The Budapest Sun
Type | Weekly newspaper |
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Owner(s) | |
Founder(s) | Jim Michaels |
Founded | 1993 |
Language | English |
Ceased publication | 29 January 2009 |
Headquarters | Budapest |
The Budapest Sun was a general interest, English language newspaper based in Budapest, Hungary.[1][2] The paper claimed to have the largest circulation of a foreign language newspaper in the country.[3]
History and profile[]
The Budapest Sun was established in 1993 by Jim Michaels. Much of the staff had come over from the already defunct . It was acquired by ,[4] a member of the Daily Mail General Trust, in 1996.[5] The paper had a circulation of 16,000 copies in 2002.[4]
The Budapest Sun was closed in early 2009, its last issue appearing on 29 January of that year.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Media and Communications: Hungary". Library of Congress. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
- ^ Oksana Newman (1 January 2007). Online Business Sourcebook. Walter de Gruyter. p. 152. ISBN 978-3-598-44038-0. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ Bradman's Business Travel
- ^ a b Media Landscape of South East Europe 2002 (PDF). Sofia: ACCESS-Sofia Foundation. 2003. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ Adrian Phillips; Jo Scotchmer (2004). Budapest. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-84162-110-4. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ "Budapest Sun Online - Imprint".
Categories:
- 1993 establishments in Hungary
- 2009 disestablishments in Hungary
- Defunct newspapers published in Hungary
- English-language press in Hungary
- Newspapers established in 1993
- Newspapers published in Budapest
- Publications disestablished in 2009
- Weekly newspapers published in Hungary