Economic crisis in Iran makes Sun newspaper close

The economic crisis is not just affected the U.S. but all around the globe, and is especially putting a damper in the newsrooms in Iran.   The crisis has brought this daily to extinction only 6 months after being released.  

The closure of the sun, also known as Khorshid began with a mass amount of journalists residing, which dropped sales drastically.  Khorshid was launched in October by one of Ahmadinejad's aides. It is based on a populist mix of human interest, entertainment and sports with minimal political news.  The predicted sale amount was 200,000 and was planning on that number rising well into the future.  Circulation dropped to 60,000 after plans to expand the daily from 24 to 36 full-color pages, but because of the sale drop, it went from 24 to 16 pages. The new theme of the upcoming year in Iran has been said to cut consumption, as the country tries to cope with this recession.  

- Amanda Reinstein (IRAN)