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

Albanian language Albanian (endonym: or ) is an Indo-European language and an independent branch of that family of languages. It is spoken by the Albanians in the Balkans and by the Albanian diaspora, which is generally concentrated in the Americas, Europe ...

newspaper published in Tirana,

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic The Adriatic Sea () is a body of water separating the ...

. The newspaper is a politically unaffiliated daily, with nine reporters on staff records. The tabloid's owner is Fahri Balliu, an Albanian 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 Constitution 55, or Agitation and Propaganda against the State ( sq, Agjitacion dhe Propagandë kundër shtetit), was a criminal offence in Communist Albania. This law was used from 1945 until 1991 and was part of the Constitution of the People's ...

crime In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Ca ...

Content

Sections

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

Tirana Tirana ( , ; aln, Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea ...

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

Op-Ed An op-ed, short for "opposite the editorial page", is a written prose piece, typically published by a North-American newspaper or magazine, which expresses the opinion of an author usually not affiliated with the publication's editorial board. ...

s and Letters to the Editor. # 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 PDF. The online editor is Leonard Quku.

References

External links

Official website
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