Kauno diena
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Type | Daily newspaper |
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Format | compact |
Owner(s) | |
Publisher | |
Editor-in-chief | |
Founded | 1945 |
Language | Lithuanian |
Circulation | 38,000 (2005) |
Sister newspapers | Vilniaus diena |
ISSN | 1392-7639 |
Website | http://www.kauno.diena.lt |
Kauno diena (Kaunas Daily) is a Lithuanian daily newspaper, printed in Kaunas.
History and profile[]
In 1998, Kauno diena was bought by Norwegian media giant Orkla Media subsidiary . In December 2006 Orkla sold its media stakes to the investment company .[1] Its daily circulation in 2005 was about 38,000 copies.
It was formerly known as Tarybų Lietuva (Soviet Lithuania, 1945–1950) and Kauno Tiesa (Kaunas Truth, 1950–1992).
The present editor in chief of Kauno diena is Arūnas Andriuškevičius.
Previous editors[]
- 1945 – Jonas Šimkus
- 1945–1950 – Donatas Roda
- 1950 – Juozas Chlivickas
- 1951–1953 – Povilas Putrimas
- 1954–1956 – Julius Čygas
- 1956–1958 – V.Norvaiša
- 1958–1960 – Juozas Leonavičius
- 1960–1987 – Zenonas Baltušnikas
- 1987–1998 – Teklė Mačiulienė
- 1999–2007 –
- 2007 – Kęstutis Jauniškis
See also[]
- Eastern Bloc information dissemination
References[]
- ^ Vaclav Stetka (2012). "From Multinationals to Business Tycoons: Media Ownership and Journalistic Autonomy in Central and Eastern Europe". The International Journal of Press/Politics. 17 (4). doi:10.1177/1940161212452449. S2CID 53477934.
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Categories:
- Eastern Bloc mass media
- Newspapers established in 1945
- Newspapers published in Kaunas
- Newspapers published in the Soviet Union
- Daily newspapers published in Lithuania
- Newspapers published in Europe stubs
- Mass media in Lithuania stubs