Prin Explained

Prin
Foundation:	18 March 1990
Headquarters:	Charilaou Trikoupi 76, 106 80, Athens
Publisher:	Dimitris Desyllas
Editor:	Giorgos Delastik
Circulation:	1,600

Prin (Greek: Πριν, meaning "Before") is a weekly newspaper, published in Athens and circulating nationwide. Prin is published by the New Left Current, although it is not strictly the newspaper of the party.

History

Prin started as a monthly magazine, published by members of the Communist Party of Greece. Shortly after the secession of several members of the Central Committee,^[1] that led to the foundation of the New Left Current,^[2] Prin was transformed into a weekly newspaper on 18 March 1990.^[3]

Content

Prin is organised in several sections as following:

• Politics: Includes permanent columns and commentary on the current political situation
• Iconoclasts (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Εικονοκλάστες): A two-page analysis of a political, economic or ideological issue
• Prinidon: Small comments of the political situation
• Opinions (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Απόψεις): Articles of associates plus analysis of the Political line of the New Left Current
• The other side (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Η άλλη όψη): A two-page article on a historic or ideological issue.
• Τimeliness (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Επικαιρότητα): Announcement of political events plus a permanent column of socioeconomic commentary.
• Interview: An interview of a political figure, most commonly not associated with the New Left Current
• Society (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Κοινωνία): Articles on social issues
• Workers (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Εργαζόμενοι): News of trade unions most commonly elections, strikes and demonstrations.
• Ideas (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Κίνηση ιδεών): Articles of independent left militants or other political organisations.
• Culture
• International

Motto

Newspaper of the Independent Left (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Εφημερίδα της ανεξάρτητης Αριστεράς)

See also

• New Left Current
• Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow

Notes and References

1. Web site: New Left Current. el:Κοινή Δήλωση των 8 παραιτηθέντων μελών της Κεντρικής Επιτροπής του ΚΚΕ . http://www.narnet.gr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=233&Itemid=69 . Greek. 4 September 2009. 1 April 2012.
2. Web site: New Left Current. 20 χρόνια ΝΑΡ - Σύντομο χρονικό . Greek. 26 November 2009. 1 April 2012.
3. Web site: Prin. 20 χρόνια εφημερίδας ΠΡΙΝ. Greek. 14 March 2010. 1 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120401231447/http://www.prin.gr/2010/03/20_17.html. 1 April 2012. dead.