Hospodárske noviny explained

Hospodárske noviny
Type:Daily newspaper
Format:Broadsheet
Owners:MAFRA Slovakia
Publisher:Eco Press
Political:Conservative
Language:Slovak
Headquarters:Bratislava
Circulation:17,000 (2011)

Hospodárske noviny (abbreviated HN;) is a daily economic newspaper published in Slovakia.[1] It is owned by MAFRA Slovakia, a media company based in Bratislava, Slovakia.

History and profile

Hospodárske noviny was established in 1993 and is based in Bratislava.[2] The paper is issued by Eco Press, a subsidiary of German-American firm Economia and a member of the Handelsblatt group. It is a business newspaper which has a liberal economical stance.[2]

Hospodárske noviny is published in broadsheet format.[3] In 2006 the newspaper went through a massive relaunch change, which resulted in an increase in sales. The current editor-in-chief is Peter Vavro.

In fall 2007, HN launched a lifestyle supplement Prečo nie?! (English: Why not?!). As of 2013 the supplement was wildly unsuccessful, selling less than a hundred copies since its initial release.

Hospodárske noviny had a circulation of 18,000 copies both in 2006 and in 2008. The 2010 circulation of the paper was 17,300 copies.[2] In 2011 the circulation was 17,000 copies. Its readership was at 3 percent in 2013.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Media. Slovak Republic. 31 October 2014.
  2. Web site: Hospodárske noviny. Eurotopics. 31 October 2014.
  3. Book: George McKay. Subcultures and New Religious Movements in Russia and East-Central Europe. 7 February 2015. 2009. Peter Lang. 978-3-03911-921-9. 398.
  4. Book: Stanislav J. Kirschbaum. Historical Dictionary of Slovakia. 31 October 2014. 14 November 2013. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-8030-6. 215.