Evenimentul Zilei was founded by Ion Cristoiu, Cornel Nistorescu and Mihai Cârciog, and the first issue was published on 22 June 1992.[1]
The newspaper reached its peak daily circulation of 675,000 in 1993. In 1997 chief editor Ion Cristoiu quit and this job was taken by Cornel Nistorescu.
The newspaper was purchased along with its parent company Expres Publishing in 1998 by the German company Gruner + Jahr (owned, in turn, by Bertelsmann), which later, in 2003 sold it to the Swiss press trust Ringier;[2] at the time of purchase, Ringier representatives stated that there would be no direct or indirect intervention in the newspaper's editorial policy.
In September 2004 more than 50 Evenimentul zilei journalists protested Ringier's management decisions. Similar issues were raised at the same time at rival daily România liberă, owned by Germany's WAZ-Mediengruppe. At both papers, journalists have complained that foreign owners are telling them to lessen the political coverage and tone down their negative reporting of the government. Their concern has been echoed by a variety of organizations including the Open Society Foundations.[3] After this scandal, Evenimentul Zilei became one of the most fervent attackers of the government's corruption.
Nonetheless, Evenimentul zilei remained "The biggest thorn in [Adrian] Nastase's side" (Gallagher, 2005) throughout the 2004 Romanian elections.
Ten days after Năstase's defeat in the 13 December 2004 runoff elections, Ringier group moved the EZ editor-in-chief, Dan Turturică, to Bacău (officially, to look into the possibility of starting a free newspaper there) and began changing the editorial policy, to become a tabloid. As a response, 80 journalists signed a protest against these decisions and organized rallies in front of the Swiss and EU embassies. Subsequent negotiations were unsuccessful and on 4 January 2005, 30 journalists resigned, in addition to another five that resigned several days earlier. Paid circulation dropped at least 40% from a high of over 100,000. (Gallagher, 2005)
In 2010 Ringier sold its shares in the paper to Bobby Paunescu.[4]
In 2019, the newspaper ceased to exist on paper after 8650 numbers. From 1 January 2020, the team moved exclusively online.[5]
Notes
^Media Index. Evenimentul Zilei 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine Euro Topics. Retrieved 6 December 2013
^Ringier, Annual Press Conference, 2003 2004-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
^Vaclav Stetka (2012). "From Multinationals to Business Tycoons: Media Ownership and Journalistic Autonomy in Central and Eastern Europe". The International Journal of Press/Politics. 17 (4). doi:10.1177/1940161212452449. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
^Iulia Bunea (30 December 2019). "Punct pentru Bulina Roșie. EVZ, ultimul număr pe hârtie. Special. „Evenimentul zilei nu dispare!" - Dan Andronic". paginademedia.ro.
References
Business Magazin, "Evenimentele Evenimentului", nr. 8/2005 (8 March 2005), p. 68
Academia Caţavencu, "Oda de slavă - 'Găina naşte pui vii'", nr. 8/2005 (2 March 2005), p. 23
Gallagher, Tom (2005) "Silencing the Media", Transitions On-line, 14 February 2005.
External links
(in Romanian)Evenimentul Zilei's home page
March 24, 2023
evenimentul, zilei, formerly, physical, exclusively, online, newspaper, romania, name, means, today, even, news, typedaily, newspaperformatberlinerowner, editura, evenimentul, capitalfounder, cristoiu, cornel, nistorescu, mihai, cârciogeditor, chiefsimona, ion. Evenimentul Zilei is a formerly physical and now exclusively online newspaper in Romania Its name means today s even news Evenimentul ZileiTypeDaily newspaperFormatBerlinerOwner s Editura Evenimentul și CapitalFounder s Ion Cristoiu Cornel Nistorescu and Mihai CarciogEditor in chiefSimona IonescuSports editorAndrei CălinFounded22 June 1992 30 years ago 1992 06 22 LanguageRomanianCeased publication30 December 2019 3 years ago 2019 12 30 physical HeadquartersRomexpo entrance B Pavilion G4 65 67 Mărăști Boulevard Sector 1 Bucharest 011465CountryRomaniaISSN1222 328XOCLC number896832327Websitewww wbr evz wbr roMedia of RomaniaList of newspapers Contents 1 History and profile 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksHistory and profile EditEvenimentul Zilei was founded by Ion Cristoiu Cornel Nistorescu and Mihai Carciog and the first issue was published on 22 June 1992 1 The newspaper reached its peak daily circulation of 675 000 in 1993 In 1997 chief editor Ion Cristoiu quit and this job was taken by Cornel Nistorescu The newspaper was purchased along with its parent company Expres Publishing in 1998 by the German company Gruner Jahr owned in turn by Bertelsmann which later in 2003 sold it to the Swiss press trust Ringier 2 at the time of purchase Ringier representatives stated that there would be no direct or indirect intervention in the newspaper s editorial policy In September 2004 more than 50 Evenimentul zilei journalists protested Ringier s management decisions Similar issues were raised at the same time at rival daily Romania liberă owned by Germany s WAZ Mediengruppe At both papers journalists have complained that foreign owners are telling them to lessen the political coverage and tone down their negative reporting of the government Their concern has been echoed by a variety of organizations including the Open Society Foundations 3 After this scandal Evenimentul Zilei became one of the most fervent attackers of the government s corruption Nonetheless Evenimentul zilei remained The biggest thorn in Adrian Nastase s side Gallagher 2005 throughout the 2004 Romanian elections Ten days after Năstase s defeat in the 13 December 2004 runoff elections Ringier group moved the EZ editor in chief Dan Turturică to Bacău officially to look into the possibility of starting a free newspaper there and began changing the editorial policy to become a tabloid As a response 80 journalists signed a protest against these decisions and organized rallies in front of the Swiss and EU embassies Subsequent negotiations were unsuccessful and on 4 January 2005 30 journalists resigned in addition to another five that resigned several days earlier Paid circulation dropped at least 40 from a high of over 100 000 Gallagher 2005 In 2010 Ringier sold its shares in the paper to Bobby Paunescu 4 In 2019 the newspaper ceased to exist on paper after 8650 numbers From 1 January 2020 the team moved exclusively online 5 Notes Edit Media Index Evenimentul Zilei Archived 2015 09 24 at the Wayback Machine Euro Topics Retrieved 6 December 2013 Ringier Annual Press Conference 2003 Archived 2004 07 26 at the Wayback Machine Business Romania Press Freedom in Romania 2004 Vaclav Stetka 2012 From Multinationals to Business Tycoons Media Ownership and Journalistic Autonomy in Central and Eastern Europe The International Journal of Press Politics 17 4 doi 10 1177 1940161212452449 Retrieved 30 November 2014 Iulia Bunea 30 December 2019 Punct pentru Bulina Roșie EVZ ultimul număr pe hartie Special Evenimentul zilei nu dispare Dan Andronic paginademedia ro References EditBusiness Magazin Evenimentele Evenimentului nr 8 2005 8 March 2005 p 68 Academia Caţavencu Oda de slavă Găina naste pui vii nr 8 2005 2 March 2005 p 23 Gallagher Tom 2005 Silencing the Media Transitions On line 14 February 2005 External links Edit in Romanian Evenimentul Zilei s home page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Evenimentul Zilei amp oldid 1126284206, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
