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Gazeta 55
Newspaper 55
Gazeta 55 on 27 September 2010
Typedaily newspaper
FormatBerliner
Owner(s)Fahri Balliu (1997-present)
Founder(s)Fahri Balliu
PublisherGazeta 55
Editor-in-chiefIlir Nikolla
Staff writersFahri Balliu
Founded18 October 1997; 26 years ago (1997-10-18)
Political alignmentAnti-communist
LanguageAlbanian
HeadquartersMedar Shylla Street, Tirana, Albania
WebsiteGazeta 55

Gazeta 55 (English: Newspaper 55) is an Albanian language newspaper published in Tirana, Albania. The newspaper is a politically unaffiliated daily, with nine reporters on staff records. The tabloid's owner is Fahri Balliu, an Albanian businessman.[1]

History and profile[edit]

Gazeta 55 was first published on 18 October 1997.[2][3][4][5]

At the beginning of the 2000s Gazeta 55 had a circulation of 4,500 copies.[5]

Name[edit]

The number "55" was chosen because Article 55 of the Constitution of communist Albania, dealt with Agitation and Propaganda related crimes.[6]

Content[edit]

Sections[edit]

The newspaper is organised in three sections, including the magazine.

  1. News: Includes International, National, Tirana, Politics, Business, Technology, Science, Health, Sports, Education.
  2. Opinion: Includes Editorials, Op-Eds and Letters to the Editor.
  3. Features: Includes Arts, Movies, Theatre, and a Sigurimi file (mainly about the communist era)

Web presence[edit]

Gazeta 55 has had a web presence since 2008. Accessing articles requires no registration, and the whole newspaper is available in PDF. The online editor is Leonard Quku.[7]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Media Landscape of South East Europe 2002 (PDF). Sofia: ACCESS-Sofia Foundation. 2003. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  2. ^ Gent Ibrahimi and Agron Loci. Media Landscape of Albania: Legal Framework Media Online: Southeast European Media Journal [Sarejevo]. 15 January – 1 February 2001. No. 6.
  3. ^ Albania and European Union: Perceptions and Realities Archived 27 March 2005 at the Wayback Machine Albanian Institute for International Studies (AIIS), Tirana. 2003
  4. ^ East View Information Services. n.d.a. "Issue Details: Gazeta 55." [1] Archived 10 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine "Company Information." [2] Archived 20 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ a b "Albania" (PDF). Human Rights Watch. 14 (5). June 2002. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  6. ^ Communist Albanian constitution
  7. ^ "Homepage (see footnote)". Archived from the original on 7 February 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2010.

External links[edit]

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