Sokol Shameti, (born 29 April 1978) is an
Albanian
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**Albanian language
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**Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...
columnist
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, writer and journalist. Much of his interest is concerned with
Politics of Albania
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,
political philosophy
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and the late modern and
contemporary history
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of the
Balkans
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. His work is concerned with the social and political debate in
Albania
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and
Kosovo
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. He is often mentioned among the
left
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Music
* ''Left'' (Hope of the States album), 2006
* ''Left'' (Monkey House album), 2016
* "Left", a song by Nickelback from the album ''Curb'', 1996
Direction
* Left (direction), the relative direction opposite of right
* L ...
activists in Albania.
Sokol Shameti has collaborated with a number of newspapers and broadcasting operators in Albania and abroad including
Gazeta Shqiptare
Gazeta Shqiptare ''( en, Albanian Newspaper)'' is the oldest independent Albanian language newspaper published in Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), i ...
,
Koha Jonë
''Koha Jonë'' ( en, Our Time) is a newspaper published in Albania. The paper is a politically unaffiliated daily newspaper based in Tirana.
History
The paper was first published on 11 May 1991 by Nikolle Lesi and Aleksandër Frangaj in Lezhë a ...
,
Korrieri
Korrieri ( en, Courier) was an Albanian language 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 Albania ...
,
Klan Television
Televizioni Klan, also known as TV Klan, is an Albanian private television channel with national coverage, based in Tirana, Albania.
History and profile
TV Klan launched as a Franco-Albanian joint-venture, with its first broadcast airing on 25 ...
,
Top Channel
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In January 2008, Top Channel was awarded national frequency coverage by making it the third such channel in Albania. In 2009, it ...
,
Institute for War and Peace Reporting,
La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno
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,
Courrier International
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,
Koha Ditore
''Koha Ditore'' (trans. ''Daily Time'') is the leading daily newspaper in Kosovo. It is published by Koha Group and was founded and owned by politician Veton Surroi. His sister Flaka Surroi is now the publisher, following Veton Surroi's launch of h ...
, etc.
Bibliography
*''Udherrefyes i Reportazhit Shqiptar (Anthology of Albanian Feature Story)'' (Impact Center Publications, 2011)
https://www.scribd.com/doc/109810484/Sokol-Shameti-Udherrefyes-i-reportazhit-shqiptar-1912-2011-Antology-of-Albanian-feature-story-1912-2011
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20120521082141/http://www.top-channel.tv/programs.php?id=9&s=2
*http://www.iopsociety.org/profile/sokol-shameti
* http://gazeta-shqip.com/lajme/2013/06/12/anti/
* http://gazeta-shqip.com/lajme/2013/05/19/nje-here-si-farse-pastaj-si-tragjedi/
* http://gazeta-shqip.com/lajme/2012/09/25/dum-dum-referendum/
* http://gazeta-shqip.com/lajme/2012/09/03/pa-binare-ose-e-majta-pa-parti/
* http://gazeta-shqip.com/lajme/2012/08/29/opozitarizem-si-mit-kolaboracionizem-si-fakt/
* http://www.courrierinternational.com/article/2001/01/11/un-nouvel-an-eblouissant-politique-oblige
* http://iwpr.net/people/sokolshameti
:commons:List of Albanian writers
1978 births
Living people
People from Gjirokastër
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