Eastern Eye

{{Infobox newspaper

| name = Eastern Eye

| type = Weekly newspaper

| foundation = {{launch date and age|1989}}

| language = English

| editor = Ramniklal Solanki CBE

| publisher = Garavi Gujarat Publications Ltd

| headquarters = Garavi Gujarat House
No. 1 Silex Street, London SE1 0DW

| website = {{URL|https://www.easterneye.biz/}}

| issn = 0965-464X

}}

The Eastern Eye is a British weekly newspaper, published every Friday.{{Cite book|last=Shukla|first=Sandhya Rajendra|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_7CgVnNG9J4C&q=%22Eastern+Eye%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA206|title=India Abroad: Diasporic Cultures of Postwar America and England|date=2003|publisher=Princeton University Press|isbn=978-0-691-09267-6|quote=The development of the publication Eastern Eye narrativizes these trends. Begun in 1989, Eastern Eye was specifically directed toward events in Britain ...}} It was created in 1989 and was first published by The Guardian, before becoming a standalone newspaper.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

History

Sarwar Ahmed founded the Eastern Eye from his bedroom in 1989. Announcing itself as the newspaper "for the Asian perspective", Eastern Eye reportedly sold 30,000 copies a week nationwide in its first year. In 1996, the newspaper started compiling and publishing a list of "Britain's Richest Asians 200". In mid-2008, the circulation was about 20,000.{{cite book|author-first=Yinka|author-last=Sunmonu|author-link=Yinka Sunmonu|editor-link=Alison Donnell|editor=Alison Donnell|title=Companion to Contemporary Black British Culture|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VfdpdZ9DwH0C&pg=PA142|year=2002|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-70025-7|page=142|chapter=Eastern Eye}}

Its ownership subsequently changed several times. It was part of the Trinity Mirror Group before a management buyout and the creation of the Ethnic Media Group (EMG).{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} The EMG also published Asian Times, New Nation and Caribbean Times, incorporating African Times.

In 2009, Eastern Eye was sold to the Asian Media & Marketing Group, presently known as Asian Media Group (AMG).{{Cite web|date=2009-01-22|title=Doubt casts over future of Eastern Eye|url=https://www.bizasialive.com/doubt-casts-over-future-of-eastern-eye/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-07|website=BizAsia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725110842/https://www.bizasialive.com/doubt-casts-over-future-of-eastern-eye/ |archive-date=25 July 2019 }}

AMG has continued the title's tradition of publishing the annual Asian Rich List and staging the Asian Business Awards every year, as well as publishing its "30 Global Asian Stars" and "Top 50 Asian Celebrities" lists.{{Cite web|title=Bilal Abbas Khan named in Eastern Eye's '30 under 30 Global Asian Stars' list|url=https://magtheweekly.com/detail/11231-bilal-abbas-khan-named-in-eastern-eyes-30-under-30-global-asian-stars-list|access-date=2021-08-17|website=magtheweekly}}
- {{Cite web|date=2021-01-25|title=Bilal Abbas Khan featured in 30 under 30 Global Asian Stars|url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/25-Jan-2021/bilal-abbas-khan-makes-it-to-30-under-30-global-asian-stars-list|access-date=2021-08-17|website=Daily Pakistan Global}}
- {{Cite web|title=Aiman Khan, Sajal Aly, Bilal Abbas Khan part of UK publication's 30 under 30 Global Asian Stars|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/331715-british-publication-mentions-aiman-khan-sajal-aly-bilal-abbas-khan-in|date=25 January 2021|access-date=2021-08-17|website=Geo News}}
- {{Cite web|date=2021-08-15|title=Pakistan Rampungkan Renovasi Kuil Hindu yang Dirusak Massa|url=https://republika.co.id/share/qxu1h7320|access-date=2021-08-17|website=Republika Online|trans-title=Pakistan Completes Renovation of Hindu Temples That Mass Vandalized|language=id}}
- {{Cite news|date=2020-12-17|title=Sonu Sood Crowned Top Global Asian Celebrity for 2020|url=https://indianewengland.com/2020/12/sonu-sood-crowned-top-global-asian-celebrity-for-2020/|access-date=2021-08-17|website=INDIA New England News|archive-date=17 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817095705/https://indianewengland.com/2020/12/sonu-sood-crowned-top-global-asian-celebrity-for-2020/|url-status=dead}}
- {{cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/amitabh-bachchan-crowned-greatest-bollywood-star-in-uk-poll-397524 |title=Amitabh Bachchan crowned greatest Bollywood star in UK poll |website=NDTV Movies |agency=Press Trust Of India |access-date=2013-07-27 |archive-date=28 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728032253/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/amitabh-bachchan-crowned-greatest-bollywood-star-in-uk-poll-397524 |url-status=dead }}

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Digital Presence

Online Platform: Eastern Eye's website complements the print edition, offering sections including business, music and film, health and beauty, and more.

References

External links

{{Official website|http://www.easterneye.biz/}}
[https://amg.biz/ Asian Media Group]

Category:1989 establishments in the United Kingdom

Category:Newspapers established in 1989

Category:Newspapers published in London

Category:Weekly newspapers published in the United Kingdom

Category:National newspapers published in the United Kingdom