''Gazeta 55'' ( en, Newspaper 55) is an

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newspaper published in Tirana,

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. The newspaper is a politically unaffiliated daily, with nine reporters on staff records. The tabloid's owner is

Fahri Balliu ''Gazeta 55'' ( en, Newspaper 55) is an Albanian language newspaper published in Tirana, Albania. The newspaper is a politically unaffiliated daily, with nine reporters on staff records. The tabloid's owner is Fahri Balliu, an Albanian business ...

, an

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businessman.

History and profile

''Gazeta 55'' was first published on 18 October 1997. At the beginning of the 2000s ''Gazeta 55'' had a circulation of 4,500 copies.

Name

The number "55" was chosen because Article 55 of the Constitution of communist Albania, dealt with Agitation and Propaganda related

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Content

Sections

The newspaper is organised in three sections, including the magazine. # News: Includes International, National,

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, Politics, Business, Technology, Science, Health, Sports, Education. # Opinion: Includes

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s and

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. # Features: Includes Arts, Movies, Theatre, and a Sigurimi file ''(mainly about the communist era)''

Web presence

''Gazeta 55'' has had a

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since 2008. Accessing articles requires no registration, and the whole newspaper is available in

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. The online editor is Leonard Quku.

References

External links

Official website
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