Blendi Fevziu

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Blendi Fevziu
BornMay 18, 1969
Tirana, Albania
OccupationJournalist, writer, host
LanguageAlbania
NationalityAlbanian
Years active1992-present

Blendi Fevziu (born May 18, 1969, Tirana, Albania) is an Albanian journalist, writer and host of the TV talk show Opinion, which first went on air on August 31, 1997. [1]

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Fevziu graduated in literature and Albanian language at the University of Tirana in 1991. In 1989 he was part of the staff of the Student newspaper of the University. In December 1990 and February 1991 he was an active participant in the students' movement that brought the change of regime in Albania. On 5 January 1991 he was the co-founder of the Rilindja Demokratike (Democratic Rebirth) newspaper, the first free newspaper after almost 70 years of independent media blackout in Albania.

Career in written press

Career in TV

On August 31, 1997, Fevziu started a political show on TVSH named E Diela Debat, a weekly political debate that airs every sunday. On September 26, 1998, the show was moved to Klan Television and, from 1999, the show aired on Thursdays instead of Sundays.

In 2001, it was renamed "Opinion", and from October 2006 it was broadcast twice a week. Since 2008, "Opinion" has aired four times a week with Mondays to Wednesdays at 22:30 (10:30 PM), and Fridays at 21:00 (9 PM). [2] [3]

Bibliography

YearTitleTranslatedCo-AuthorsReferences
1992Njëqind ushtarëOne hundred soldiersBen Blushi [4]
1994Piedestale pa StatujaPedestals without Statues [5]
1996Gjysma tjetër e botësThe other half of the world
1999Para dhe pas kameraveIn front of and behind the cameras [6]
200450 + 150 + 1 [7]
2005Histori e Shtypit Shqiptar, 1848 - 2005History of the Albanian press, 1848–2005 [8]
2010Jeta ime - Intervistë me Blendi FevziunMy life – Interview with Blendi Fevziu
Hiri i VullkanitVolcanic Ashes [9]
2011"Piedestale pa Statuja" (Ribotim i plotësuar)"Pedestals Without Statues" (Complete Reprint)
"Enver Hoxha" biografiBiography "Enver Hoxha" [10]
2012"100 Vjet" - një ekskursion në politikën shqiptare 1912 - 2012"100 Years" - an excursion into Albanian politics 1912 to 2012 [11]
2014Ahmet Zogu, Presidenti që u bë MbretAhmet Zogu, the President who became King [12]
2016PushtetiPower
2019Tirana e NonësMother's Tirana [13]
2020Lufta e Kosovës dhe Hashim Thaçi War of Kosovo and Hashim ThaçiBaton Haxhiu [14]
2023Takimet e mia me...My meetings with... [15]

Fevziu's biography of Hoxha was published in English, with an introduction by Robert Elsie, as Enver Hoxha: The Iron Fist of Albania by I. B. Tauris in 2016.

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  2. ↑ "TV Klan". Tvklan.al. Archived from the original on September 26, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Books in Albania: All the fun of the Tirana book fair". The Economist. November 15, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Njëqind ushtarë". GoodReads. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Piedestale pa statuja" [Pedestals without Statues]. GoodReads. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Para dhe Pas Kamerave". GoodReads. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  7. ↑ "50+1 - Blendi Fevziu". Bukinist.al. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Histori e shtypit shqiptar (1848 - 2005)". GoodReads. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Hiri I Vullkanit" [Volcanic Ashes]. GoodReads. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Enver Hoxha". GoodReads. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  11. ↑ "100 Vjet - (1912 - 2012)". GoodReads. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Ahmet Zogu, presidenti që u bë mbret". GoodReads. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Tirana e Nonës". GoodReads. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Lufta e Kosovës dhe Hashim Thaçi" [War of Kosovo and Hashim Thaçi]. GoodReads. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  15. ↑ ""Takimet e mia me..." libri më i ri nga Blendi Fevziu | Top Albania Radio" ["My meetings with..." the newest book by Blendi Fevziu | Top Albania Radio]. www.topalbaniaradio.com. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
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