Asbarez

Asbarez (Armenian: Ասպարէզ "Arena") is an Armenian-American bilingual daily newspaper published in Armenian and English in Los Angeles, California, by the Western USA Central Committee of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation.[1]

See also: List of newspapers in California
Asbarez
The first issue of Asbarez
TypeDaily newspaper
EditorAra Khachatourian (English)
Apo Boghikian (Armenian)
Founded1908
LanguageArmenian, American English
Headquarters1203 N Vermont Ave, Little Armenia, Los Angeles, CA 90029 USA
CityFresno, California
CountryUnited States
ISSN0004-4229
OCLC number3973991
Websiteasbarez.com

History

The newspaper began publication in 1908 in Fresno, California. It moved to southern California several decades later when a large Armenian-American community emerged there. Before moving to a new headquarters in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles in the 1970s, the newspaper's headquarters was located in Glendale, California, a suburb of Los Angeles.[2]

The daily is published five times a week. It is from 16 to 28 pages, Tuesdays through Fridays and 40 to 48 pages on Saturdays. It also regularly publishes magazine supplements on special occasions.

Asbarez in English
A cover of the English print supplement of Asbarez daily

The newspaper that includes both Armenian and English sections. After being an all-Armenian newspaper, a regular English section was added on May 1, 1970. The English section became a daily feature starting January 1993.

Online publication

The newspaper also went online starting 1994 and launched a web component in 1997.

Television

Horizon Television has become a broadcasting partner.

References
  1. "Արմինյըն Ռիվյու". www.arfd.am (in Armenian). Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  2. "About Asparēz = Asbarez. [volume] (Fresno, Calif.) 1908-????". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 16, 2020.


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