''Právo'' () is a
Czech daily newspaper published in
Prague
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Czech Republic
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.
History and profile
''Právo'' emerged in 1991
following the
Velvet Revolution, when some editors of the daily ''
Rudé právo'' founded a new company unaffiliated with the
Czechoslovak Communist Party but taking advantage of the existing reader base.
[ The paper is not directly linked to any political party, but is ideologically close to the Czech Social Democratic Party. It maintains a ]left-wing
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stance[ and tends to focus on social issues.]
In 2019, ''Právo'' allowed the Chinese embassy to produce an eight-page paid supplement to the paper labelled as a "theme and commercial supplement". The articles featured exclusively positive coverage of China and were signed by the paper’s reporters.
''Právo'' is published in Prague by Borgis, a stock company that issues only ''Právo'' and its supplements,[ owned for 91% by the paper's ]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 ...
, .[ The paper is published in broadsheet format.][
]
Circulation
The circulation of ''Právo'' was 205,000 copies in 2002, making it the third best selling newspaper in the country. In October 2003 the paper had a circulation of 189,583 copies and was again the third most read newspaper in the Czech Republic.[ In December 2004 the circulation of the paper was 189,583 copies.]
The 2007 circulation of ''Právo'' was 164,157 copies. The circulation of the paper was 145,031 copies in 2008 and 138,476 copies in 2009. It was 128,404 copies in 2010 and 120,449 copies in 2011.[ Between April and September 2012 ''Právo'' had a circulation of 112,000 copies.][
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See also
* List of newspapers in the Czech Republic
References
External links
Official website
Novinky, the internet magazine of Právo
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1991 establishments in Czechoslovakia
Newspapers established in 1991
Czech-language newspapers
Daily newspapers published in the Czech Republic
Newspapers published in Prague