Quds News Network is a Palestinian media outlet whose 2023 opening described it as "an independent Hamas- and Palestinian Islamic Jihad-affiliated Palestinian news agency." Today's opening calls it "a Palestinian youth news agency" known for its social media reach, with no mention of Hamas or Islamic Jihad, though jihad survives twice in the body. A reader today learns that QNN gained a following on social media and not that the article once described it as affiliated with Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Quds News Network ( ) ( QNN ) is an independent Hamas - and Palestinian Islamic Jihad -affiliated Palestinian news agency. QNN is popular among young Palestinian Internet users given its strong social media presence. QNN combines breaking news reporting by freelancers and volunteers with rapid distribution of often graphic video content. According to the Christian Science Monitor , the site's vast social media footprint and sharing of attack footage "has raised allegations from Israelis that Palestinian social media is helping to fuel a repeating cycle of violence." According to QNN journalist Ahmed Yousef, "the ultimate mission of Quds News is not about business or journalism but to promote the Palestinian fight against Israel." Patel, Yumna (23 October 2019). Among the sites ordered to be blocked were the website and social media accounts of the Hamas-affiliated Quds News Network <ref> "Human Rights Reports: West Bank and Gaza" . PA police at a checkpoint stopped, assaulted, and arrested Anas Hawari, a journalist for Hamas-affiliated Quds News Network, according to media reports and rights groups, including the Committee to Protect Journalists. The site says it is independent, but has a reputation for being affiliated with Palestinian terror group Islamic Jihad patel, Yumna (23 October 2019).1
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The Quds News Network (Arabic:شبكة قدس الإخبارية) (QNN, see Quds ) is one of the leading news agencies in Palestine . Its website is blocked by the Palestinian Authority. Twitter suspended its accounts in 2019. "Leading Palestinian news site accounts suspended by Twitter: Three accounts belonging to the Quds News Network were suspended on Saturday" .
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Palestinian media outlet Not to be confused with Al-Quds TV .Quds News Network ( Arabic : شبكة قدس الإخبارية , romanized : Shabakat Quds al-Ikhbārīyah ; QNN ) is a Palestinian youth news agency founded in 2011.The agency is staffed with volunteer correspondents across Palestine.The network gained widespread following on social media around 2015 through its fast distribution video coverage of escalations in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict , which had made it as popular as Al Jazeera , appealing particularly to young Palestinians.According to Mondoweiss , the Palestinian Authority blocked QNN's website in 2019 as part of a crackdown on dissent.Some of its pages were also blocked by some social media websites in 2019 and 2023.The QNN states it is independent and funds itself through advertisements, and that it aims to expose the acts of the Israeli occupation .Nevertheless, it has gained a reputation of being associated with militant groups, and has been described as being affiliated with Hamas . Committee to Protect Journalists . "Israel-Hamas war: 57 journalists killed in conflict, Committee to Protect Journalists says – as it happened" . the Guardian .
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