Życie Warszawy

Życie Warszawy (English: Life of Warsaw)[1] was a Polish language newspaper published in Warsaw. Despite its name it was a national pro-establishment newspaper, but since 1990 it was an independent publication increasingly focused on local Varsovian issues.

Życie Warszawy
TypeNational daily newspaper
Format34 x 24 cm
Founder(s)Marian Spychalski
PPR
PublisherCzytelnik Publishing House (1946-1951)
Prasa Workers Publishing House (1951-1991)
Życie Press (1991-2000)
Dom Prasowy Sp. z o.o. (2000-2007) 
Presspublica Sp.z o.o. (2007-)
Editor-in-chiefTomasz Sobiecki
LaunchedNovember 15, 1944 (1944-11-15)
Political alignmentPro-PRL establishment (1944-1991)
Right-wing (1990-2011)
LanguagePolish
Ceased publicationDecember 17, 2011 (2011-12-17)
Headquartersul. Prosta 51, 00-838 Warsaw
CityWarsaw
CountryPoland
Circulation167 000 (as of 1946)
Sister newspapersTrybuna Ludu (1948-1990)
Życie Częstochowy (1947–1997)
ISSN0137-9437
Websitehttps://www.zw.com.pl/

History and profile

Życie Warszawy was founded in 1944[2] as an initiative of Polish Workers' Party and/or Marian Spychalski.

During the communist era the paper was a semi-official organ of the Polish government.[3] It was a pro-PRL mouthpiece, right until the end of communism in the country. In the years 1978 and 1988 the paper consisted of 12-16 pages.[4] The number of pages was 20 in 1998.[4]

In 2004 Życie Warszawy had a circulation of 250,000 copies in weekdays and of 460,000 copies in weekends.[2] The paper was published by Gremi Media Group.[5] As of 2004 Zbigniew Jakubiec, a Polish businessman, was the owner of the paper.[2] It was acquired by Presspublica in August 2007 and in December 2011 the newspaper and its website was integrated into Rzeczpospolita as the local press section.

See also

References
  1. Annika Frieberg (2008). The Project of Reconciliation: Journalists and Religious Activists in Polish-German Relations, 1956--1972. p. 226. ISBN 978-0-549-53566-9. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  2. "The press in Poland". BBC. 29 April 2004. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  3. "Polish Newspaper Appeals For an Open Government". The New York Times. Reuters. 3 January 1981. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  4. Melanie Armstrong (2001). "Polish Women in the Press" (PDF). Perspectives. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  5. "Życie Warszawy". Publicitas. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
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