Dziennik Zwiazkowy (Polish Daily News)
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Dziennik Związkowy (ˈd͡ʑɛɲɲik zvjɔ̃ˈskɔvɨ, Alliance Daily) or Polish Daily News, is the largest and the oldest Polish language
newspaper
in the United States
. Established in 1908 in Chicago
as an organ of the Polish National Alliance
from whose headquarters at Polonia Triangle
in Chicago's Polish Downtown the paper was originally printed. Considered the leading voice of Chicago's Polonia, Dziennik Związkowy has been published without break from its founding in 1908 until the present day, making it the oldest Polish language newspaper in the world published without interruption.
Its weekend edition of about one hundred pages has a circulation of about 30,000. The paper is published and sold throughout the Chicago metropolitan area, and—as a subscription—elsewhere in the United States. Copies are also sent for distribution to Poland
, to research libraries, and to Poland's parliament, the Sejm
.
Dziennik Związkowy is published 5 times every week covering diverse topics from local news to sports, culture as well as extensive coverage of Poland and Polish-related topics in the English Language press. A slimmer daily edition is released Monday through Thursday while an extensive "Weekend Edition" is published every Friday with a wide array of special sections and inserts along with an additional magazine titled "Kalejdoskop". Additionally, a section aimed at Chicago's large Góral
community appears, titled "The Highlander Chronicle" or Kronika podhalańska in Polish is published every Wednesday in the Dziennik Związkowy.
The newspaper belongs to the Polish National Alliance
, a Polish-American fraternal organization. For many years its president Edward Moskal controlled the newspaper until his death in March of 2005. The current editor, and president of the PNA is Frank Spula.
The present acting editor is Peter K. Domaradzki, and deputy editor is Elizabeth Glinka. Other staff members are: Andrew Z. Kazimierczak, Alicia Otap (city-editor), Krystyna Cygielska (cultural affaires), Anna Kowalczyk (on-line editions), and BoJanko (corrector).
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
newspaper
Newspaper
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in the United States
United States
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. Established in 1908 in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
as an organ of the Polish National Alliance
Polish National Alliance
The Polish National Alliance is the largest and one of the oldest Polish fraternal organizations in the United States, founded on 15 February 1880 in Philadelphia under the influence of Polish patriot Agaton Giller. Its first president was Juliusz Andrzejkowicz.The PNA founded a number of...
from whose headquarters at Polonia Triangle
Polonia Triangle
Polonia Triangle , also known as the Polish Triangle, is located in West Town, in what had been the historical Polish Downtown area of Chicago. It is bound by Division, Ashland and Milwaukee Avenue. A single-tiered fountain made of black iron with a bowl about nine feet in diameter is installed...
in Chicago's Polish Downtown the paper was originally printed. Considered the leading voice of Chicago's Polonia, Dziennik Związkowy has been published without break from its founding in 1908 until the present day, making it the oldest Polish language newspaper in the world published without interruption.
Its weekend edition of about one hundred pages has a circulation of about 30,000. The paper is published and sold throughout the Chicago metropolitan area, and—as a subscription—elsewhere in the United States. Copies are also sent for distribution to Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, to research libraries, and to Poland's parliament, the Sejm
Sejm
The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm ....
.
Dziennik Związkowy is published 5 times every week covering diverse topics from local news to sports, culture as well as extensive coverage of Poland and Polish-related topics in the English Language press. A slimmer daily edition is released Monday through Thursday while an extensive "Weekend Edition" is published every Friday with a wide array of special sections and inserts along with an additional magazine titled "Kalejdoskop". Additionally, a section aimed at Chicago's large Góral
Gorals
The Gorale are a group of indigenous people found along southern Poland, northern Slovakia, and in the region of Cieszyn Silesia in the Czech Republic...
community appears, titled "The Highlander Chronicle" or Kronika podhalańska in Polish is published every Wednesday in the Dziennik Związkowy.
The newspaper belongs to the Polish National Alliance
Polish National Alliance
The Polish National Alliance is the largest and one of the oldest Polish fraternal organizations in the United States, founded on 15 February 1880 in Philadelphia under the influence of Polish patriot Agaton Giller. Its first president was Juliusz Andrzejkowicz.The PNA founded a number of...
, a Polish-American fraternal organization. For many years its president Edward Moskal controlled the newspaper until his death in March of 2005. The current editor, and president of the PNA is Frank Spula.
The present acting editor is Peter K. Domaradzki, and deputy editor is Elizabeth Glinka. Other staff members are: Andrew Z. Kazimierczak, Alicia Otap (city-editor), Krystyna Cygielska (cultural affaires), Anna Kowalczyk (on-line editions), and BoJanko (corrector).
External links
- Webpage of the paper
- Dziennik Związkowy classifieds
- Digital version of issues from 1908 to 1917 at the Center for Research Libraries