User:Basmasyria

Basma Syria

Basma Syria (Arabic: بصمة‎ Bas-ma, literally fingerprint is an independent Syrian news provider primarily reporting on the Syrian Uprising. Noted for their courage, Basma Syria is considered one of the most credible Syrian opposition news sources and produces news, current affairs and documentary programming that airs on the leading Pan Arabic Satellite TV channels including Al Jazeera, Al Arabiya and Orient TV. Basma Syria has been attacked by the Syrian Electronic Army for actively countering the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

History
Basma Syria was founded by Syrian media activists in April 17, 2012, about one year into the Syrian Uprising. Initially funded by the UK, US and private individuals, Basma Syria became an independent service in mid 2014. Considered a pioneer of social media, Basma led the way using youtube to disseminate Syrian Uprising reporting and also created one the conflict’s most popular Facebook pages.

Services
Basma Syria today is a full-service Arabic language video news service and also produces and creates editorial cartoons, animation, news graphics, radio content and documentaries. It maintains a network of more than 50 correspondents covering all 14 Syrian governorates, many of whom graduated from Syria’s leading universities and served as professional journalists before the conflict began.

Organization and funding
Initially financed through grants from the UK and US governments, Basma became an independent service in June 2014. Basma’s headquarters are located in Gaziantep, Turkey and it maintains bureaus across Syria including Damascus, Aleppo, Deir ez-Zor and Idlib.

International Cooperation

 * Al Jazeera
 * Al Arabiya
 * BBC Arabic
 * Orient TV
 * Al Aan TV