Kroonika Explained
Kroonika (meaning The Chronicle in English)[1] is a popular Estonian magazine which is typically popular with young Estonian persons aged between 13 and 30 years of age.
History and profile
Kroonika was established in 1996.[2] Its previous publishers were Kroonpress Ltd. and AS Ajakirjade Kirjastus.[3] The magazine is published by in the Estonian language[4] and includes gossip and news on the country's biggest celebrities. It is published weekly on Fridays and is based in Tallinn.[1] Its editor-in-chief is Krista Lensin.[1]
Erika Salumäe, an Estonian track bicycle racer and Olympic champion, sued the magazine for publishing damaging and insulting news about her in 2016.[5] In 2018 the publisher, Ekspress Meedia, was ordered by the court to pay Salumäe 9,500 Euros.[5]
Notes and References
- Web site: Kroonika. Kirjastus. 4 September 2014.
- Book: Barbi Pilvre. Estonian men’s lifestyle magazine ‘Mees’: a manual of masculine identity in a transition society. Back in the West . Baltische Studien zur Erziehungs- und Sozialwissenschaft. Airi-Alina Allaste. https://www.etis.ee/File/DownloadPublic/49c2027c-cc4f-439b-b714-863e081460dd?name=Fail_Est.men%C2%B4s%20lifestyle%20manual.pdf&type=application%2Fpdf. 22 April 2017 . 9783653029345 . 10.3726/978-3-653-02934-5. 2013.
- Web site: AS Ajakirjade Kirjastus. Ekspress Grupp. 4 September 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140904150059/http://www.egrupp.ee/companies/as-ajakirjade-kirjastus. 4 September 2014. dmy-all.
- Web site: Kroonpress. Printin Estonia. 10 April 2020.
- News: Estonian court tells gossip magazine to pay 9,500 euros to Olympic champion Salumäe. 10 April 2020. The Baltic Course. 1 November 2018. Tallinn.