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'''''XPRESS''''' was launched in the [[UAE]] on 15 March 2007<ref>{{cite web|last=Greenslade |first=Roy |url=http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/greenslade/2007/03/colourful_new_freesheet_for_du.html|title=The Guardian|work=The Guardian|date=16 March 2007 |access-date=12 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/07/03/15/10111246.html |title=Gulf News |work=Gulf News|date=15 March 2007|access-date=12 December 2011}}</ref><ref name="ameinfo.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.ameinfo.com/110465.html |title=ameinfo.com |publisher=ameinfo.com |date=2 May 2007 |access-date=12 December 2011 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211131451/http://www.ameinfo.com/110465.html |archive-date=11 February 2012 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.tradearabia.com/news/newsdetails.asp?Sn=MEDIA&artid=120549 ''Trade Arabia''] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927025945/http://www.tradearabia.com/news/newsdetails.asp?Sn=MEDIA&artid=120549 |date=27 September 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dubaicityguide.com/specials/index.asp |title=dubaicityguide.com |publisher=dubaicityguide.com |access-date=12 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090420020922/http://www.dubaicityguide.com/specials/index.asp |archive-date=20 April 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dubai-online.com/news/new-newspaper-xpress-out-today/ |title=dubai-online.com |publisher=dubai-online.com |date=15 March 2007 |access-date=12 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zawya.com/Story.cfm/sidGN_15032007_10111246/secIndustries/pagMedia |title=zawya.com |publisher=zawya.com |access-date=12 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=UAEinteract.com |url=http://uaeinteract.com/news/default.asp?ID=43 |title=uaeinteract.com |publisher=uaeinteract.com |access-date=12 December 2011}}</ref> as a free weekly newspaper and competitor to the likes of ''7DAYS'' and ''Emirates Today''. ''XPRESS'' was set up as a multicultural community paper for all UAE residents, both UAE nationals and expatriates.
'''''XPRESS''''' was a weekly [[tabloid journalism|tabloid]] newspaper. It was launched in the [[UAE]] on 15 March 2007.<ref>{{cite web |last=Greenslade |first=Roy |date=16 March 2007 |title=The Guardian |url=http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/greenslade/2007/03/colourful_new_freesheet_for_du.html |access-date=12 December 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=15 March 2007 |title=Gulf News |url=http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/07/03/15/10111246.html |access-date=12 December 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="ameinfo.com">{{cite web |date=2 May 2007 |title=ameinfo.com |url=http://www.ameinfo.com/110465.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211131451/http://www.ameinfo.com/110465.html |archive-date=11 February 2012 |access-date=12 December 2011 |publisher=ameinfo.com}}</ref><ref>[http://www.tradearabia.com/news/newsdetails.asp?Sn=MEDIA&artid=120549 ''Trade Arabia''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927025945/http://www.tradearabia.com/news/newsdetails.asp?Sn=MEDIA&artid=120549|date=27 September 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=dubaicityguide.com |url=http://www.dubaicityguide.com/specials/index.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090420020922/http://www.dubaicityguide.com/specials/index.asp |archive-date=20 April 2009 |access-date=12 December 2011 |publisher=dubaicityguide.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=15 March 2007 |title=dubai-online.com |url=http://www.dubai-online.com/news/new-newspaper-xpress-out-today/ |access-date=12 December 2011 |publisher=dubai-online.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=zawya.com |url=http://www.zawya.com/Story.cfm/sidGN_15032007_10111246/secIndustries/pagMedia |access-date=12 December 2011 |publisher=zawya.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=UAEinteract.com |title=uaeinteract.com |url=http://uaeinteract.com/news/default.asp?ID=43 |access-date=12 December 2011 |publisher=uaeinteract.com}}</ref> The magazine was published in [[Dubai]] by the Al Nisr Group as a sister paper to ''[[Gulf News]].'' It was shut down in 2018 due to declining revenue.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dubai daily Gulf News to shut down its tabloid newspaper Xpress |url=https://gulfbusiness.com/dubai-daily-gulf-news-shut-tabloid-newspaper-xpress/ |website=Gulf Business |access-date=14 December 2024 |date=29 August 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
The magazine, published in [[Dubai]] by the Al Nisr Group as a sister paper to ''[[Gulf News]]'', covers news, leisure and entertainment and sports, with an emphasis on the local.


==History==
==Development and launch==
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Work on ''XPRESS'' – then known as ''Project X'' – began in the basement of the Gulf News offices off [[Sheikh Zayed Road]] near [[Safa Park]] in early 2005. Rumours of the secret project began to leak into the UAE media industry over the next few months, but the details of the publication – including its name – remained a closely guarded secret until its launch was announced on 12 March 2007.
Work on ''XPRESS'', then known as ''Project X'', began in the basement of the Gulf News offices off [[Sheikh Zayed Road]] near [[Safa Park]] in early 2005. Rumours of the project leaked into the media over the following months, but the details, including its name, remained secret until its launch on 12 March 2007.


Initial media reports indicated that Al Nisr Media intended to publish ''XPRESS'' twice weekly, and hoped to obtain a licence to publish daily.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ameinfo.com/110465.html |title=ameinfo.com |publisher=ameinfo.com |date=2 May 2007 |access-date=12 December 2011|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211131451/http://www.ameinfo.com/110465.html |archive-date=11 February 2012 }}</ref>
Initial media reports indicated that Al Nisr Media intended to publish ''XPRESS'' twice weekly, and hoped to obtain a licence to publish daily.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ameinfo.com/110465.html |title=ameinfo.com |publisher=ameinfo.com |date=2 May 2007 |access-date=12 December 2011|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211131451/http://www.ameinfo.com/110465.html |archive-date=11 February 2012 }}</ref> However, it launched as a weekly.

However, by the time it launched, ''XPRESS'' itself confirmed it would be published once a week, on Thursdays. The publishers have not confirmed whether they intend to seek a daily licence from the Dubai authorities.


The newspaper was designed by [[Mario García (designer)|Mario Garcia]], president of the Tampa-based Garcia Media, who described it as "a vibrant, contemporary newspaper totally created for the reader of the 'always on' culture".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.garcia-media.com/NeArticl.asp?pageid=340 |title=garcia-media.com |publisher=garcia-media.com |access-date=12 December 2011}}</ref>
The newspaper was designed by [[Mario García (designer)|Mario Garcia]], president of the Tampa-based Garcia Media, who described it as "a vibrant, contemporary newspaper totally created for the reader of the 'always on' culture".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.garcia-media.com/NeArticl.asp?pageid=340 |title=garcia-media.com |publisher=garcia-media.com |access-date=12 December 2011}}</ref>


Reception from Dubai's media circle to the inaugural issue was mixed, with one pundit describing it as "a headache on every page"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9463 |title=arabianbusiness.com |publisher=arabianbusiness.com |date=15 March 2007 |access-date=12 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928094246/http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9463 |archive-date=28 September 2007 }}</ref> and accusing it of running parochial stories. However, the same reporter praised the new paper's dedication to printing original stories and said it helped fulfill a growing desire for local news in fast-growing Dubai.
Reception was mixed, with an [[Arabian Business]] review describing it as "a headache on every page"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9463 |title=arabianbusiness.com |publisher=arabianbusiness.com |date=15 March 2007 |access-date=12 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928094246/http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9463 |archive-date=28 September 2007}}</ref> and accusing it of running parochial stories.

Since 2009 ''Xpress'' has been reduced in pages, and has let a number of staff go. As part of its downsizing, its own dedicated website was absorbed by ''Gulf News''.


In March 2013, ''XPRESS'' launched an Abu Dhabi edition.
In March 2013, ''XPRESS'' launched an Abu Dhabi edition.

Mazhar Farooqui is the editor for both editions.

==Distribution==
Al Nisr Media print between 80,000 and 100,000 copies of XPRESS for distribution every Thursday.<ref name="ameinfo.com"/>

The primary means of distribution are newspaper stands in many of Dubai's petrol stations, with others in apartment block foyers and malls. Subscribers to ''XPRESS'''s sister paper, the paid-for ''Gulf News'', have copies delivered to their homes on a Thursday or Friday.


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XPRESS was a weekly tabloid newspaper. It was launched in the UAE on 15 March 2007.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] The magazine was published in Dubai by the Al Nisr Group as a sister paper to Gulf News. It was shut down in 2018 due to declining revenue.[9]

History

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Work on XPRESS, then known as Project X, began in the basement of the Gulf News offices off Sheikh Zayed Road near Safa Park in early 2005. Rumours of the project leaked into the media over the following months, but the details, including its name, remained secret until its launch on 12 March 2007.

Initial media reports indicated that Al Nisr Media intended to publish XPRESS twice weekly, and hoped to obtain a licence to publish daily.[10] However, it launched as a weekly.

The newspaper was designed by Mario Garcia, president of the Tampa-based Garcia Media, who described it as "a vibrant, contemporary newspaper totally created for the reader of the 'always on' culture".[11]

Reception was mixed, with an Arabian Business review describing it as "a headache on every page"[12] and accusing it of running parochial stories.

In March 2013, XPRESS launched an Abu Dhabi edition.

References

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  1. ^ Greenslade, Roy (16 March 2007). "The Guardian". Retrieved 12 December 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Gulf News". 15 March 2007. Retrieved 12 December 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "ameinfo.com". ameinfo.com. 2 May 2007. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  4. ^ Trade Arabia Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "dubaicityguide.com". dubaicityguide.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  6. ^ "dubai-online.com". dubai-online.com. 15 March 2007. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  7. ^ "zawya.com". zawya.com. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  8. ^ UAEinteract.com. "uaeinteract.com". uaeinteract.com. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  9. ^ "Dubai daily Gulf News to shut down its tabloid newspaper Xpress". Gulf Business. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "ameinfo.com". ameinfo.com. 2 May 2007. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  11. ^ "garcia-media.com". garcia-media.com. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  12. ^ "arabianbusiness.com". arabianbusiness.com. 15 March 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
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