Edasi Explained
| Type: | Daily newspaper |
| Foundation: | 1 May 1948 |
| Language: | Estonian |
| Ceased Publication: | 30 December 1990 |
| Headquarters: | Tartu |
Edasi (Estonian: Forward) was a newspaper published in Tartu, Estonia. The paper was published with this name between 1948 and 1990.[1]
History and profile
The paper was the successor of Postimees of which the name was changed to Edasi on 1 May 1948 to make the paper more Soviet.[1] It worked, and the paper became a true Soviet publication. Its headquarters was in Tartu.[2] [3] The paper was controlled by the Tartu Communist Party.[4] However, it was one of the Estonian media outlets not used by the Soviet officials to control Estonians.[2]
Edasi was first a local paper, but later it became a national publication. During the period between 1955 and 1979 when Estonia was subject to the mental Sovietization it was one of the publications which contained political humor.[5] At the same time the paper also published travel stories and literary reviews.[6]
On 1 January 1991, Edasi regained its original name, Postimees.[1] [7]
Notes and References
- Web site: 160 Aastat Postimehega. 3 June 2024. www.postimees.ee.
- Book: Stefanie Averbeck. Stefan Wehmeier. Kommunikationswissenschaft und Public Relations in Osteuropa: Arbeitsberichte. 2002. Leipziger Universitätsverlag. 978-3-935693-67-7. 81. Leipzig.
- Peeter Vihalemm. Development of Media Research in Estonia. 10.1515/nor-2017-0357. Nordicom Review. February 2001. 22. 2. 79–92. 54745912. free.
- Book: Toivo Miljan. Historical Dictionary of Estonia. 2004. 467. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-6571-6. Lanham, MD.
- Maarja Lõhmus. Political correctness and political humour in Soviet Estonia and beyond. Folklore. January 2013. 1. 139–158. 10.7592/ep.1.lohmus. 9789949490226. free.
- Epp Lauk. Tiiu Kreegipuu. Was it all Pure Propaganda? Journalistic Practices of "Silent Resistance' in Soviet Estonia Journalism. Acta Historica Tallinnensia. 10.3176/hist.2010.1.08. free. 2010. 15. 167 .
- Book: Halliki Harro-Loit. Anu Pallas. Halliki Harro-Loit. Katrin Kello. The Curving Mirror of Time. 2009. University of Tartu Press. 978-9949-32-259-6. http://www.oapen.org/download?type=document&docid=446135. Temporality and commemoration in Estonian dailies. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924054714/http://www.oapen.org/download?type=document&docid=446135. 24 September 2015. 20.
