Maariv is a Hebrew-language daily newspaper published in Israel.
From Sunday to Thursday, it is printed under the Ma'ariv Hashavu'a brand, while the weekend edition that is out on Friday is called Ma'ariv SofHashavu'a. A daily, abridged version of the newspaper, called Ma'ariv Haboker, is distributed for free every morning during the week. Ma'ariv Haboker is the fourth largest Israeli newspaper in terms of readership (after Israel HaYom, Yedioth Ahronoth and Haaretz).[2]
Since May 2014, Maariv's co-editors in chief are Doron Cohen and Golan Bar-Yosef. Apart from the daily newspaper and its supplements, Maariv has a chain of local newspapers with a national-scale distribution and magazine division.
History
Maariv was founded in 1948 by former Yediot Aharonot journalists led by Dr. Ezriel Carlebach, who became Maariv's first editor-in-chief. It was the most widely read newspaper in Israel in its first twenty years.[3]