Večer (Slovenia) Explained
| Večer |
| Type: | Daily newspaper |
| Format: | Berliner |
| Foundation: | 1945 |
| Political: | Centrism |
| Publisher: | Večer mediji, d.o.o. |
| Editor: | Matija Stepišnik |
| Circulation: | 25,000 (2017) |
| Headquarters: | Maribor |
Večer (English: Evening) is a daily newspaper published in Maribor, Slovenia.[1]
History and profile
Večer was officially established on 9 May 1945 as a publication declaring the liberation of Maribor called Maribor svoboden (English: Maribor Free). Regular circulation started on 25 May 1945 under the name Vestnik. But it was not before 1949 that it became a daily newspaper. In 1952, the newspaper was renamed Večer.[2]
Slovenia's major newspaper company Delo, d.d. holds almost 80% of shares of Večer. In June 2010, the company attempted to sell its 79.24% stake to a small IT company, 3Lan, based in Murska Sobota.[3] The sale was ordered by the competition watchdog to reduce its majority in the paper.[3] [4] However, the proposal of the IT company was not accepted by the ministry of culture.[4]
The circulation of Večer was 62,000 copies in 2003.[5] Its 2007 circulation was 53,500 copies, making it the fourth most read daily in the country.[6] As of 2013 it was the third largest daily newspaper in Slovenia (not counting tabloids) with a circulation of about 130.000 copies daily.[7]
There are several weekly supplements and separate editions published by Večer:
- Kvadrati (Squares) a supplement about home decoration and maintenance;
- Bonbon (Bon bon) a lifestyle supplement;
- Zmigaj se (Let's Move) about spare time activities;
- TV Večer is a weekly TV guide;
- V soboto (On Saturday) comments on politics, economy and culture by notable columnists;
- 7 dni (7 Days) a family supplement;
- Naš dom (Our Home) about design, trends and ambient;
- Vroči Kaj (Hot What) is a separate erotic magazine.
Notes and References
- Web site: Sandra B. Hrvatin. Marko Milosavljevic. Media policy in Slovenia in the 1990s. Peace Institute. 2001. 15 November 2014.
- http://www.vecer.com/predstavitev about the newspaper and the company (in Slovene)
- News: Daily newspaper Vecer sold to IT company. 16 November 2014. Publicitas. 24 June 2010.
- Web site: Newspaper Publisher Vecer to be Auctioned off. Invest Slovenia. 16 November 2014. 14 February 2014.
- Martine Robinson Beachboard. John C. Beachboard. Implications of Foreign Ownership on Journalistic Quality in a Post-Communist Society: The Case of Finance. Informing Science Journal. 2006. 9. 28 November 2014.
- Web site: Media. IPA Section Slovenia. 15 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141128160754/http://www.ipaslovenija.org/eng/about/09_media.pdf. 28 November 2014. dead. dmy-all.
- http://www.nrb.info/podatki National Circulation of Printed Press (in Slovene)
