''Latvijas Avīze'' (''Latvian Newspaper'') is a

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national daily

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, published in

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. The Latvian word ''avīze'' ('newspaper' or 'journal') is a

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and

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with the French word ''avis'', meaning opinion, notice and advice.

History

In January 1988, the newspaper ''Lauku Avīze'' ('Rural Newspaper') was first published in Soviet-occupied Latvia. After the restoration of Latvian independence in 1991 the AS ''Lauku Avīze'' (since 2017 - AS ''Latvijas Mediji'') publishing house was established. In 2003, "Lauku Avīze" was renamed "Latvijas Avīze". In 2013, the publishing house worked with a profit of 23,140 euros and a turnover of 4,855,528 euros. In 2013, compared to 2012, the paper earned three times more, but the turnover decreased by 2%.

About the newspaper

''Latvijas Avīze'' reflects and analyzes social and political events and other developments in Latvia and the world every day. The newspaper won the

Latvijas Pasts VAS Latvijas Pasts () is the main state-owned postal service provider in Latvia headquartered in Riga. It was founded on 2 January 1992, following shortly after the restoration of independence of the country. History Latvia Post was founded o ...

annual Press Subscription Award in the nomination "Most Delivered Publication in 2018".

Online edition

The current online edition of the paper is integrated into the Lasi.lv news portal. Latvijas Avīze is also the founder of LA.LV, a Latvian news portal. Initially in line with the content of the newspaper, in October 2020 the chief editor of the site, Atis Sauka, announced that the portal will change its visual identity and switch to content different from the print edition. The site also hosts video content from the Rīga TV24 TV channel under a cooperation agreement.

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