News in Albania
Encyclopedia
Albania's news
industry covers the press, television and radio
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The Albania
n national news agency
is the Albanian Telegraphic Agency
(ATA), which uses the English language
, as well as the Albanian language
.
News
News is the communication of selected information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience.- Etymology :...
industry covers the press, television and radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
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The Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
n national news agency
News agency
A news agency is an organization of journalists established to supply news reports to news organizations: newspapers, magazines, and radio and television broadcasters. Such an agency may also be referred to as a wire service, newswire or news service.-History:The oldest news agency is Agence...
is the Albanian Telegraphic Agency
Albanian Telegraphic Agency
Albanian Telegraphic Agency or short ATA, which uses the Albanian language, as well as the English language and French language. It is the government organisation for News in Albania.-External links:* * *...
(ATA), which uses the English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, as well as the Albanian language
Albanian language
Albanian is an Indo-European language spoken by approximately 7.6 million people, primarily in Albania and Kosovo but also in other areas of the Balkans in which there is an Albanian population, including western Macedonia, southern Montenegro, southern Serbia and northwestern Greece...
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Newspapers
The following newspapers are most published in Albania :| Albanian Name | English name | Established | Political alignment | Frequency | Circulation (in 2001) | Remarks |
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| Albania | Albania | 08-09-1995 | Unaffiliated center | Unknown | ||
| Shekulli Shekulli Shekulli is a daily newspaper published in Albania. Publishing seven days a week, the paper is owned by the media group Sh.A. Spekter, which also publishes the weekly magazine Spekter and the sports daily Sporti Shqiptar. Its headquarters are located in Tirana, Albania.... |
Century | May 12, 1999 | Unaffiliated center left | Daily | 22,167 | |
| Gazeta Shqiptare Gazeta Shqiptare Gazeta Shqiptare is an Albanian language newspaper published in Albania. Started in 1993,, Gazeta Shqiptare is a politically unaffiliated daily newspaper.... |
Albanian Newspaper | Left | Daily | 9,677 | ||
| Korrieri Korrieri Korrieri is an Albanian daily newspaper. Established on March 28, 2001 as a berliner type publication, it was for a period on the front line of transforming the Albanian journalism into a more market-driven activity exhibiting a British tabloid style newspaper which offered a vast range of... |
Courier | March 28, 2001 | Unaffiliated center left | Daily | 8,000 | |
| Koha Jonë Koha Jonë Koha Jonë is a newspaper published in Albania and published in Albanian. Koha Jonë is a politically unaffiliated daily newspaper published in Tirana .... |
Our Time | May 11, 1991 | Right winged, Liberal Liberalism Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,... |
Daily | 7,833 | |
| Rilindja Demokratike Rilindja Demokratike Rilindja Demokratike is a newspaper published in Albania. It is part of the Democratic Party of Albania. It has a circulation of 5,333 newspapers. It isn't published on Monday. Its chief editor is Bledi Kasmi. It first publication was on 5 January 1991 and was the first free newspaper... |
Democratik reborn | Democratic Party Democratic Party of Albania The Democratic Party of Albania is a center-right, Conservative, political party in Albania and the leading party in the governing coalition since the 2005 parliamentary elections... |
Daily | 5,333 | This Newspaper is part of Democratic Party of Albania Democratic Party of Albania The Democratic Party of Albania is a center-right, Conservative, political party in Albania and the leading party in the governing coalition since the 2005 parliamentary elections... |
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| Zëri i Popullit Zëri i Popullit Zëri i Popullit is an Albanian daily newspaper that was originally founded on August 25, 1942 as the official newspaper of Albania and was the news and propaganda organ of the Party of Labour. After the Socialist People's Republic of Albania was disbanded in 1992, the paper continued to get... |
Voice of the People | 1944 | Marxism-Leninism Marxism-Leninism Marxism–Leninism is a communist ideology, officially based upon the theories of Marxism and Vladimir Lenin, that promotes the development and creation of a international communist society through the leadership of a vanguard party over a revolutionary socialist state that represents a dictatorship... , now Social democracy Social democracy Social democracy is a political ideology of the center-left on the political spectrum. Social democracy is officially a form of evolutionary reformist socialism. It supports class collaboration as the course to achieve socialism... |
Daily | 5,167 | This Newspaper was first part of Party of Labour of Albania (1944–1992) and now Socialist Party of Albania Socialist Party of Albania The Socialist Party of Albania , is a centre-left, social democraticand socially liberal political party in Albania, it is currently the leading opposition party in Albania. It seats 66 MPs in the 2009 Albanian parliament . It achieved power in 1997 after a political crisis and governmental... (1992–present) |
| Tema Tema (newspaper) Tema is a newspaper published in Albania and published in Albanian. Tema is a politically unaffiliated daily newspaper published in Tirana.... |
Theme | Unaffiliated right | Daily | 5,000 | ||
| Republika Republika (Albanian newspaper) Republika is a newspaper published in Albania. Republika is a politically affiliated daily newspaper and is part of Republican Party of Albania... |
Republik | Republican Party | Daily | 5,000 | Part of Republican Party of Albania Republican Party of Albania The Republican Party of Albania is a right-wing, national conservative political party in Albania.-History:The Republican Party of Albania was founded in January 1991 under the leadership of the writer Sabri Godo, who was also its first chairman. After the Democratic Party, this was the second... |
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| Gazeta 55 Gazeta 55 Gazeta 55 is an Albanian language newspaper published in Tirana, Albania. Gazeta 55 is a politically unaffiliated daily with nine reporters on staff... |
Newspaper 55 | October 18, 1997 | Anti-communist, Liberal Liberalism Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,... |
Daily | 4,500 | |
Private newspapers
- Gazeta ShqiptareGazeta ShqiptareGazeta Shqiptare is an Albanian language newspaper published in Albania. Started in 1993,, Gazeta Shqiptare is a politically unaffiliated daily newspaper....
(daily) - Koha JonëKoha JonëKoha Jonë is a newspaper published in Albania and published in Albanian. Koha Jonë is a politically unaffiliated daily newspaper published in Tirana ....
(daily) - KorrieriKorrieriKorrieri is an Albanian daily newspaper. Established on March 28, 2001 as a berliner type publication, it was for a period on the front line of transforming the Albanian journalism into a more market-driven activity exhibiting a British tabloid style newspaper which offered a vast range of...
(daily) - Panorama (daily)
- ShekulliShekulliShekulli is a daily newspaper published in Albania. Publishing seven days a week, the paper is owned by the media group Sh.A. Spekter, which also publishes the weekly magazine Spekter and the sports daily Sporti Shqiptar. Its headquarters are located in Tirana, Albania....
(daily) - ShqipShqip (newspaper)-External links:*...
(daily) - Gazeta 55Gazeta 55Gazeta 55 is an Albanian language newspaper published in Tirana, Albania. Gazeta 55 is a politically unaffiliated daily with nine reporters on staff...
(daily)
Government newspapers
- Rilindja DemokratikeRilindja DemokratikeRilindja Demokratike is a newspaper published in Albania. It is part of the Democratic Party of Albania. It has a circulation of 5,333 newspapers. It isn't published on Monday. Its chief editor is Bledi Kasmi. It first publication was on 5 January 1991 and was the first free newspaper...
(Democratic PartyDemocratic Party of AlbaniaThe Democratic Party of Albania is a center-right, Conservative, political party in Albania and the leading party in the governing coalition since the 2005 parliamentary elections...
) - Zeri i PopullitZëri i PopullitZëri i Popullit is an Albanian daily newspaper that was originally founded on August 25, 1942 as the official newspaper of Albania and was the news and propaganda organ of the Party of Labour. After the Socialist People's Republic of Albania was disbanded in 1992, the paper continued to get...
(Socialist PartySocialist Party of AlbaniaThe Socialist Party of Albania , is a centre-left, social democraticand socially liberal political party in Albania, it is currently the leading opposition party in Albania. It seats 66 MPs in the 2009 Albanian parliament . It achieved power in 1997 after a political crisis and governmental...
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Websites
- Albanian Daily NewsAlbanian Daily NewsAlbania Today is an English language newspaper published in Albania....
(English languageEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
) - Balkan Web (Albanian languageAlbanian languageAlbanian is an Indo-European language spoken by approximately 7.6 million people, primarily in Albania and Kosovo but also in other areas of the Balkans in which there is an Albanian population, including western Macedonia, southern Montenegro, southern Serbia and northwestern Greece...
) - NOA Agency (Albanian language,English language,Italian language and Greek language)
- ATA (Albanian Telegraphic Agency, English language, Albanian language and French language)
Public
- Albanian Radio Television (RTSH) (Public broadcaster that operates two networks)
Private
- Top-Channel (Private network)
- TVATVA (Albania)TVA is a defunct national frequency, privately owned television station based in Tirana, Albania. In 2009, it shut down due to bankruptcy and its UHF frequency was sold to TV Klan. It has been known in recent years for its instability and frequent change of staff and executive directors, which...
(Private network) - TV Klan (Private network)