Korrieri ( en, Courier) was 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, Europ ...

daily newspaper.

History and profile

Established on 28 March 2001 as a berliner type publication, ''Korrieri'' was for a period (April 2007 - January 2009) on the front line of transforming Albanian journalism into a more market-driven activity exhibiting a British tabloid style newspaper which offered a vast range of articles of popular interest. Its style at the time was aggressive and direct and it very often published issues other publications will not touch. It had a high reputation among the young generation, but also it was highly respectable and strongly influential into the political levels. In March 2006, the student newspaper '' Reporteri'' became its fortnightly supplement on Saturdays. Elton Metaj served as the

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 ...

of ''Korrieri'' which has no political affiliation and a center left political leaning. The publisher of ''Korrieri'' was Media 5 Ltd. of which the majority share was owned by the Media 6 JSC. In January 2009 the direction board of the paper decided on a return to mainstream journalism, causing the interruption of all ongoing projects of transformation and returning ''Korrieri'' into a middle-low level newspaper as it was before its short golden period. In 2009 the new administration of ''Korrieri'' announced its bankruptcy and shutdown. ''Korrieri'' had a circulation of 8,000 copies in 2002.

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Official Website
{{Newspapers in Albania 2001 establishments in Albania 2009 disestablishments in Albania Albanian-language newspapers Defunct newspapers published in Albania Publications disestablished in 2009 Publications established in 2001

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