Albania (newspaper)

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Albania
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Format Tabloid
Founded1995
Language Albanian
Ceased publication?
HeadquartersTirana

Albania was a newspaper published in Tirana, Albania.

History and profile

Albania was started in 1995 and began publication on 8 September of that year. [1] The paper was published six times a week in tabloid format and had its headquarters in Tirana. [1] It was owned by a private foundation led by Faik Konica. [1] In the early 2000s the paper was owned by Ylli Rakipi. [2] [3] The paper had no political affiliation. [4] At the beginning of the 2000s, its circulation was 5,750 copies. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Gent Ibrahimi; Agron Loci (2001). "Media Landscape of Albania: Legal Framework". Media Online. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  2. Media Landscape of South East Europe 2002 (PDF). 2003. Retrieved 19 January 2015.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. "World Press Trends" (PDF). World Association of Newspapers. Paris. 2004. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Albania" (PDF). Human Rights Watch. 14 (5). June 2002. Retrieved 19 January 2015.