Avaz
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Fahrudin Radončić |
| Editor | Sead Numanović |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Political allegiance | Center-right |
| Headquarters | Džemala Bijedića 185, 71000 Sarajevo |
| Website | http://www.dnevniavaz.ba/ |
Dnevni avaz (English translation: Daily Voice) is one of the most popular daily newspapers in Bosnia and Herzegovina published in Sarajevo.
[edit] Background
It was founded by Fahrudin Radončić, a Bosniak journalist from the Sandžak region in Montenegro, at the end of 1995. According to speculation Radončić founded the newspaper with financial aid from the SDA party (Bosniak national party).
Today, the Dnevni Avaz newspaper is part of the Avaz publishing house, the biggest news house in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
As of 2006[update], the Avaz publishing house was expanded with the start of the construction of the Avaz Twist Tower a 172 m skyscraper in Sarajevo’s Marindvor Business District. The company's former headquarters, the Avaz Business Center (Former Oslobodjenje Tower), was converted (50%) into a highrise hotel, Radon Plaza Hotel (based on the owner's last name Radončić), and the remainder of the tower will be converted into hotel space on the completion of the new Avaz headquarters.
This newspaper is often viewed as Pro-Bosniak newspaper, this reflects on the sales of the newspaper in Serbian part of Bosnia where Avaz holds only 18% of the market. In the Bosnian federation Avaz holds 62% of the market.
[edit] Avaz assets
- Dnevni Avaz
- Express Magazine
- Azra Magazine
- Avaz Sport Magazine
- Avaz Business Center
- Avaz Twist Tower
- Radon Plaza Hotel
