Kurir-sport
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Kurir-sport was a sports daily newspaper published in Serbia
.
Launched by Radisav Rodić, the owner of established dailies Kurir
and Glas javnosti
, Kurir-sport was his second attempt (after his takeover and the eventual failure of Ekipa
in 2005) at breaking the decades-long dominance of Sportski žurnal
and JSL Sport on the sports daily market in Serbia.
However, much like Ekipa before it, Kurir-sport quickly found its readership lagging far behind the two established sports dailies. Launched in late 2007, the paper folded during spring 2008.
That was not the end of it, however, as on July 3, 2008, a group of 20 journalists formerly employed at Kurir-sport (out of the total 35 formerly employed at the short lived paper) decided to start a hunger strike in front of the Rodić's company offices claiming that he owes them between 3 and 4 million RSD
(~€38,000-50,000) in unpaid salaries.
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
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Launched by Radisav Rodić, the owner of established dailies Kurir
Kurir
Kurir is a high-circulation daily tabloid published in Belgrade. Its first issue appeared at the news stands on May 6, 2003.Kurirs tone is abrasive, direct and irreverent. It runs sensationalist stories, the other publications won't touch...
and Glas javnosti
Glas javnosti
Glas javnosti is a daily newspaper published in Belgrade.Its first issue appeared on April 20, 1998, published by a group of journalists from Blic daily who, led by Manojlo Vukotić, left to form their own newspaper.Initially, their new paper carried the Novi Blic name, but the Belgrade Commercial...
, Kurir-sport was his second attempt (after his takeover and the eventual failure of Ekipa
Ekipa
Ekipa was a short-lived sports daily published in Belgrade, Serbia. Right from the first issue on April 18, 2005, it attempted to bite into the market held for decades by Sportski žurnal and Sport dailies....
in 2005) at breaking the decades-long dominance of Sportski žurnal
Sportski žurnal
Sportski žurnal is a Belgrade-based sports daily. Each day, about half of its pages are devoted to football, whereas the rest deal with, in order of importance, basketball, volleyball, waterpolo, handball, tennis, auto racing, skiing, boxing, cycling etc...
and JSL Sport on the sports daily market in Serbia.
However, much like Ekipa before it, Kurir-sport quickly found its readership lagging far behind the two established sports dailies. Launched in late 2007, the paper folded during spring 2008.
That was not the end of it, however, as on July 3, 2008, a group of 20 journalists formerly employed at Kurir-sport (out of the total 35 formerly employed at the short lived paper) decided to start a hunger strike in front of the Rodić's company offices claiming that he owes them between 3 and 4 million RSD
Serbian dinar
The dinar is the currency of Serbia. An earlier currency also called dinar was used in Serbia between 1868 and 1918. The earliest use of the dinar date to 1214. Today's Serbian dinar is a continuation of the last Yugoslav dinar...
(~€38,000-50,000) in unpaid salaries.