Korzár Explained

Type:Daily newspaper
Format:Tabloid
Publisher:Petit Press
Chiefeditor:Jaroslav Vrábel
Political:Right-wing
Language:Slovak
Headquarters:Košice
Issn:1335-4418

Korzár (Slovak: Corsair)[1] is a regional newspaper published in Košice, Slovakia.[2] The newspaper has been in circulation since 1998.

History and profile

The newspaper was established in 1998 under the name Korzo, later renamed as Korzár.[3] It was published in broadsheet format[4] before switching to the tabloid format.[5]

Korzár is the largest and only regional publication of Slovakia.[6] It covers news on eastern Slovakia and has the highest circulation in the region, with four regional editions.[6] From 1998 until 2016, Peter Bercik was editor-in-chief, after which Jaroslav Vrábeľ succeeded him in the post. The publisher is the Petit Press publishing house,[7] [8] which also publishes SME and Új Szó among others.[1] [9] [10]

Korzár has a right-wing political leaning.[1]

Korzár had a circulation of 33,000 copies in 2003[4] and 30,000 copies in 2004.[11] The audited circulation of the paper was 27,231 copies in 2008.[1] The paper sold 20,000 copies in 2011 and its circulation was 15,713 copies in 2013.[1] The same latter year, its readership was at 5%.[12]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Nikola Belakova. Surveillance Cameras Everywhere You Look? The portrayal of the Security vs. Privacy Dilemma in the Slovak Press, 2010 - 2013. Prague SECONOMICS Discussion Papers. 2013. 2.
  2. Web site: Korzar. Hot Newspapers. 12 December 2013.
  3. Web site: SME, Slovakia: MDLF's first loan. MDIF. 12 December 2013. 22 January 2013.
  4. Web site: World Press Trends. World Association of Newspapers. 8 February 2015. Paris. 2004.
  5. Web site: Coding Scheme Picmin Instrument. Media Project. 7 February 2015. dead. 7 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150207234210/http://mcoding.horook.hr/about/PICMIN_coding_scheme_final_version.pdf.
  6. Web site: Korzar. Rheinische Post Mediengruppe. 12 December 2013.
  7. Web site: Robert Andrews. Slovakia's News Pay Wall Gets A Little Higher. Paid Content. 12 December 2013. 6 February 2012.
  8. Web site: Daily Newspapers. rheinischepostmediengruppe.de. 12 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130627210518/http://www.rheinischepostmediengruppe.de/eng/International/Slovakia/Daily-newspapers. 27 June 2013.
  9. Web site: Miroslav Kollar. Tomáš Czwitkowics. Mapping digital media: Slovakia. Open Society Foundation.
  10. Book: Andrej Skolkay. Media Law in Slovakia. 30. Alphen aan den Rijn. 709890536. 2011. Kluwer Law International. 978-90-411-3439-4.
  11. Web site: Media pluralism in the Member States of the European Union. Brussels. 16 January 2007. Commission of the European Communities. 27 March 2015.
  12. Book: Kirschbaum, Stanislav J.. Historical Dictionary of Slovakia. 2013. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-8030-6. 215. 3rd. Lanham, Maryland.

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