Demokracija Explained

Frequency:Weekly
Category:News and political magazine
Country:Slovenia
Based:Ljubljana
Language:Slovene
Website:Demokracija
Issn:1408-0494
Oclc:21211770

Demokracija is a Slovenian right-wing weekly news and political magazine published in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It is known as the party magazine of the Slovenian Democratic Party. It has been in circulation since 1990.

History and profile

Demokracija was founded in January 1990[1] as a dissident and pro-Spring magazine.[2] The magazine is published weekly on Thursdays.[3] [4] Its headquarters is in Ljubljana.[3]

Demokracija has a right-wing and conservative stance.[5] [6] In its early days the weekly was considered to be close to the Slovenian Democratic Union.[1] Then it is considered to have links with the Slovenian Democratic Party.[7]

The magazine focuses on political news in Slovenia and in the world, but also covers sections about history, culture, film, sports and entertainment.[4]

In July 2017, Ripost, a Hungarian media company, acquired a majority share in Demokracija's parent company, Nova obzorja. Ripost has deep ties to the ruling political party in Hungary and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The Slovenian Democratic Party has retained a 42% share in the parent company. Ripost is also a significant shareholder in another media company tied to SDS, Nova24TV.[8] [7]

In June 2024 Russia blocked Demokracija as part of a wider blockade of European media. In response Demokracija stated, that Russia has a problem with their reporting about the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[9]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Everete E. Dennis. Jon Vanden Heuvel. Emerging Voices: East European Media in Transition. A Gannett Foundation Report. October 1990. Ganet Foundation. 28 November 2014. Report. 76.
  2. Book: David H. Weaver. Lars Willnat. The Global Journalist in the 21st Century. https://books.google.com/books?id=ETE5vVTeLQkC&pg=PA284. 2012. Routledge. 978-0-415-88576-8. 284. New York; London. Journalism in Slovenia. Peter Lah. Suzana Žilič Fišer.
  3. Web site: Slovenia. World Press. 26 November 2014.
  4. Web site: Demokracija. Cnet. 26 November 2014.
  5. Book: Lavinia Stan. Transitional Justice in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union: Reckoning with the Communist Past. https://books.google.com/books?id=xAqUAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA220. 2009. Routledge. 978-1-135-97099-4. 220. London. Slovenia. Tamara Kotar.
  6. Book: Ljiljana Saric. Contesting Europe's Eastern Rim.Cultural Identities in Public Discourse. 125. et. al.. https://books.google.com/books?id=8vFeeIodS-AC&pg=PA125. Multilingual Matters. 978-1-84769-486-7. Bristol; Buffalo, NY; Toronto. Krekism and the Construction of Slovenian National Identity: Newspaper Commentaries on Slovenia’s European Union Integration. Andreja Vezovnik. 15 November 2010 .
  7. Web site: Saška Cvetkovska Delić. 28 February 2020. Oiling Orbán's Propaganda Machine. live. 29 February 2020. 19 October 2020. OCCRP. https://web.archive.org/web/20200229194126/https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/oiling-orbans-propaganda-machine.
  8. News: Strankarsko glasilo SDS v roke madžarskega tabloida. 27 July 2017. sl.
  9. Web site: Rusija blokirala več evropskih medijev, tudi slovenska Nova24TV in Demokracija . Siol . 2024-06-25.

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