Ion Cristoiu

Ion Cristoiu

Ion Cristoiu (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈon krisˈtoju]; born November 16, 1948, Găgești, 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 the anchor for the TV talk-show "Ultimul cuvant" (The Final Statement) (http://www.b1.ro/emisiuni/read/ultimul-cuvant.html) for the Romanian private TV station B1TV.

References

1 2 Patrick H. O'Neil, Post-communism and the media in Eastern Europe, Routledge, 1997, ISBN 0-7146-4765-9, p. 109
↑ (in 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 2-8251-0638-0, p. 163

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[neil-1] 1 2 Patrick H. O'Neil, Post-communism and the media in Eastern Europe, Routledge, 1997, ISBN 0-7146-4765-9, p. 109

[2] (in 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 2-8251-0638-0, p. 163