''TemA'' ( en, Topic) is a politically unaffiliated daily newspaper published in

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 ...

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 and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

in the

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 ...

. Founded in July 1999, ''TemA'' is one of the oldest daily newspapers in Albania and currently sells about 15,000 daily copies nationwide. ''Tema Online'' is the online version of Tema daily newspaper is currently one of the most popular websites in Albania, offering news, comments and entertainment. The website has on average 800,000 to 1,000,000 visits per day according to TemA. TemA Online also provides an English edition for its international readers and expats. ''Gazeta TemA'' has become well known for breaking several high profile cases such as the personal involvement of the son of former PM Berisha in arm deals for Afghan soldiers, the privatisation of the Albanian state oil refinery ARMO by controversial Albanian businessman Rezart Taci, the publishing of leaked nude pictures of current PM

Edi Rama Edi Rama (born Edvin Kristaq Rama, 4 July 1964) is an Albanian politician, painter, writer, former university lecturer, publicist and former basketball player, who has served as the 33rd and current Prime Minister of Albania since 2013 and chairm ...

etc. The relentless scrutiny and criticism of governmental policies has also taken its toll on ''TemA'' newspaper. That is when the newspaper turned its total attention to pioneering online media and only returned its print version in 2011, thus becoming one of the most popular online news outlets in Albania.

Content

Sections

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

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

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s and Letters to the Editor. # Features: Includes Arts, Movies, Theatre, and Sport.

Web presence

''Tema'' has had a

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since 1999. Accessing articles requires no registration. The website has on average 800,000 to 1,000,000 visits per day according to TemA. The newspaper is also available in

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References

External links

''Tema''
* 1999 establishments in Albania Publications established in 1999 Newspapers published in Albania Albanian-language newspapers Mass media in Tirana {{Albania-newspaper-stub