Young Journalists Club
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| Type | News agency |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Tehran , Iran[1] |
| Key people | Mohammad Saleh Meftah (president) |
| Website | yjc |
Young Journalists Club (YJC) (Persian: باشگاه خبرنگاران جوان) is an Iranian news agency affiliated with the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) state broadcaster.[2]
History and management
[edit]Young Journalists Club was founded in 1999 and operates in all provinces of Iran under IRIB's political bureau.[3] The outlet trains journalists and functions as an incubator for IRIB television and radio.[1][4] Young Journalists Club's president has in recent years been appointed by IRIB's deputy political director;[5] the current president is Mohammad Saleh Meftah, who was appointed in October 2024.[6] According to RFE/RL in 2021, the outlet's managers had ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.[7]
In 2022, it was reported that Young Journalists Club would be dissolved and merged into other IRIB departments,[8][9] however this did not occur, with Young Journalists Club stating the claim was based on a misconception of its standing within IRIB.[10]
Content
[edit]Young Journalists Club has been involved in producing and airing forced confessions, as well as content for domestic security services.[11] In 2012, Human Rights Watch criticized the outlet for publishing personal attacks against BBC Persian employees.[12] In 2019, it along with some other Iranian news agencies was suspended from Twitter due to alleged coordinated harassment of Baha'i practitioners; Young Journalists Club blamed the British government for supposedly pressuring Twitter over their reporting of Iran seizing a British-flagged tanker.[13]
In 2018, it was among the top five most popular news sites in Iran according to Alexa rankings.[14]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Iran: Media development organisations". Media Landscapes. 2019. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ Moench, Mallory (2026-01-09). "Iran leader Khamenei says anti-government protesters are vandals trying to please Trump". BBC News. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ "باشگاه خبرنگاران جوان". Factnameh (in Persian). 2022-05-27. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ "درباره ما". Young Journalists Club (in Persian). Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ "رئیس باشگاه خبرنگاران جوان منصوب شد". Iranian Students' News Agency. 2019-06-18. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ "محمدصالح مفتاح رئیس باشگاه خبرنگاران جوان شد". Shafaqna. 2024-10-21. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ "Iran Reportedly Convicts U.S. Dual Citizen On Spying Charges". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ "باشگاه خبرنگاران جوان منحل شد". Fararu (in Persian). 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ "Exclusive: Iran State TV Shuts Bureaus Abroad, Fires Correspondents". Iran International. 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ "اطلاعیه باشگاه خبرنگاران جوان درباره منحل شدن این خبرگزاری". Donya-e-Eqtesad (in Persian). 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ "Inside The Iranian Regime's Propaganda Machine". IranWire. 2022-11-11. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ "Iran: Stop Holding Reporters' Relatives Hostage". Human Rights Watch. 2012-02-02. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ "Twitter suspends Iran news agencies over 'harassment of Baha'is'". BBC News. 2019-07-21. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ آذری, سیدحسن; منتظرقائم, مهدی; باقری, سعید (2021). "روزنامهنگاری سبک زندگی در ایران؛ تحلیل محتوای کمّی و کیفی وبگاههای خبری" (PDF). Journal of Culture-Communication Studies. 22 (55): 63. doi:10.22083/jccs.2020.199271.2896.