology, and Mobilizing Frameworks. Lexington Books. p. 26. ISBN 978-0739117576.
- ^ Shahidi, Hossein (2007). Journalism in Iran: From Mission to Profession. Routledge. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-134-09391-5.
- ^ Blair, Edmund; Maguire, Sean (11 June 2007), "Iran's liberal press tiptoes between "red lines"", Reuters, retrieved 1 September 2021
- ^ Randjbar-Daemi, Siavush (2017), The Quest for Authority in Iran: A History of The Presidency from Revolution to Rouhani, Bloomsbury Publishing, p. 218, ISBN 9781786732675
- ^ "Iran targets opposition media", Al-Jazeera, 2 March 2010, retrieved 1 September 2021
- ^ Sahimi, Muhammad (14 September 2009), "Censoring reformists out of existence", Tehran Bureau, PBS, retrieved 1 September 2021
- ^ "Iran Frees Reformist Editor On Bail", RFE/RL, 30 October 2009, retrieved 1 September 2021
- ^ a b Elmjouie, Yara (12 November 2015), "Iranian press freedoms grow for still-wary journalists", The Guardian, retrieved 1 September 2021
- ^ Moghtader, Michelle (23 February 2014), King, Larry (ed.), "Iran shuts reformist paper over comments on law", Reuters, retrieved 1 September 2021
- ^ Saffari, Siavash (2017), Beyond Shariati, Cambridge University Press, p. 41, ISBN 9781107164161
- ^ Shahidi, Hossein (2007). Journalism in Iran: From Mission to Profession. Routledge. p. 132. ISBN 978-1-134-09391-5.
Media offices | ||
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New title Media founded | Editor-in-Chief of Agahi-e-No 2020–present | Incumbent |
Editor-in-Chief of Sazandegi 2018–2021 | Succeeded by Akbar Montajabi | |
Editor-in-Chief of Siasatnameh 2015–2020 | Succeeded by Hamed Zareh | |
Preceded by | Editor-in-Chief of Seda 2015–2017 2014 | Succeeded by Akbar Montajabi |
New title | Succeeded by | |
New title Media founded | Editor-in-Chief of Mardom-e-Emrouz 2014–2015 | Vacant Banned |
Editor-in-Chief of Aseman 2011–2015 | ||
Editor-in-Chief of Tajrobeh 2011–2017 | Succeeded by Mehdi Yazdani Khorram | |
Editor-in-Chief of Mehrnameh 2010–2017 | Vacant Publication ceased | |
Preceded by Abolfazl Shakouri | Editor-in-Chief of Etemad-e-Melli 2008–2009 | Vacant Banned |
New title Media founded | Editor-in-Chief of Shahrvand-e-Emrooz 2007–2008 | Vacant Banned Title next held by Reza Khojasteh-Rahimi |
Editor-in-Chief of Ham-Mihan 2013 2007 | Vacant Banned | |
Editor-in-Chief of Irandokht 2006–2010 | ||
Editor-in-Chief of Shargh 2003–2006 | Succeeded by Editorial board |
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