Korzár

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

Korzár
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatTabloid
PublisherPetit Press
Editor-in-chiefJaroslav Vrábel
Founded1998 (1998)
Political alignmentRight-wing
LanguageSlovak
HeadquartersKošice
Sister newspapers
ISSN1335-4418
Websitekorzar.sme.sk

History and profile

The newspaper was established in 1998. At the initial stage, the paper was named Korzo and was renamed later as Korzár.[2] It is headquartered and published in Košice.[3] The paper was published in broadsheet format.[4] Then it switched 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.[6] It has four regional editions.[6] From 1998 to 2016 the editor-in-chief of the daily was Peter Bercik. In 2016 Jaroslav Vrábeľ succeeded him in the post. The publisher is the Petit Press publishing house.[7][8] The Petit Press also publishes SME and Új Szó among others.[1][9][10]

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

The paper 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] In 2011 the paper sold 20,000 copies, and its circulation was 15,713 copies in 2013.[1] The same year its readership was at 5 percent.[12]

See also

References
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  2. "SME, Slovakia: MDLF's first loan". MDIF. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  3. "Korzar". Hot Newspapers. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  4. "World Press Trends" (PDF). World Association of Newspapers. Paris. 2004. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  5. "Coding Scheme Picmin Instrument" (PDF). Media Project. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  6. "Korzar". Rheinische Post Mediengruppe. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  7. Robert Andrews (6 February 2012). "Slovakia's News Pay Wall Gets A Little Higher". Paid Content. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  8. "Daily Newspapers". rheinischepostmediengruppe.de. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  9. Miroslav Kollar; Tomáš Czwitkowics. "Mapping digital media: Slovakia". Open Society Foundation.
  10. Andrej Skolkay (2011). Media Law in Slovakia. Alphen aan den Rijn: Kluwer Law International. p. 30. ISBN 978-90-411-3439-4. OCLC 709890536.
  11. "Media pluralism in the Member States of the European Union" (PDF). Commission of the European Communities. Brussels. 16 January 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  12. Stanislav J. Kirschbaum (2013). Historical Dictionary of Slovakia (3rd ed.). Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-8108-8030-6.
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