Ion Cristoiu

Ion Cristoiu (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈon krisˈtoju]; born November 16, 1948, Găgeşti, Vrancea County) is a Romanian journalist. He was editor-in-chief of the daily Evenimentul Zilei during its heyday in the 1990s, when the average daily circulation topped 600,000, making it the most read newspaper in Romania,[1] and one of the most read in Eastern Europe as well.[2] He also founded or played a major role at a number of the weekly publications during that era: Expres, Expres Magazin, and Zig-Zag. All these publications were highly critical of president Ion Iliescu.[1]

He was later an unofficial counselor for president Emil Constantinescu.

Presently, he writes for Jurnalul Naţional, a paper owned by Dan Voiculescu, the founder of the Conservative Party (Partidul Conservator).

References

  1. ^ a b Patrick H. O'Neil, Post-communism and the media in Eastern Europe, Routledge, 1997, ISBN 0714647659, p. 109
  2. ^ (French) Nicolas Pelissier, La Presse à Sensation en Roumanie: Miroir de la Décomposition Sociale ou Acteur de la Récomposition Économique? in Le nouveau paysage médiatique à l'Est, Volumes 32-33 of L'Autre Europe, L'AGE D'HOMME, 1996, ISBN 2825106380, p. 163