Lok News

Last updated

LokNews.online is a California-based English language weekly newspaper and an online news portal focusing on South Asians (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Fijian, Sri Lankan, amongst others) throughout the world. The newspaper was launched in 2008 as a weekly tabloid print newspaper. Both the online and print edition are available free of cost. It claims to be a good source for modern South Asians to stay connected with others. Most of the readers for it are NRIs & PIOs (Non-resident Indian and Person of Indian Origin) based in the US. [1]

It was launched August 19, 2008 and is published by Lok Media Corp, which also publishes another South Asian newspaper, Quami Ekta [2]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">News Corporation</span> American media company (1980–2013)

The original incarnation of News Corporation was an American multinational mass media corporation controlled by media mogul Rupert Murdoch and headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in New York City. Prior to its split in 2013, it was the world's largest media company in terms of total assets and the world's fourth largest media group in terms of revenue, and News Corporation had become a media powerhouse since its inception, dominating the news, television, film, and print industries.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Archant</span> Media and publishing company based in Norwich, England

Archant Limited is a newspaper and magazine publishing company with headquarters in Norwich, England. The group publishes four daily newspapers, around 50 weekly newspapers, and 80 consumer and contract magazines. The company is a subsidiary of Newsquest, which is owned by American newspaper publishing company Gannett.

<i>The Advertiser</i> (Adelaide) Australian newspaper

The Advertiser is a daily tabloid format newspaper based in the city of Adelaide, South Australia. First published as a broadsheet named The South Australian Advertiser on 12 July 1858, it is currently a tabloid printed from Monday to Saturday. The Advertiser came under the ownership of Keith Murdoch in the 1950s, and the full ownership of Rupert Murdoch in 1987. It is a publication of Advertiser Newspapers Pty Ltd (ADV), a subsidiary of News Corp Australia, itself a subsidiary of News Corp. Through much of the 20th century, The Advertiser was Adelaide's morning broadsheet, The News the afternoon tabloid, with The Sunday Mail covering weekend sport, and Messenger Newspapers community news. The head office was relocated from a former premises in King William Street, to a new News Corp office complex, known as Keith Murdoch House at 31 Waymouth Street.

<i>Now</i> (newspaper) Weekly Canadian newspaper

Now, also known as NOW Magazine is an online publication based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Through most of its existence, Now was a free alternative weekly newspaper. Physical publication of Now was suspended in August 2022, amid the bankruptcy of its former owner Media Central Corporation, although some new content was still published to its website.

News Corp Australia is an Australian media conglomerate and wholly owned subsidiary of the American News Corp. News Corp Australia employs more than 8,000 staff nationwide and approximately 3,000 journalists however News Corp Australia has closed approximately 100 newspapers and cut approximately 500 jobs in Australia since 2019.

<i>Madhyamam</i> Malayalam-language newspaper published in Kerala, India

Madhyamam is a Malayalam-language newspaper published in Kerala, India, since 1987. It was founded by Ideal Publications Trust run by the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind wing in Kerala. It has nine editions in India and its Persian Gulf edition Gulf Madhyamam has nine in the Middle East.

<i>The New Indian Express</i> Indian English-language daily newspaper

The New Indian Express is an Indian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper published by the Chennai-based Express Publications. It was founded in 1932 as The Indian Express, under the ownership of Chennai-based P. Varadarajulu Naidu. In 1991, following the death of owner Ramnath Goenka, his family split the group into two companies. Initially, the two groups shared the Indian Express title, as well as editorial and other resources. But on 13 August 1999, the northern editions, headquartered in Mumbai, retained the Indian Express moniker, while the southern editions became The New Indian Express.

Solstice Media is an Australian publisher based in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 2004, it was known for publishing the weekly tabloid newspaper The Independent Weekly. As of 2023 Solstice publishes InDaily, which was initially the online subscriber daily news service is of the weekly newspaper, replacing the printed version entirely in November 2010. Solstice also publishes CityMag, a weekly digital magazine which also produces a quarterly print magazine established in 2013, SA Life, a monthly print magazine, the arts and culture webzine, InReview, InQueensland, The New Daily, The Southern Cross, and other online products.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Messenger Newspapers</span> Newspaper publisher

Messenger Newspapers is the publisher of 9 free suburban weekly newspapers together covering the Adelaide metropolitan area. Established by Roger Baynes in Port Adelaide in 1951, Messenger has since acquired other independent suburban titles to become Adelaide's only suburban newspaper group. The paper is a subsidiary of News Limited. The Messenger is delivered weekly to 9 different suburban areas, each paper targeting content to its distribution area with some shared content.

TODAY is a Singapore English-language digital news provider under Mediacorp, Singapore's largest media broadcaster and provider and the only terrestrial television broadcaster in the country. It was formerly a national free daily newspaper.

<i>The Standard-Times</i> (New Bedford) Newspaper in New Bedford, Massachusetts

The Standard-Times, based in New Bedford, Massachusetts, is the largest of three daily newspapers covering the South Coast of Massachusetts, along with The Herald News of Fall River and Taunton Daily Gazette of Taunton, Massachusetts.

Quest Community Newspapers is a newspaper company in Bowen Hills, Queensland, Australia. It is a subsidiary of News Corp Australia.

HT Media is an Indian mass media company based in Delhi, India. It has holdings in print, electronic and digital media.

<i>Byron Shire Echo</i> Australian weekly independent compact newspaper

The Byron Shire Echo is a weekly independent compact newspaper published every Wednesday in Mullumbimby, New South Wales, Australia. The newspaper was founded in 1986 as The Brunswick Valley Echo by Nicholas Shand and David Lovejoy.

<i>Quami Ekta</i>

Quami Ekta is a California-based online newspaper and a Punjabi weekly print newspaper targeting Punjabis throughout the world. The online edition is in both Punjabi and English. The newspaper was launched in 2002 as an online newspaper and in 2004 as a weekly broadsheet print newspaper. Both the online and print edition are available free of cost.

The Sunshine Coast Daily is an online newspaper specifically serving the Sunshine Coast region of Queensland, Australia. It is owned by News Corp Australia. It was originally founded as a print newspaper, however since 2020 the publication is only available in digital forms.

<i>Warwick Daily News</i>

The Warwick Daily News is an online newspaper serving Warwick, Queensland, Australia. The newspaper is published by The Warwick Newspaper Pty Ltd and owned by News Corp Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Media Wales</span> Publishing company based in Cardiff, Wales

Media Wales Ltd. is a publishing company based in Cardiff, Wales. As of 2009 it was owned by Reach plc. It was previously known as the Western Mail & Echo Ltd.

Khabar Lahariya is an Indian newspaper, published in various rural dialects of Hindi, including Bundeli, Avadhi and Bajjika dialects. The newspaper was started by Nirantar, a New Delhi-based non-government organisation which focuses on gender and education. Initially seen as a women-only publication, it now covers local political news, local crime reports, social issues and entertainment, all reported from a feminist perspective. As of September 2012, its total print-run, all editions included, was around 6000 copies; the management claimed an estimated readership of 80,000. Since its digitalisation its outreach has massively extended.

References

  1. About Lok News Archived 2008-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. August 2008 - LOK News a South Asian newspaper launched. [ permanent dead link ]