Politika
Encyclopedia
Politika is a Serbia
n newspaper
. It is considered the newspaper of record
and is the oldest daily in the Balkans, having been founded on January 25, 1904 by Vladislav Ribnikar. It is currently being published by Politika Newspapers and Magazines (PNM), a joint venture between Politika AD
and WAZ-Mediengruppe
. PNM also publishes a daily sports magazine Sportski žurnal
, a very popular magazine about computers and new technologies called Svet kompjutera
(Computer world) and other numerous periodical publications, including Politikin zabavnik
, which was founded in 1939. In Serbia and Montenegro
about 1,100 newsstands are owned by PNM.
From its inception, Politika opened its pages to the prominent individuals within Serbian, and later Yugoslav society. Some of its more notable contributors included: Branislav Nušić
, Ivo Andrić
, Vasa Popović, Zuko Džumhur
, Ljubomir Vukadinović, Miroslav Radojčić, Moša Pijade
, etc.
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...
n newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
. It is considered the newspaper of record
Newspaper of record
Newspaper of record is a term that may refer either to any publicly available newspaper that has been authorized by a government to publish public or legal notices , or any major newspaper that has a large circulation and whose editorial and news-gathering functions are considered professional and...
and is the oldest daily in the Balkans, having been founded on January 25, 1904 by Vladislav Ribnikar. It is currently being published by Politika Newspapers and Magazines (PNM), a joint venture between Politika AD
Politika AD
Politika a.d. is a Serbian media corporation founded in present form in 2005, and it has continually existed in various legal forms since 1904....
and WAZ-Mediengruppe
WAZ-Mediengruppe
The WAZ-Mediengruppe is Germany's third largest newspaper and magazine publisher with a total of over 500 publications in eight countries. WAZ-Mediengruppe is privately held by the founders' families and is headquartered in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia.The group's largest paper is Westdeutsche...
. PNM also publishes a daily sports magazine 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...
, a very popular magazine about computers and new technologies called Svet kompjutera
Svet kompjutera
Svet kompjutera is a computer magazine published in Serbia. It is a computer magazine with the highestcirculation in the country Svet kompjutera (World of Computers) (Started October 1984) is a computer magazine published in Serbia. It is a computer magazine with the highestcirculation in the...
(Computer world) and other numerous periodical publications, including Politikin zabavnik
Politikin zabavnik
Politikin Zabavnik is a popular magazine in Serbia, published by Politika Newspapers and Magazines. The first issue came out on 28 February 1939. In the beginning it was printed in the form of newspaper, and issued biweekly, on Tuesdays and Fridays. Nowadays it comes out weekly on Fridays...
, which was founded in 1939. In Serbia and Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
about 1,100 newsstands are owned by PNM.
From its inception, Politika opened its pages to the prominent individuals within Serbian, and later Yugoslav society. Some of its more notable contributors included: Branislav Nušić
Branislav Nušic
Branislav Nušić was a Serbian novelist of Aromanian descent, playwright, satirist, essayist and founder of modern rhetoric in Serbia. He also worked as a journalist and a civil servant.- Biography :...
, Ivo Andrić
Ivo Andric
Ivan "Ivo" Andrić was a Yugoslav novelist, short story writer, and the 1961 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. His writings dealt mainly with life in his native Bosnia under the Ottoman Empire...
, Vasa Popović, Zuko Džumhur
Zuko Džumhur
Zulfikar "Zuko" Džumhur was a Bosnian writer, painter and caricaturist. Džumhur's bohemian nature, versatility of a polymath and extremely creative personality have made him a unique figure of the Yugoslav culture in the second half of the 20th century.Džumhur was born in Konjic, northern...
, Ljubomir Vukadinović, Miroslav Radojčić, Moša Pijade
Moša Pijade
Moša Pijade , nicknamed Čiča Janko was a prominent Yugoslavian/Serbian Communist of Sephardic Jewish origin, a close collaborator of Josip Broz Tito, former President of Yugoslavia, and full member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.In his youth, Pijade was a...
, etc.
Editorial history
- Živorad Minović 1985-1991
- Aleksandar Prlja
- Boško Jakšić (acting) January 11, 1994 - August 31, 1994
- Dragan Antić
- Vojin Partonić 2000-2001
- Milan Mišić 2001-2005
- Ljiljana Smajlović 2005-2008
- Radmilo Kljajić (acting) October 1, 2008 - November 7, 2008
- Dragan Bujošević November 7, 2008 -