Esti Hírlap (Hungarian: Evening News) was a tabloid evening newspaper published in Budapest, Hungary, between 1956 and 1996.
| Type | Evening newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Founded | 24 December 1956 |
| Language | Hungarian |
| Ceased publication | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Budapest |
| Country | Hungary |
| OCLC number | 25621774 |
History and profile edit
Esti Hírlap was first published on 24 December 1956[1] which was a Communist evening paper.[2] Its start was a reflection of the political consolidation in Hungary.[3] The paper was the successor of Esti Budapest, another evening paper,[1] and was based in Budapest.[4] Until the end of the communist regime the paper was under the control of the Hungarian Communist Party.[5] During this period it covered significant events which were regarded as appropriate for the people by the Communist authorities.[2][3] In fact, it was populist[6] and featured short human interest articles.[3]
The British media company Mirror Group owned 40% of Esti Hírlap in October 1990.[5][7] The other owners were the Hungarian News Publishing Company with the same share and the paper's editorial board with a 20% share.[5] However, due to lower circulation levels the Mirror Group sold its share in 1992, and Esti Hírlap was renationalized.[2][8] Under the cabinet led by Prime Minister Gyula Horn the editor-in-chief of the paper was removed from the post.[8] It was closed down in 1996.[2]
Circulation edit
In 1987 Esti Hírlap had a circulation of 200,000 copies.[2] The paper sold 130,000 copies in January 1989 and 93,000 copies in January 1991.[9] The paper had a circulation of 70,000 copies in July 1992 and 60,000 copies in March 1993.[9]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b R. G. Carlton (1965). "Newspapers from East Central and Southeastern Europe" (PDF). Washington, DC: Library of Congress. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Ágnes Gulyás (2000). "The Development of the Tabloid Press in Hungary". In Colin Sparks; John Tulloch (eds.). Tabloid Tales: Global Debates Over Media Standards. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 112, 117, 126. ISBN 978-0-8476-9572-0.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Katalin S. Milter (2008). The Impact of Politics on Post-communist Media in Eastern Europe: An Historical Case Study of the 1996 Hungarian Broadcasting Act (PhD thesis). Ohio University. p. 42.
- ^ a b c "Hungarian Step By Maxwell". The New York Times. AP. 1 October 1990. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ Oksana Buranbaeva; Vanja Mladineo (2011). Culture and Customs of Hungary. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood. p. 102. ISBN 978-0-313-38369-4.
- ^ Greg MacDonald (1990). The Emergence of Global Multi-media Conglomerates. Geneva: International Labour Organization. p. 34. ISBN 978-92-2-107669-8.
- ^ a b Peter Bajomi-Lazar (2014). Party Colonisation of the Media in Central and Eastern Europe: Modern Business Decision Making in Central and Eastern Europe. Budapest; New York: Central European University Press. pp. 38, 41. ISBN 978-963-386-041-0.
- ^ a b Marina Popescu; Gábor Tóka (2002). "Campaign effects and media monopoly: The 1994 and 1998 parliamentary elections in Hungary". In David M. Farrell; Rüdiger Schmitt-Beck (eds.). Do Political Campaigns Matter?. London: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780203166956. ISBN 9780203166956.