''Fakt'' (

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daily newspaper published in Warsaw, Poland, by Ringier Axel Springer Polska (a Swiss-German joint-venture subsidiary of Axel Springer SE and Ringier), and is one of the best-selling papers in Poland.

History and profile

''Fakt'' was launched in October 2003 by the Polish outlet of the

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publisher Axel Springer AG, and modeled on Springer's German tabloid ''

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'', the biggest-selling newspaper in Europe. Like its German counterpart, ''Fakt'' is characterized by its down-market, often sensationalist journalism with a populist appeal. However, politically it is by and large centrist. The paper supported policies of the former prime minister Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, a regular commentator. Other op-ed writers include journalist Tomasz Lis, former TVN anchorman Kamil Durczok, and former ''

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'' columnist Maciej Rybiński. In the early 2000s, ''Fakt'' had a weekly supplement contrasting to its tabloid content, ''Europa'' which featured essays by scholars and intellectuals including Niall Ferguson, Francis Fukuyama,

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, and Robert Kagan. In 2003, the circulation of ''Fakt'' was 715,000 copies making it the best-selling newspaper in Poland. Since its launch, ''Fakt'' replaced the middle-market '' Gazeta Wyborcza'' as Poland's biggest-selling newspaper, also putting pressure on the older national tabloid '' Super Express''. In 2005, to compete directly with ''Fakt'', ''Gazeta Wyborcza'' publisher

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responded with a failed middle-market paper '' Nowy Dzień''. When ''Fakt'' was launched at a price of 1 złoty, ''Super Express'' publisher Media Express sued Axel Springer for dumping, however having lost the lawsuit, it leveled the price of ''Super Express'' to equal ''Fakt''.

Criticism

Like ''

'' and other tabloids, ''Fakt'' has been subjected to criticism concerning its style of journalism from media watchdogs. The Polish Journalists Association ( pl:Stowarzyszenie Dziennikarzy Polskich) awarded ''Fakt'' twice with a "Hyena of the Year" award, for "a particular unscrupulousness and neglect of the principles of the journalistic work ethics." In 2004, ''Fakt'' published a photograph showing the nude dead body of a murder victim. In 2005, it published the photo of an innocent person with the caption "This sex offender is at large."

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fakt 2003 establishments in Poland Newspapers published in Warsaw Daily newspapers published in Poland Polish-language newspapers Newspapers established in 2003 Axel Springer SE Polish news websites

History and profile

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