''Dan'' ( Serbian

Cyrillic , bg, кирилица , mk, кирилица , russian: кириллица , sr, ћирилица, uk, кирилиця , fam1 = Egyptian hieroglyphs , fam2 = Proto-Sinaitic , fam3 = Phoenician , fam4 = G ...

: Дан, ; en, The Day) is a daily newspaper published in

Montenegro ) , image_map = Europe-Montenegro.svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Podgorica , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , official_languages = M ...

. It took its name from the old day ''

Cetinje Cetinje (, ) is a town in Montenegro. It is the former royal capital (''prijestonica'' / приjестоница) of Montenegro and is the location of several national institutions, including the official residence of the president of Montenegro ...

'' monthly newspaper that was published in the old Montenegrin state at the beginning of the 20th century. As of 2009 it held the second place after ''

Vijesti ''Nezavisni dnevnik Vijesti'' (; English translation: ''News'') is a Montenegrin daily newspaper. The paper is published and managed by an entity called Daily Press d.o.o. - a limited liability company based in Podgorica. The company's ownership ...

'' with a share of an estimated 31,6% of the country's total readers.

History and profile

Dan newspaper

The first issue of ''Dan'' appeared on 31 December 1999. Right from its start, ''Dan'' was one of the harshest critics of

Milo Đukanović Milo Đukanović ( cnr, Мило Ђукановић, ; born 15 February 1962) is a Montenegrin politician serving as the President of Montenegro since 2018, previously serving in the role from 1998 to 2003. He also served as the Prime Minister o ...

's regime in Montenegro. In May 2001, as Croatian magazine ''

Nacional Nacional, the Portuguese and Spanish word for "national", may refer to: Airlines * Nacional Transportes Aéreos, a Brazilian airline defunct in 2002 * Transportes Aéreos Nacional, a Brazilian airline defunct in 1961 Bank * Banco Nacional, a ...

)'' began a series of articles and insider interviews on state-sponsored

cigarette smuggling The illicit cigarette trade is defined as “the production, import, export, purchase, sale, or possession of tobacco goods which fail to comply with legislation” (FATF 2012). Illicit cigarette trade activities fall under 3 categories: # Con ...

in Montenegro under Djukanovic's regime, Dan was the only media outlet in the country to bring the details of the 'Nacional affair' to the Montenegrin public.

Assassination and violence

On 27 May 2004 ''Dan'' founder and

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...

Duško Jovanović Duško ( sr, Душко) is a Slavic masculine given name. It may refer to: *Duško Đurišić (born 1977), Montenegrin football player *Duško Ajder (born 1958), retired Serbian professional footballer *Duško Gojković (born 1931), Serbian jazz t ...

was assassinated on a Podgorica street in front of the paper's offices. Even though a prolonged police investigation produced a couple of arrests, along with an immediate assassin-suspect currently on trial, the individuals behind the murder have still not been identified. It is alleged that the DPS-controlled government both sponsored and covered up the event. Furthermore, on 11 July 2005, an unidentified male left an explosive device in front of the paper's Podgorica offices. However it did not detonate. On 3 June 2006, Montenegrin state prosecutor

Vesna Medenica Vesna (Cyrillic alphabet, Cyrillic: Весна) was a mythological female character associated with youth and springtime in early Slavic mythology, particularly within Croatia, Serbia, North Macedonia and Slovenia. Along with her male companion V ...

decided to press charges against ''Dan'' columnist

Dragan Rosandić Dragan (, sr-Cyrl, Драган) is a popular Serbo-Croatian masculine given name derived from the common Slavic element '' drag'' meaning "dear, beloved". The feminine form is Dragana. People named Dragan include: Politicians and office holde ...

due to the first post-referendum text in his regular column. The charge claims that through his piece ''Prokleta avlija'', Rosandić "exposed to ridicule the peoples, national and ethnic groups of Montenegro that voted for Montenegrin independence". The charges were later dropped as unfounded.

Other media

In addition to the daily "Dan", publisher "Jumedia Mont" also includes the weekly "Revija D" newsmagazine, as well as two radio stations: "Radio D" and Radio "D plus", which in recent years have gained a lot of audience and popularity in Montenegro.

References

{{Media of Montenegro Publications established in 1999

Dan Dan or DAN may refer to: People * Dan (name), including a list of people with the name ** Dan (king), several kings of Denmark * Dan people, an ethnic group located in West Africa **Dan language, a Mande language spoken primarily in Côte d'Ivoi ...