Vjesnik (lit.'courier') was a Croatian state-owned daily newspaper published in Zagreb. Originally established in 1940 as a wartime illegal publication of the Communist Party of Croatia, it later built and maintained a reputation as Croatia's newspaper of record during most of its post-war history. It ceased publication in April 2012.[3] "Tiskara Vjesnik" and "Vjesnik d.d." were the namesakes of the Vjesnik's printing office and publishing house, respectively.
Memorial plaque on the building that hosted illegal redaction of newspaper "Vjesnik" in Zagreb from June 1940 to December 1941
During World War II and the Nazi-allied Independent State of Croatia regime which controlled the country, the paper served as the primary media publication of the Yugoslav Partisans movement. The August 1941 edition of the paper featured the statement "Smrt fašizmu, sloboda narodu" (transl. "Death to fascism, freedom to the people") on the cover, which was afterwards accepted as the official slogan of the entire resistance movement and was often quoted in post-war Yugoslavia.
Its heyday was between 1952 and 1977 when its Wednesday edition (Vjesnik u srijedu or VUS) regularly achieved circulations of 100,000 and was widely read across Yugoslavia.[4]
Following Croatia's independence and the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s its circulation steadily began to dwindle, as Vjesnik came under the control of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), at the time the ruling conservative party. Ever since the 1990s, Vjesnik was seen as always taking a pro-government editorial stance, and it even changed its name briefly in 1992 to Novi Vjesnik in an attempt to distance itself from its own communist history. The name, however, proved to be unpopular and was changed back that same year.
A sharp drop in average daily circulation occurred from 1997 (21,348) to 2005 (9,660)[5] down from over 100,000 in 1960.[6]
In early 2012 the paper ran into serious financial difficulties, and in April it ceased printing.[3][7] By May 2012 Vjesnik operated only as a web portal. By 12 June 2012, the web portal was still accessible, but it was no longer updated, and in July 2012 the website was defunct.
^ ab"Narodne novine više neće izdavati Vjesnik" [Narodne novine will no longer publish Vjesnik] (in Croatian). net.hr. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
^ abc"Danas tiskan zadnji broj Vjesnika, od sutra samo na internetu". Poltika Plus. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
^Malus, Siniša (13 February 2012). "Jedan glas protiv gašenja Vjesnika". SEEbiz.eu (in Croatian). Retrieved 18 June 2012.
vjesnik, courier, croatian, state, owned, daily, newspaper, published, zagreb, originally, established, 1940, wartime, illegal, publication, communist, party, croatia, later, built, maintained, reputation, croatia, newspaper, record, during, most, post, histor. Vjesnik lit courier was a Croatian state owned daily newspaper published in Zagreb Originally established in 1940 as a wartime illegal publication of the Communist Party of Croatia it later built and maintained a reputation as Croatia s newspaper of record during most of its post war history It ceased publication in April 2012 3 Tiskara Vjesnik and Vjesnik d d were the namesakes of the Vjesnik s printing office and publishing house respectively VjesnikThe Vjesnik building in ZagrebTypeDaily newspaperFormatBerlinerPublisherVjesnik d d 1946 2008 1 Narodne novine d d 2008 2010 2 Tiskara Vjesnik 2010 2012 2 Founded24 June 1940LanguageCroatianCeased publication20 April 2012 3 HeadquartersSlavonska avenija 4 Zagreb CroatiaISSN0350 3305Websitewww wbr vjesnik wbr hrMemorial plaque on the building that hosted illegal redaction of newspaper Vjesnik in Zagreb from June 1940 to December 1941 During World War II and the Nazi allied Independent State of Croatia regime which controlled the country the paper served as the primary media publication of the Yugoslav Partisans movement The August 1941 edition of the paper featured the statement Smrt fasizmu sloboda narodu transl Death to fascism freedom to the people on the cover which was afterwards accepted as the official slogan of the entire resistance movement and was often quoted in post war Yugoslavia Its heyday was between 1952 and 1977 when its Wednesday edition Vjesnik u srijedu or VUS regularly achieved circulations of 100 000 and was widely read across Yugoslavia 4 Following Croatia s independence and the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s its circulation steadily began to dwindle as Vjesnik came under the control of the Croatian Democratic Union HDZ at the time the ruling conservative party Ever since the 1990s Vjesnik was seen as always taking a pro government editorial stance and it even changed its name briefly in 1992 to Novi Vjesnik in an attempt to distance itself from its own communist history The name however proved to be unpopular and was changed back that same year A sharp drop in average daily circulation occurred from 1997 21 348 to 2005 9 660 5 down from over 100 000 in 1960 6 In early 2012 the paper ran into serious financial difficulties and in April it ceased printing 3 7 By May 2012 Vjesnik operated only as a web portal By 12 June 2012 the web portal was still accessible but it was no longer updated and in July 2012 the website was defunct Editors in chief EditSerif Sehovic 1945 Zivko Vnuk 1950 Frane Barbieri 1950 1953 Josko Palavrsic 1953 1955 Bozidar Novak 1955 1963 Milan Beslac 1963 1966 Josip Vrhovec 1968 1970 Milovan Baletic 1970 1971 Stjepan Kosarog 1971 1972 Drago Augustin 1972 1975 Pero Pletikosa 1975 1983 Davor Sosic 1983 1986 Uros Soskic 1986 1987 Stevo Maodus 1987 1990 Hidajet Biscevic 1990 1992 Radovan Stipetic 1992 1993 Kresimir Fijacko 1993 1994 Ante Ivkovic 1994 1996 Nenad Ivankovic 1996 2000 Igor Mandic 2000 Zlatko Herljevic 2000 2001 Kresimir Fijacko 2001 2004 Andrea Latinovic 2004 2005 Darko Đuretek 2005 2010 Bruno Lopandic 2010 2012 References Edit Vjesnik d d Croatian Encyclopedia in Croatian online ed Miroslav Krleza Institute of Lexicography 2021 Retrieved 30 January 2023 a b Narodne novine vise nece izdavati Vjesnik Narodne novine will no longer publish Vjesnik in Croatian net hr 16 June 2010 Retrieved 30 January 2023 a b c Danas tiskan zadnji broj Vjesnika od sutra samo na internetu Poltika Plus 20 April 2012 Retrieved 18 June 2012 Malus Sinisa 13 February 2012 Jedan glas protiv gasenja Vjesnika SEEbiz eu in Croatian Retrieved 18 June 2012 http www sabor hr fgs axd id 4195 dead link 60 GODINA VJESNIKA Archived 17 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine in Croatian Ugasen zagrebacki Vjesnik in Serbian External links EditOfficial website in Croatian Coordinates 45 47 37 N 15 57 35 E 45 79361 N 15 95972 E 45 79361 15 95972 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vjesnik amp oldid 1136543720, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
