BASA-press was a newsagency from the Republic of Moldova. Founded in November 1992, Moldova's oldest independent newsagency ceased its activity in December 2009.
| Industry | news agency |
|---|---|
| Founded | November 5, 1992 |
| Founder | Vasile Botnaru |
| Defunct | 31 December 2009 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Vasile Botnaru |
| Services | News media |
Number of employees | 20 |
| Website | basa.md |
History edit
BASA press was founded by a group of five journalists (including Vasile Botnaru) in Chişinău on 5 November 1992. The newsagency was the first independent news agency in the Republic of Moldova.[1] Infotag was the second one, operating officially since 1 December 1993. BASA-press covered the entire range of political, social, economic, business and other events.[2]
On 31 December 2009, BASA-press, Moldova's oldest independent news agency closed down.[3] Agency's ex-director Sergiu Ipati told the agency had been closed down because of the ongoing crisis. In 2009, the Moldovan information market lost another news agency - Flux, which was controlled by the Christian-Democratic People's Party (Moldova).[4]
References edit
- ^ Basa Press
- ^ About BASA-press News Agency
- ^ "BASA-press, inchisa din cauza crizei". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
- ^ "Moldova's oldest independent news agency closed down". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
External links edit
- Moldova's oldest independent news agency closed down
- BASA press Archived 2010-09-08 at the Wayback Machine
- Agenţia BASA-press, închisă din cauza crizei financiare
- BASA-press, închisă din cauza crizei
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