Życie Warszawy

Życie Warszawy (meaning Life of Warsaw in English)[1] is a Polish language newspaper published in Warsaw.

History and profile

Życie Warszawy was founded in 1944[2] as an initiative of Polish Workers' Party. The paper is published by Gremi Media Group.[3] As of 2004 Zbigniew Jakubiec, a Polish businessman, was the owner of the paper.[2]

During the communist era the paper was a semi-official organ of the Polish government.[4] In the years 1978 and 1988 the paper consisted of 12-16 pages.[5] The number of pages was 20 in 1998.[5]

In 2004 Życie Warszawy had a circulation of 250,000 copies in weekdays and of 460,000 copies in weekends.[2]

See also

References

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