Mr Emmanuel Esho and Mr Vasili Shomanuouv from Assyrian American Association (AAA) of Chicago, speak about a special day organised in celebration of 168 years of Assyrian Media presence. The first Assyrian newspaper Zahriri dBahra ( Rays of Light) was published in Urmia in November, 1849 At the time its editor in chief was Dr. Benyamin Labarry and with the assistance of Rabi Merza Shmuel.