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Rough guides to Europe describes it as a " Useful and literate English-language daily".<ref name="Guides2002">{{cite book|author=Rough Guides|title=Rough guide to Europe|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9AQiVoidDSEC|date=1 November 2002|publisher=Rough Guides|isbn=978-1-85828-914-4|page=486}}</ref> while in the book ''Transitions'' it is mentioned that: "Greece and the Mediterranean English-language newspapers such as The Athens News (www.athensnews.gr) and The Portugal News (www.tlie-news.net) may be helpful sources of job vacancies."<ref>{{cite book|title=Transitions Abroad|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4XJYAAAAYAAJ|year=2007|publisher=C. A. Hubbs|page=99|quote=Greece and the Mediterranean English-language newspapers such as The Athens News (www.athensnews.gr) and The Portugal News (www.tlie-news.net) may be helpful sources of job vacancies. }}</ref> |
Rough guides to Europe describes it as a " Useful and literate English-language daily".<ref name="Guides2002">{{cite book|author=Rough Guides|title=Rough guide to Europe|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9AQiVoidDSEC|date=1 November 2002|publisher=Rough Guides|isbn=978-1-85828-914-4|page=486}}</ref> while in the book ''Transitions'' it is mentioned that: "Greece and the Mediterranean English-language newspapers such as The Athens News (www.athensnews.gr) and The Portugal News (www.tlie-news.net) may be helpful sources of job vacancies."<ref>{{cite book|title=Transitions Abroad|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4XJYAAAAYAAJ|year=2007|publisher=C. A. Hubbs|page=99|quote=Greece and the Mediterranean English-language newspapers such as The Athens News (www.athensnews.gr) and The Portugal News (www.tlie-news.net) may be helpful sources of job vacancies. }}</ref> |
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''Athens News'' is also cited in many academic books. For example, in the book '' |
''Athens News'' is also cited in many academic books. For example, in the book ''Port Cities as Areas of Transition: Ethnographic Perspectives'' the reference section includes the mention: "References Athens News (2003): Immigration and the Economy. Special Supplement to Athens News 19/09/2003 (www.athensnews.gr)".<ref name="Kokot2008">{{cite book|author=Waltraud Kokot|title=Port Cities as Areas of Transition: Ethnographic Perspectives|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wikoAQAAIAAJ|year=2008|publisher=Transcript|isbn=978-3-89942-949-7|pages=168,163}}</ref> |
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In the book ''Port Cities as Areas of Transition: Ethnographic Perspectives'' the reference section includes the mention: "References Athens News (2003): Immigration and the Economy. Special Supplement to Athens News 19/09/2003 (www.athensnews.gr)".<ref name="Kokot2008">{{cite book|author=Waltraud Kokot|title=Port Cities as Areas of Transition: Ethnographic Perspectives|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wikoAQAAIAAJ|year=2008|publisher=Transcript|isbn=978-3-89942-949-7|pages=168,163}}</ref> |
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The article "Ancient Roman ships to be raised," by ''Athens News'' on 10 October 1980, is quoted in the book ''Octavian's Campsite Memorial for the Actian War'', published by the [[American Philosophical Society]].<ref name="MurrayPetsas1989">{{cite book|author1=William Michael Murray|author2=Phōtios Michaēl Petsas|title=Octavian's Campsite Memorial for the Actian War|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ciALAAAAIAAJ&pg=PR9|year=1989|publisher=American Philosophical Society|isbn=978-0-87169-794-3|page=9|quote="Ancient Roman ships to be raised," Athens News, 10 October 1980}}</ref> |
The article "Ancient Roman ships to be raised," by ''Athens News'' on 10 October 1980, is quoted in the book ''Octavian's Campsite Memorial for the Actian War'', published by the [[American Philosophical Society]].<ref name="MurrayPetsas1989">{{cite book|author1=William Michael Murray|author2=Phōtios Michaēl Petsas|title=Octavian's Campsite Memorial for the Actian War|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ciALAAAAIAAJ&pg=PR9|year=1989|publisher=American Philosophical Society|isbn=978-0-87169-794-3|page=9|quote="Ancient Roman ships to be raised," Athens News, 10 October 1980}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:55, 22 April 2019
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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Myenpi Publishing |
| Editor | Ioanna Papadimitropoulou |
| Founded | 1952 |
| Ceased publication | 2012 |
| Headquarters | Athens, Greece |
| Website | [1] |
Athens News was an English-language newspaper published in Greece. The Athens News had regular sections covering aspects of Greek news such as politics, social issues, business, arts & entertainment and sports, as well as international news. Features included analysis of domestic and foreign affairs by leading academics and experts, humour columns and reader contributions. During the dictatorship, Athens News was a leading voice against the junta, and its publisher Yannis Horn was jailed and threatened by the dictators.
History
It was founded by Yannis Horn, brother of Dimitris Horn, and first appeared on 29 January 1952. It closed down permanently in March 2013, after a long period of economic problems, making it a victim of the Greek crisis.[1]
In 1993, the Athens News was redesigned and revamped when it was acquired by the Lambrakis Foundation, a non-profit research centre specialising in education.[2] As such, it formed part of the Lambrakis Press Group.
It was the first Greek newspaper to be published on the internet - an online edition appeared in 1995.
In 2001, after 49 years as a daily, the Athens News became a weekly, appearing on Fridays.
In October 2008, the paper was acquired by Myenpi Publishing.
History against the dictatorship
In October 1971, Athens News publisher Yannis Horn was arrested and jailed for writing an article against the junta after a visit to Athens by US vice-president Spiro Agnew. The title of the article was "Βόμβες και επιστρατευμένοι μαθητές υποδέχονται τον Άγκνιου" (Bombs and recruited students greet Agnew).[3]
In 1973, Horn published an article under the title "Η πολιτική κατάσταση στην Ελλάδα σήμερα" (The political situation in Greece today).[3] The article was written in Chinese.[3] Horn did not speak Chinese, but he copied a random article from a Chinese newspaper that he had seen that day, and he changed his Greek name "Yannis Horn" to its pseudo-Chinese version "Ya – nih orn".[3][4] He was arrested for the publication of the article, and was told by a junta official that if he were ever to be caught again [by the junta official] he would be converted to soap.[3][4] Yannis Horn did not know the meaning of the Chinese text that he put on the front cover of his newspaper, so he went to a Chinese restaurant in Athens and asked the owner to translate it for him. The owner, however, was a Chinese-American and told Horn that he did not understand Chinese. It was later that Horn found out that the text was not from mainland China, but from a nationalist newspaper published in Taiwan.[4]
In April 1973, Athens News, along with Bradini, and Thessaloniki, were the only newspapers in Greece to publish comments by Konstantinos Karamanlis criticising the dictatoship.[3] The editions of all three newspapers were confiscated by the dictators.[3]
Reception
Athens News has been described as "The main English-language newspaper, available in most resorts, is the Athens News (weekly every Friday, online at ®www.athensnews .gr; €2.50), in colour with good features and Balkan news, plus entertainment and arts listings.".[5] Athens News has been described as a "historic newspaper",[6][7][4] and as "having written its own history [in the annals] of the Greek Press".[3]
David Brewer, author of the book Greece, the Hidden Centuries: Turkish Rule from the Fall of Constantinople to Greek writes in his book's acknowledgements: "I have explored some of this book's issues in articles for Athens News, and I am very grateful to the paper's editor John Psaropoulos for the opportunity to do so".[8]
Rough Guides writes: "The online edition of the Athens News, Greece's longest-running, quality English-language newspaper with the city's top shows." and "By far the best of the English language newspapers is the four-colour Athens news (daily except Monday online at athensnews.gr).[9]
It has been described as "The main English-language newspaper, available in most resorts, is the Athens News (weekly every Friday, online at ®www.athensnews .gr; €2.50), in colour with good features and Balkan news, plus entertainment and arts listings.".[10]
Rough guides to Europe describes it as a " Useful and literate English-language daily".[11] while in the book Transitions it is mentioned that: "Greece and the Mediterranean English-language newspapers such as The Athens News (www.athensnews.gr) and The Portugal News (www.tlie-news.net) may be helpful sources of job vacancies."[12]
Athens News is also cited in many academic books. For example, in the book Port Cities as Areas of Transition: Ethnographic Perspectives the reference section includes the mention: "References Athens News (2003): Immigration and the Economy. Special Supplement to Athens News 19/09/2003 (www.athensnews.gr)".[13]
The article "Ancient Roman ships to be raised," by Athens News on 10 October 1980, is quoted in the book Octavian's Campsite Memorial for the Actian War, published by the American Philosophical Society.[14]
The book Instilling Religion in Greek and Turkish Nationalism: A “Sacred Synthesis” uses the 2007 Athens News article Greeks and Turks in War and Peace.[15]
The book Orthodox Constructions of the West. published by the Oxford University Press, uses the 2007 Athens News article Fighting for an authentic faith.[16]
During the hearings of the United States. Congress's House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Europe, Athens News was quoted as follows: "Article from Athens News of April 30, 1971, concerning editorial reaction of the junta organ Estia to Under Secretary Irwin's statement to the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the State Department was disappointed over the continuing denial of civil liberties in Greece.[17]
The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations quotes Athens News as follows: "The Somme is like the Holocaust. It revealed things about mankind that we cannot come to terms with and cannot forget. It can never become the past. on winning the 1995 Booker Prize for her First World War novel The Ghost Road in Athens News 9 November 1995".[18]
Cessation of print and websites
Since November 2012, Athens News has ceased operating, both the print edition and the website.
The blog for Athens News was declared defunct on December 26, 2010, but had evidently been defunct since some time in 2009. As of April, 2013, the website still exists, but simply displays a logo for the newspaper (and is apparently otherwise defunct, but not vacant).[19]
Editors
- Yannis Horn (1952-1993)
- Nikiforos Antonopoulos (1993-1994)
- Ramolo Gandolfo (1994-2000)
- John Psaropoulos (2000-2009)
- Ioanna Papadimitropoulou (2009-)
Notes
- ^ http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/nations/greece/2013/03/05/Greece-Athens-News-closes-down-61-years_8348600.html
- ^ "Athens News: About us". Archived from the original on 2009-06-25. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d e f g h Κώστας Παπαχλιμίντζος (6 March 2013). "Αυτή ήταν η ιστορία της Athens News".
- ^ a b c d Κ ΤΣΑΟΥΣΗΣ (24 November 2008). "Σαράντα πέντε κεράκια για το «Athens News»". To Vima.
- ^ The Rough Guide: Greek islands. Rough Guides Limited. 2009. p. 162.
The main English-language newspaper, available in most resorts, is the Athens News (weekly every Friday, online at ®www.athensnews .gr; €2.50), in colour with good features and Balkan news, plus entertainment and arts listings.
- ^ "Λουκέτο στην ιστορική εφημερίδα Athens News". .iefimerida.gr. 5 March 2013.
- ^ "Τέλος για την ιστορική εφημερίδα «Athens News»". 5 March 2013.
- ^ Brewer David (16 April 2012). Greece, the Hidden Centuries: Turkish Rule from the Fall of Constantinople to Greek. I.B.Tauris. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-85773-004-6.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Greek Islands. Rough Guides. 2002. pp. 41, 67. ISBN 978-1-85828-867-3.
Greece on the internet Greece is strongly represented on the internet, with many bilingual English-Greek websites offering ... ©www. athensnews.gr The online edition of the Athens News, Greece's longest-running, quality English-language newspaper with the city's top shows. [...] By far the best of the English language newspapers is the four-colour Athens news (daily except Monday online at athensnews.gr)
- ^ The Rough Guide: Greek islands. Rough Guides Limited. 2009. p. 162.
The main English-language newspaper, available in most resorts, is the Athens News (weekly every Friday, online at ®www.athensnews .gr; €2.50), in colour with good features and Balkan news, plus entertainment and arts listings.
- ^ Rough Guides (1 November 2002). Rough guide to Europe. Rough Guides. p. 486. ISBN 978-1-85828-914-4.
- ^ Transitions Abroad. C. A. Hubbs. 2007. p. 99.
Greece and the Mediterranean English-language newspapers such as The Athens News (www.athensnews.gr) and The Portugal News (www.tlie-news.net) may be helpful sources of job vacancies.
- ^ Waltraud Kokot (2008). Port Cities as Areas of Transition: Ethnographic Perspectives. Transcript. pp. 168, 163. ISBN 978-3-89942-949-7.
- ^ William Michael Murray; Phōtios Michaēl Petsas (1989). Octavian's Campsite Memorial for the Actian War. American Philosophical Society. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-87169-794-3.
"Ancient Roman ships to be raised," Athens News, 10 October 1980
- ^ I. Grigoriadis (30 October 2012). Instilling Religion in Greek and Turkish Nationalism: A “Sacred Synthesis”. Palgrave Macmillan US. p. 204. ISBN 978-1-137-30120-8.
Greeks and Turks in War and Peace (Athens:Athens News, 2007)
- ^ George E. Demacopoulos; Aristotle Papanikolaou (5 August 2013). Orthodox Constructions of the West. Oxford University Press. p. 333. ISBN 978-0-8232-5210-7.
George Gilson Fighting for an authentic faith Athens News
- ^ United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Europe (1971). Greece, Spain, and the Southern NATO Strategy: Hearings, Ninety-second Congress, First Session. U.S. Government Printing Office.
Article from Athens News of April 30, 1971, concerning editorial reaction of the junta organ Estia to Under Secretary Irwin's statement to the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the State Department was disappointed over the contnuing denial of civil liberties in Greece.
- ^ Elizabeth Knowles (23 August 2007). Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations. OUP Oxford. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-19-920895-1.
The Somme is like the Holocaust. It revealed things about mankind that we cannot come to terms with and cannot forget. It can never become the past. on winning the 1995 Booker Prize for her First World War novel The Ghost Road in Athens News 9 November 1995.
- ^ Cf. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-04-22. Retrieved 2006-04-22.
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