Mai Nap

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Mai Nap
Mai Nap logo.jpg
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatTabloid
Founded8 February 1989
LanguageHungarian
Ceased publication15 June 2005
HeadquartersBudapest
ISSN1588-2403
WebsiteMai Nap

Mai Nap (meaning Today's Day in English) was a tabloid newspaper published daily in Budapest, Hungary. It began publishing early in the country's post-communist era. It was in circulation between 1989 and 2005.

History and profile[]

Mai Nap was the first newspaper published immediately following the collapse of the communism in Hungary.[1][2] The paper was first published in February 1989[1][3] and the founders were three Hungarian journalists.[2] It was a tabloid newspaper.[4] During its initial period it included 24 to 32 pages and was published daily except for Saturdays.[2]

The owner of Mai Nap was a state-owned bank.[1] Rupert Murdoch acquired 50% of Mai Nap in January 1990,[5][6] but sold it back in 1993 due to its low circulation levels.[1][4][7] Then the paper was acquired by the Swiss company JMG Ost Press.[1][6] At the beginning of the 2000s it was owned by the VNU group, a Dutch company, which also owned another Hungarian paper, Magyar Hirlap.[8]

Marcell Murányi served as the editor-in-chief of Mai Nap.[9] Although the paper was independent, its editorials were supportive of the right-wing political parties in the periods of 1994 general election and 1998 general election.[10]

Mai Nap folded in June 2005 due to low circulation levels.[11]

Circulation[]

In the 1990s Mai Nap had highest circulation levels on Sundays.[10] The paper sold 140,000 copies in January 1991 and 104,000 copies in July 1992.[10] The circulation of the paper was 85,000 copies in March 1993.[10] In 1998 the paper had a circulation of 79,000 copies and had 396,000 readers.[12] The 2003 circulation of the paper was 66,000 copies.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Colin Sparks; John Tulloch, eds. (22 March 2000). Tabloid Tales: Global Debates over Media Standards. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-4616-4385-2.
  2. ^ a b c Milton Hollstein (23 July 1990). "Western Media Moguls Invest in Hungary Press". Deseret News. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b Péter Bajomi-Lázár. "The Business of Ethics, the Ethics of Business" (PDF). Centrul pentru Jurnalism Independent. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  4. ^ a b Ray Hiebert (January 1994). "The Difficult Birth of a Free Press". American Journalism Center. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Murdoch Pays $4 Million for 50% Interest in 2 Hungarian Papers". Los Angeles Times. Budapest. UPI. 22 January 1990. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  6. ^ a b Agnes Gulyas (1998). "Tabloid Newspapers in Post Communist Hungary". Journal of the European Institute for Communication and Culture. 5 (3): 65–77. doi:10.1080/13183222.1998.11008683.
  7. ^ Raymond Hill (2003). Hungary. Infobase Publishing. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-8160-5081-9.
  8. ^ Europe Review 2003/04: The Economic and Business Report. Kogan Page Publishers. 1 November 2003. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-7494-4067-1.
  9. ^ Csaba Toth (1 July 2014). "Blikk's Marcell Muranyi named Nepszabadsag editor-in-chief". The Budapest Beacon. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  10. ^ a b c d Marina Popescu; Gábor Tóka (2000). "Campaign Effects in the 1994 and 1998 Parliamentary Elections in Hungary" (Conference paper). ECPR. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  11. ^ "Megszűnik a Mai Nap". hvg.hu. 15 June 2005. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  12. ^ Mihály Gálik; Beverly James (1999). "Ownership and control of the Hungarian press". The Public. 6 (2). Archived from the original on 12 November 2014.

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