| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Splošna Plovba Portorož and other companies |
| Publisher | Primorske novice ČZD, d.o.o. |
| Editor | Denis Sabadin |
| Founded | 1963 |
| Headquarters | Koper, Slovenia |
| Circulation | 65,000 (2013) |
| Website | Official website |
Primorske novice (English: Littoral News) is a regional daily newspaper published in Koper, Slovenia.
History and profile
Primorske novice was establied in 1963 [1] as result of the merger of weekly paper Nova Gorica (founded in 1947) with another weekly named Slovenski Jadran (meaning "The Slovene Adriatic" in English; founded in 1950). [2] It started as a weekly newspaper [2] and became a daily in 2004. [3] It became also the first regional daily newspaper in the country. [2]
Primorske novice is published by Primorske novice d.o.o. which is based in Koper and the paper launched its website in 1996. [2] It has no political affiliation. [2]
As of 2009 it was still the only regional daily newspaper in Slovenia. [2] The 2007 circulation of the paper was 23,000 copies. [4] It became 65,000 in 2013. [5]
References
- ^ Michael Biggins (2001). "Publishing in Slovenia". Slavic & East European Information Resources. 1 (2–3): 3–38. doi: 10.1300/J167v01n02_01.
- ^ a b c d e f Jasna Merklin; Petra Znoj; Urška Zalar (July 2011). "Reporting about Neighbors in Slovenian Daily Newspapers" (Conference paper). University of Novi Sad. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ "Slovenia Newspapers Magazines Journals and Weeklies". Ljubljana Slovenia Travel. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "Media" (PDF). IPA Section Slovenia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ National Circulation of Printed Press (in Slovene)