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Hospodárske noviny
Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s)MAFRA Slovakia
PublisherEco Press
Founded1993; 31 years ago (1993)
Political alignment Conservative
Language Slovak
Headquarters Bratislava
Circulation17,000 (2011)
Website www.hnonline.sk

Hospodárske noviny (abbreviated HN; meaning Economic Newspaper in English) is a daily economic newspaper published in Slovakia. [1] It is owned by MAFRA Slovakia, a media company based in Bratislava, Slovakia.

History and profile

Hospodárske noviny was established in 1993 and is based in Bratislava. [2] The paper is issued by Eco Press, a subsidiary of German-American firm Economia and a member of the Handelsblatt group. It is a business newspaper which has a liberal economical stance. [2]

Hospodárske noviny is published in broadsheet format. [3] In 2006 the newspaper went through a massive relaunch change, which resulted in an increase in sales.[ citation needed] The current editor-in-chief is Peter Vavro.

In fall 2007, HN launched a lifestyle supplement Prečo nie?! (English: Why not?!). As of 2013 the supplement was wildly unsuccessful, selling less than a hundred copies since its initial release.

Hospodárske noviny had a circulation of 18,000 copies both in 2006 and in 2008. The 2010 circulation of the paper was 17,300 copies. [2] In 2011 the circulation was 17,000 copies. Its readership was at 3 percent in 2013. [4]

References

  1. ^ "Media". Slovak Republic. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Hospodárske noviny". Eurotopics. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  3. ^ George McKay, ed. (2009). Subcultures and New Religious Movements in Russia and East-Central Europe. Peter Lang. p. 398. ISBN  978-3-03911-921-9. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  4. ^ Stanislav J. Kirschbaum (14 November 2013). Historical Dictionary of Slovakia. Scarecrow Press. p. 215. ISBN  978-0-8108-8030-6. Retrieved 31 October 2014.

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