Gazeta 55

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Gazeta 55
Newspaper 55

Gazeta 55 on 27 September 2010
Type Daily Newspaper
Format Berliner
Owner(s) Fahri Balliu (1997-present)
Founder(s) Fahri Balliu
Publisher Gazeta 55
Editor-in-chief Ilir Nikolla
Staff writers Fahri Balliu
Founded 18 October 1997 (1997-10-18)
Political alignment Anti-communist
Language Albanian
Headquarters Medar Shylla Street, Tirana, Albania
Circulation 4,500 (Daily) [1]
Official website Gazeta 55
Gazeta 55 (10-02-2014)

Gazeta 55 (English: Newspaper 55) is an Albanian language newspaper published in Tirana, Albania and is politically unaffiliated daily with nine reporters on staff. The tabloid's owner is Fahri Balliu, an Albanian businessman.

Gazeta 55 has been described as having a right-wing bias,[1] and the newspaper "has a critical attitude towards daily events in Albania." The paper has a daily nationwide circulation of approximately 4,500 copies and is available online in PDF. It was first published on 18 October 1997.[2][3][4][5]

Together with Rilindja Demokratike, it is the only right-winged daily newspaper in the country.

Name

The number "55" was chosen because Article 55 of the Constitution of communist Albania, dealt with Agitation and Propaganda related crimes.[6]

Article 55:
The creation of any type of organization of a fascist, anti-democratic, religious, and anti-socialist character is prohibited.
Fascist, anti-democratic, religious, war-mongering, and anti-socialist activities and propaganda, as well as the incitement of national and racial hatred are prohibited.[7]

Content

Sections

The newspaper is organized in three sections, including the magazine.

  1. News: Includes International, National, Tirana, Politics, Business, Technology, Science, Health, Sports, Education.
  2. Opinion: Includes Editorials, Op-Eds and Letters to the Editor.
  3. Features: Includes Arts, Movies, Theater, and a Sigurimi file (mainly about the communist era)

Web presence

Gazeta 55 has had a web presence since 2008. Accessing articles requires none registration. The newspaper is available in PDF. The online editor is Leonard Quku.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "June 2002. Vol. 14, No. 5 (D). Albania: The Cost of Speech: Violations of Media Freedom in Albania, p.56". Human Rights Watch (HRW). 
  2. ↑ Gent Ibrahimi and Agron Loci. Media Landscape of Albania: Legal Framework Media Online: Southeast European Media Journal [Sarejevo]. 15 January – 1 February 2001. No. 6.
  3. ↑ Albania and European Union: Perceptions and Realities Albanian Institute for International Studies (AIIS), Tirana. 2003
  4. ↑ East View Information Services. n.d.a. "Issue Details: Gazeta 55." "Company Information."
  5. ↑ Human Rights Watch (HRW). June 2002. Vol. 14, No. 5 (D). Albania: The Cost of Speech: Violations of Media Freedom in Albania.
  6. ↑ Communist Albanian constitution
  7. ↑
  8. ↑ Homepage (see footnote)

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