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MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF2008 was a "Millenium" for Hürriyet. Hürriyet stands for "stability" in the eyes of the Turkish people. This quality is not only true in terms of journalism, it also stands among the principal institutions concerning the stability of the country. 2008 was a "Millenium" year for Hürriyet. Millennium is a term from viniculture. It can be defned as the perfect year of well- established, vintage wines. Hürriyet is identifed in all surveys as "well-established" and the most stable newspaper in Tu rke y. Hürriyet stands for "stability" in the eyes of the Turkish people. This quality is true not only in journalistic terms, it also stands among the most important institutions refecting the stability of the cou nt r y. 2008 involved many highlights for Hürriyet. This year, the two leading journalism awards in Turkey were conferred on Hürriyet correspondents. The highest prizes of the Journalists’ Association (TGC) and Sedat Simavi Journalism Awards went to the winning journalists of Hürriyet. Besides this recognition, our colleagues were honored with several other awards. Hürriyet was the only newspaper to expand its core readership in 2008. It has further improved its unique standing in terms of ad revenue. Therefore, it retained and reinforced its position as the newspaper that sets the agenda. Meanwhile it redoubled its journalistic achievements. And, at the same time, it fortifed its position as the most efective ad channel in Turkey. With these features the newspaper is drawing a keen interest in the worldwide media industry. Little by little, a "Hürriyet model" is forged all around the world. What does this model involve? To be the greatest people’s newspaper in the countr y. Nevertheless, at the same time having its fnger on the pulse of the country’s intellectual life with the most infuential, most-read commentators in Turkey, With business reporting on the rise around the world, virtually incorporating a Wall Street Journal or Financial Times within Hürriyet. There are very few examples of such "Hybrid" journalism in the world. According to organizations measuring the reach of print media, 2.7 million people read Hürriyet each day. However, while those considered to be "Quality papers" lose circulation and undergo economic difculties, Hürriyet moves beyond being merely a newspaper to become a media platform. Hürriyet’s Website had its own millennium this year. With its speed and journalistic acumen, it became the top news site in Turkey by a clear margin. According to the fgures of Alexa, which measures Internet use with objective data, it now ranks as the 305th most accessed website worldwide. At present, more than 2 million individual users access the Hürriyet Website every day. When the 2.7 million people reading the print version are added on this fgure, we come upon an impressive fact: Hürriyet is a channel reaching 5 million people in Turkey and around the world on a daily basis. All of these fgures made 2008 a genuine "Millenium" for Hürriyet. Sixty-one years signifes convention and stability for a media organization anywhere in the world. However, in the last two years, media assessment surveys revealed another trait of Hürriyet. It is also an "innovative" newspaper. A success story is created when the conventions of a well-established institution spanning back over half a century merge with innovation. This is the fact revealed once again in Hürriyet’s 61st anniversary; A management triumph and a success story.
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