''Új Magyar Szó'' () was a Hungarian-language
Romania
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n broadsheet newspaper, based in
Bucharest
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. It had one of the largest audiences of all Hungarian-language papers in Romania; its readership was estimated at 40,000. Since 2012, only an online edition is accessible.
History
The history of ''Új Magyar Szó'' can be traced back to 1947, when ''Romániai Magyar Szó'' ("Hungarian Word of Romania") was first published in Bucharest. In 1953 it changed its name to ''Előre'' ("Forward"), and it became the propaganda newspaper of the Communist Party. After the fall of
Nicolae Ceaușescu
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, the name was changed back to ''Romániai Magyar Szó''. In August 2005 ''Romániai Magyar Szó'' went bankrupt. Its successor was ''Új Magyar Szó'', which was in print between 2005 and 2012. Since 2012, it appears only as an online edition.
External links
Online edition
Newspapers published in Bucharest
Newspapers established in 2005
Hungarian-language newspapers published in Romania
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