Cotidianul Explained

Cotidianul
Type:	Daily newspaper
Format:	Berliner
Foundation:	1927 re-founded in 1991 re-launched in 2003
Owners:	Academia Caţavencu, through Realitatea-Caţavencu
Editor:	Doru Buşcu
Chiefeditor:	Cornel Nistorescu
Publishing City:	Bucharest
Publishing Country:	Romania

thumb|right|The logo used between 2003 and 2007

Cotidianul (meaning The Daily in English) is a Romanian-language newspaper published in Bucharest, Romania.

History and profile

Founded by Ion Rațiu, Cotidianul was first published on 10 May 1991^[1] and was the first privately held newspaper in Romania following the Romanian Revolution of 1989.^[2] The paper had its headquarters in Bucharest.^[1] It was published Monday to Saturday in Berliner format.

Cotidianul ceased print publication on 23 December 2009^[1] due to financial difficulties, but remains active as an online news source.^[2] The owners announced the closure was temporary due to insolvency, but no buyers was found.^{[3] [4]}

Since November 2016, the newspaper appears again in print.^[5]

Notable contributors

• • Doru Bușcu
• Adrian Cioroianu
• Mirela Corlățan
• Răzvan Dumitrescu
• Eugen Istodor
• Adrian Majuru
• Andrei Marga
• Ioan T. Morar
• Cornel Nistorescu
• Cristian Oprea
• Octavian Paler
• Ovidiu Pecican
• Magdalena Popa Buluc
• Valerian Stan
• Jean-Lorin Sterian
• Liviu Ioan Stoiciu
• Cristian Teodorescu
• Vladimir Tismăneanu
• Robert Turcescu
• Traian Ungureanu
• Ioan Vieru
• Sever Voinescu

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cotidianul . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150109041115/http://www.voxeurop.eu/en/content/source-information/2841-cotidianul . 9 January 2015 . 23 February 2015 . VoxEurop.
2. Web site: Cotidianul . https://web.archive.org/web/20130220181611/http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/source-information/2841-cotidianul . 20 February 2013 . 22 September 2012 . Presseurop.
3. Web site: Calen . Ioana . Nicuț . Mihai . 21 December 2009 . Ziarul "Cotidianul" se închide. Nistorescu şi-a anunţat demisia . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100305160508/http://www.capital.ro/articol/ziarul-cotidianul-se-inchide-nistorescu-si-a-anuntat-demisia-129645.html . 5 March 2010 . 23 February 2015 . Capital.ro.
4. Web site: Preda . Raluca . Bunea . Iulia . 22 December 2009 . "Cotidianul", pe ultimul drum . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091224221814/http://www.adevarul.ro/financiar/media/Cotidianul-pe_ultimul_drum_0_175782914.html . 24 December 2009 . 25 December 2009 . Adevarul.ro.
5. Web site: 14 November 2016 . "Cotidianul se întoarce", așa spune Cornel Nistorescu în editorialul primului număr pe print . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231020115038/http://ovidiublag.ro/2016/11/cotidianul-se-intoarce-asa-spune-cornel-nistorescu-in-editorialul-primului-numar-pe-print/ . 20 October 2023 . 20 October 2023 . Ovidiu Blag.