Gazeta 55

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Gazeta 55
Newspaper 55
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Gazeta 55 on 27 September 2010
Type daily newspaper
Format Berliner
Owner(s) Fahri Balliu (1997-present)
Founder(s) Fahri Balliu
Publisher Gazeta 55
Editor-in-chief Ilir Nikolla
Staff writers Fahri Balliu
Founded 18 October 1997; 26 years ago (1997-10-18)
Political alignment Anti-communist
Language Albanian
Headquarters Medar Shylla Street, Tirana, Albania
Website Gazeta 55
Gazeta 55 (31-05-2024)

Gazeta 55 (English: Newspaper 55) is an Albanian language newspaper published in Tirana, Albania and is politically unaffiliated daily with nine reporters on staff. The tabloid's owner is Fahri Balliu,[1] an Albanian businessman.

History and profile

Gazeta 55 was first published on 18 October 1997.[2][3][4][5]

At the beginning of the 2000s Gazeta 55 had a circulation of 4,500 copies.[5]

Name

The number "55" was chosen because Article 55 of the Constitution of communist Albania, dealt with Agitation and Propaganda related crimes.[6]

Content

Sections

The newspaper is organized in three sections, including the magazine.

  1. News: Includes International, National, Tirana, Politics, Business, Technology, Science, Health, Sports, Education.
  2. Opinion: Includes Editorials, Op-Eds and Letters to the Editor.
  3. Features: Includes Arts, Movies, Theater, and a Sigurimi file (mainly about the communist era)

Web presence

Gazeta 55 has had a web presence since 2008. Accessing articles requires no registration, and the whole newspaper is available in PDF. The online editor is Leonard Quku.[7]

See also

References

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  2. Gent Ibrahimi and Agron Loci. Media Landscape of Albania: Legal Framework Media Online: Southeast European Media Journal [Sarejevo]. 15 January – 1 February 2001. No. 6.
  3. Albania and European Union: Perceptions and Realities Albanian Institute for International Studies (AIIS), Tirana. 2003
  4. East View Information Services. n.d.a. "Issue Details: Gazeta 55." [1] "Company Information." [2]
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  6. Communist Albanian constitution
  7. Homepage (see footnote)

External links