Edasi

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Edasi
TypeDaily newspaper
Founded1948
LanguageEstonian
Ceased publication1994
HeadquartersTartu

Edasi (meaning Forward in English) was a newspaper published in Tartu, Estonia. The paper was published with this name between 1948 and 1994.

History and profile[]

The paper was the successor of Postimees of which the name was changed to Edasi in 1948 to make the paper more Soviet.[1] It worked, and the paper became a true Soviet publication.[2] Its headquarters was in Tartu.[3][4] The paper was controlled by the Tartu Communist Party.[5] However, it was one of the Estonian media outlets not used by the Soviet officials to control Estonians.[3]

Edasi was first a local paper, but later it became a national publication.[1] During the period between 1955 and 1979 when Estonia was subject to the mental Sovietization it was one of the publications which contained political humor.[1] At the same time the paper also published travel stories and literary reviews.[2]

In 1994 Edasi regained its original name, Postimees.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Maarja Lõhmus. "Political correctness and political humour in Soviet Estonia and beyond" (PDF). Folklore. doi:10.7592/ep.1.lohmus.
  2. ^ a b Epp Lauk; Tiiu Kreegipuu (2010). "Was it all Pure Propaganda? Journalistic Practices of "Silent Resistance' in Soviet Estonia Journalism" (PDF). Acta Historica Tallinnensia. doi:10.3176/hist.2010.1.08.
  3. ^ a b Stefanie Averbeck; Stefan Wehmeier (2002). Kommunikationswissenschaft und Public Relations in Osteuropa: Arbeitsberichte. Leipziger Universitätsverlag. p. 81. ISBN 978-3-935693-67-7.
  4. ^ Peeter Vihalemm. "Development of Media Research in Estonia". Researchgate. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  5. ^ Toivo Miljan (13 January 2004). Historical Dictionary of Estonia. Scarecrow Press. p. 467. ISBN 978-0-8108-6571-6.
  6. ^ Halliki Harro-Loit; Anu Pallas (2009). "Temporality and commemoration in Estonian dailies". In Halliki Harro-Loit; Katrin Kello (eds.). The Curving Mirror of Time. University of Tartu Press. ISBN 978-9949-32-259-6.
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