Curierul Național is a Romanian daily newspaper founded by Valentin Păunescu and Adrian Sârbu, along with five other shareholders, including George Constantin Păunescu and
Sergiu Nicolaescu
Sergiu Florin Nicolaescu (; 13 April 1930 – 3 January 2013) was a Romanian people, Romanian film director, actor and politician.
He was best known for his historical films, such as ''Michael the Brave (film), Mihai Viteazul'' (1970, released in ...
. The first issue was published in
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...
on December 5, 1990, with Horia Alexandrescu as managing editor.
First editorial staff included Constantin Drăgan, Răzvan Bărbulescu, Dan Dumitrescu, and the section editors were Adrian Vasilescu, Alexandru Stroe and Cristian Teodorescu.The contributors included
Fănuș Neagu
Ștefan Vasile "Fănuș" Neagu (5 April 1932 – 24 May 2011) was a Romanian novelist, playwright, journalist, and occasional film actor. Born to a peasant family in the Bărăgan Plain, he drew inspiration from that environment throughout his li ...
, Beatrice Buzea, Florin Condurățeanu, Ralu Filip or Nicolae Truță.
In the 1990s, important names of the Romanian press, such as Radu Soviani, Eugen Ovidiu Chirovici,
Dan Diaconescu
Dan Cristian Diaconescu (; born December 9, 1967) is a Romanian journalist, politician, presenter, the founder and owner of the former DDTV and OTV television channels. In 2010, together with OTV show presenters, he formed the People's Party â ...
or
Marius Tucă
Marius Tucă (born 29 July 1966) is a Romanian journalist and TV host.
He was born in Caracal, Olt County. He distinguished himself in the 1990s as a political analyst and a TV host. He also contributed to the transformation of the ''Jurnalul Na ...
, made their debut in media, and were part of the editorial staff of the publication.
Since 2005 Curierul Național has positioned itself as an economic newspaper and has switched to a new layout specific to this type of publication. The logo was changed from the original postcard to a simple logo, consisting of letters only, without any graphic elements.
Since issue 7576, published on February 16, 2018, Curierul Național has returned to the old logo, that has been restyled and used on all pages of the printed edition. The publication is also starting to revamp its editorial policy, publishing weekly interviews and materials with business people and employers' representatives from various industries.
Starting September 4, 2018, Curierul Național launched the new portal,
an upgrade of the old version of the website. The print edition has been published continuously for over 30 years and has 12 pages, full color.
Curierul Național is the only Romanian publication that is a founding member of the Belt and Road Economic Information Partnership.
References
External links
''Curierul Naţional'', official site
1991 establishments in Romania
Newspapers published in Bucharest
Newspapers established in 1991
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