Calcalist

Calcalist is an Israeli business daily and economic news website published by Yedioth Ahronoth. Launched in 2008, it covers business, markets, finance, technology and economic issues that affect everyday life in Israel. Its stated aim of connecting Israel to the economy reflects a central contribution: bringing economic reporting to both professionals and readers who had not previously made financial news part of their regular media consumption.

Launch and place in Israeli journalism

Calcalist was launched on February 18, 2008, with the slogan “Israel Connects to the Economy.” According to the archive material, it became the most widely circulated economic newspaper in Israel and the third-largest newspaper among Israel’s daily papers. These figures indicate the scale of its presence in the Israeli media system and its success in building a broad audience for reporting on markets, companies, public policy and business.

The print edition is distributed five days a week, from Sunday through Thursday. Its editorial offices were located in Tel Aviv’s Ramat HaHayal district from the paper’s founding until early 2016, when the newsroom moved to the Yedioth Ahronoth building in Rishon LeZion. The publisher and editor-in-chief is Yoel Esteron; Galit Hemi is the newspaper’s editor, and Gabi Kesler is the website editor.

A newspaper, supplement and digital platform

The print newspaper is divided into four sections. Since 2010, the Thursday edition has also included the Calcalist Supplement, featuring in-depth economic reporting alongside inspirational stories in a range of fields. The supplement extends the publication’s work beyond the immediate news cycle and offers room for broader analysis and interpretation.

The Calcalist website was launched in 2008. Like the newspaper, it carries news and content from the business world, while also offering specialized services such as a stock-market arena, a stock screener and a stock comparison tool. The site includes Calcalist TV, a video channel featuring field reports and studio programs. Dedicated applications for iPhone and Android devices extend access to the publication’s reporting beyond the printed edition.

This combination of print journalism, digital news, video and financial tools reflects the transformation of Israeli media. Economic information is no longer confined to a newspaper page; it is available throughout the day and in several formats. In a society where housing, pensions, savings, employment, technology and business decisions affect families and communities, making such information accessible has a direct public value.

Investigative reporting and public discussion

In January 2022, Calcalist began publishing a series of reports on the Israel Police’s use of Pegasus software to monitor content on the mobile phones of Israeli residents. The series placed the use of surveillance technology at the center of public discussion and illustrated the publication’s role beyond conventional business reporting. It addressed the intersection of technology, government and civil rights through sustained journalistic coverage.

Conferences and professional forums

Since its founding, Calcalist has held conferences and forums on major issues on Israel’s public agenda. These include the Central Economic Conference, the Small and Medium-Sized Business Conference, the Pension Savings Conference, the Central Real Estate Conference and the Mobile Conference.

Such events create meeting places for public officials, experts, companies and professional audiences to discuss the trends and challenges shaping Israel’s economy. They also extend the publication’s role from reporting on economic life to convening some of the people and institutions engaged in it.

Why Calcalist belongs in Moreshet

Calcalist merits inclusion in Moreshet because it became an influential Israeli media institution through which the public encounters economic knowledge, business developments and debates about technology and government. Its integrated newspaper, website, video channel, financial tools and conferences document how Israeli journalism adapted to a digital economy while continuing to serve a mass readership.

The heritage of Israeli journalism is preserved not only through landmark political reporting, but also through the institutions that explain how society earns, spends, saves, invests and plans for the future. Calcalist records and shapes that part of Israel’s public life. Its place on Moreshet.com helps preserve the story of a publication that connected professional economic knowledge with the wider Israeli public.