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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Adria Media Group |
| Editor | Aleksandar Djondović |
| Founded | 6 May 2003 |
| Political alignment | Serbian Progressive Party Sensationalism[1][2] Populism |
| Headquarters | Vlajkovićeva 8, Belgrade, Serbia |
| Circulation | ~60,000 copies sold (2016) |
| Website | kurir.rs |
Kurir is daily tabloid newspaper published in Belgrade, Serbia.
History
[edit]The first issue of Kurir appeared at newsstands on 6 May 2003.[3] While Kurir's history is relatively short, it is also a checkered one. It goes back to the state of emergency, declared following the assassination of Serbia's Prime Minister Zoran Đinđić, when another daily tabloid named Nacional was shut down. Using its broad powers under the state of emergency act, Serbian government's Ministry of Culture and Information headed by Branislav Lečić issued a temporary ban on publication of Nacional daily on 18 March 2003, for "publishing a number of articles relating to the state of emergency and for questioning the reasons behind the state of emergency".[4] Then on 1 April 2003, the Belgrade city commercial court started liquidation proceedings against Nacional's publisher in Belgrade, Info Orfej. Despite an appeal, the company's equipment, including 118 computers, was seized on 21 April 2003, two days before the state of emergency ended.[4]
Many of the former Nacional staffers found employment in the newly formed Kurir. Businessman Radisav Rodić became its owner.[5] Notably, Dragan J. Vučićević (who later founded of Informer), ex Nacional deputy-editor-in-chief moved to Kurir.[6] The new paper bore an uncanny resemblance to the old one, both in tone and layout.
In 2005, a group of editors left Kurir and founded the newspaper Press. In 2016, former Kurir editors Milan Ladjević and Saša Milovanović left and founded the Srpski Telegraf paper.[7]
In 2009, Radisav Rodić was arrested on suspicion of tax fraud. After his arrest, his son Aleksandar took over management of the paper. That same year, the "Law on Public Information" was changed drastically to increase fines for media which do not respect the rules of the profession.[7] It was seen as a change that largely punished the tabloid for changing political alliances when it suited their sensationalism.[5]
Kurir is generally seen as pro-government. It was favorable to the Democratic Party (DS) when it ruled but after its loss in 2012 to the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), Kurir switched allegiances and became pro-SNS, an editorial stance that has remained.[7]
Kurir info Ltd become a leader publishing house in daily newspapers, digital and custom publishing business in Serbia and the West Balkans region.
Editorial history
[edit]- Đoko Kesić (2003–2005)
- Antonije Kovačević (2005–2007)
- Đuro Bilbija (2007–2008)
- Rade Jerinić (2008–2010)
- Jovica Krtinić (2010–2011)
- Branislav Bjelica (2011–2012)
- Saša Milovanović (2012–2014)
- Milan Lađević (2014–2015)
- Ratko Femić (2015–2016)
- Nemanja Pajić (2016–2018)
- Aleksandar Đondović (since 2018)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ ""Đubre od novina" senzacionalizam i prekršajna prijava". РТВ. 22 August 2008.
- ^ "NUNS: Morbidna naslovna strana Kurira". Blic. 20 October 2008.
- ^ "ALEKSANDAR ĐONDOVIĆ, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF KURIR: Kurir's Eighteen Years – The Testimony of a Time". Kurir.rs. 6 May 2021.
- ^ a b Bjekic, Vesna; Drenca, Boris; Griffiths, Hugh (12 May 2003). "Closed Belgrade Paper 'Victimised'". medienhilfe. Institute for War & Peace Reporting. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011.
- ^ a b Skrozza, Tamara (5 November 2014). "Strictly controlled trains". Vreme.
- ^ "Dragan Vucicevic". Media Ownership Monitor Serbia. Balkan Investigative Reporting Network.
- ^ a b c "Kurir". Media Ownership Monitor Serbia. Balkan Investigative Reporting Network.