''Korzár'' ()
is a regional newspaper published in
Košice
Košice is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of approximately 230,000, Košice is the second-largest cit ...
,
Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...
. The newspaper has been in circulation since 1998.
History and profile
The newspaper was established in 1998 under the name ''Korzo'', later renamed as ''Korzár''. It was published in
broadsheet format before switching to the
tabloid format
A tabloid is a newspaper format characterized by its compact size, smaller than a broadsheet. The term originates from the 19th century, when the London-based pharmaceutical company Burroughs Wellcome & Co. used the term to describe compres ...
.
''Korzár'' is the largest and only regional publication of Slovakia.
It covers news on eastern Slovakia and has the highest circulation in the region, with four regional editions.
[ From 1998 until 2016, Peter Bercik was ]editor-in-chief
An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The editor-in-chief heads all departments of the organization and is held accoun ...
, after which Jaroslav Vrábeľ succeeded him in the post. The publisher is the Petit Press publishing house, which also publishes ''SME
''Sme'' (stylized as ''SME'') or ''DennÃk Sme'' () is one of the widely-read mainstream broadsheets in Slovakia. Its website is one of the most-visited internet portals in Slovakia.
Ownership status
In June 2016, the Antimonopoly Office appro ...
'' and ''Új Szó
Új Szó (; ) is a Hungarian-language daily newspaper published in Bratislava, Slovakia. It also publishes a weekly Sunday supplement titled '' Vasárnap'' (, before 1990: ''Vasárnapi Új Szó'').
History
''Új Szó'' was established by a party ...
'' among others.[
''Korzár'' had a circulation of 33,000 copies in 2003][ and 30,000 copies in 2004. The audited circulation of the paper was 27,231 copies in 2008.][ The paper sold 20,000 copies in 2011 and its circulation was 15,713 copies in 2013.][ The same latter year, its readership was at 5%.]
See also
* List of newspapers in Slovakia
References
External links
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1998 establishments in Slovakia
Mass media in Košice
Newspapers established in 1998
Newspapers published in Slovakia
Slovak-language newspapers