Mai Nap (Hungarian: Today's Day) was a tabloid newspaper published daily in Budapest, Hungary. It began publishing early in the country's post-communist era. It was in circulation between 1989 and 2005.
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Founded | 8 February 1989 |
| Language | Hungarian |
| Ceased publication | 15 June 2005 |
| Headquarters | Budapest |
| Country | Hungary |
| ISSN | 1588-2403 |
| Website | Mai Nap |
History and profile edit
Mai Nap was the first newspaper published immediately following the collapse of the communism in Hungary.[1][2] The paper was first published in February 1989[1][3] and the founders were three Hungarian journalists.[2] It was a tabloid newspaper.[4] During its initial period it included 24 to 32 pages and was published daily except for Saturdays.[2]
The owner of Mai Nap was a state-owned bank.[1] Rupert Murdoch acquired 50% of Mai Nap in January 1990,[5][6] but sold it back in 1993 due to its low circulation levels.[1][4][7] Then the paper was acquired by the Swiss company JMG Ost Press.[1][6] At the beginning of the 2000s it was owned by the VNU group, a Dutch company, which also owned another Hungarian paper, Magyar Hirlap.[8]
Marcell Murányi served as the editor-in-chief of Mai Nap.[9] Although the paper was independent, its editorials were supportive of the right-wing political parties in the periods of 1994 general election and 1998 general election.[10]
Mai Nap folded in June 2005 due to low circulation levels.[11]
Circulation edit
In the 1990s, Mai Nap had highest circulation levels on Sundays.[10] The paper sold 140,000 copies in January 1991 and 104,000 copies in July 1992.[10] The circulation of the paper was 85,000 copies in March 1993.[10] The paper had a circulation of 79,000 copies and had 396,000 readers in 1998.[12] The 2003 circulation of the paper was 66,000 copies.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Ágnes Gulyás (2000). "Development of the tabloid press in Hungary". In Colin Sparks; John Tulloch (eds.). Tabloid Tales: Global Debates over Media Standards. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-4616-4385-2.
- ^ a b c Milton Hollstein (23 July 1990). "Western Media Moguls Invest in Hungary Press". Deseret News. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ a b Péter Bajomi-Lázár. "The Business of Ethics, the Ethics of Business" (PDF). Centrul pentru Jurnalism Independent. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ a b Ray Hiebert (January 1994). "The Difficult Birth of a Free Press". American Journalism Center. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Murdoch Pays $4 Million for 50% Interest in 2 Hungarian Papers". Los Angeles Times. Budapest. UPI. 22 January 1990. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ a b Ágnes Gulyás (1998). "Tabloid Newspapers in Post Communist Hungary". Journal of the European Institute for Communication and Culture. 5 (3): 65–77. doi:10.1080/13183222.1998.11008683.
- ^ Raymond Hill (2003). Hungary (2nd ed.). New York: Facts on File, Inc. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-8160-5081-9.
- ^ Europe Review 2003/04: The Economic and Business Report (15th ed.). Essex: Walden Publishing Ltd. 2003. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-7494-4067-1.
- ^ Csaba Toth (1 July 2014). "Blikk's Marcell Muranyi named Nepszabadsag editor-in-chief". The Budapest Beacon. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ a b c d Marina Popescu; Gábor Tóka (2000). "Campaign Effects in the 1994 and 1998 Parliamentary Elections in Hungary" (PDF). ECPR. Archived from the original (Conference paper) on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Megszűnik a Mai Nap". hvg.hu. 15 June 2005. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ Mihály Gálik; Beverly James (1999). "Ownership and control of the Hungarian press". The Public. 6 (2). Archived from the original on 12 November 2014.