Reporteri

Reporteri is a student newspaper published in Tirana, Albania.

Reporteri
PublisherUniversity of Tirana
Founded20 October 1993 (1993-10-20)
HeadquartersTirana

History and profile

Reporteri which is published in Albanian language was established on 20 October 1993 as a monthly student newspaper published by those attending the department of journalism at the University of Tirana.[1][2] Its foundation was supported by three US graduate journalism students from Columbia University who taught journalism at the University of Tirana.[2][3][4] In addition, its foundation was financially assisted by the IMF and the Soros Foundation.[5] In the first issue the aim of Reporteri was stated as "to provide objective and balanced information, free of political or ideological taint."[3] The first editor-in-chief of the paper was Uliana Kociu.[3]

Following the publication of the first issue which featured issues like corruption, prostitution, smuggling, the position of minorities, the new tax system and pollution the paper was closed down by university authorities.[6][7] Later the paper was relaunched by the Soros Foundation[5] and in the autumn of 1995, it moved back to the university following the appointment of a new dean.[7]

In March 2006, the paper became a fortnightly supplement to the Saturday edition of the now-defunct daily Korrieri through financial support of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.[1]

See also

References
  1. Suela Shala; Felipe Daza (13 June 2006). "Tirana student newspaper goes nationwide with support from OSCE Presence in Albania". OSCE. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  2. Denise Hamilton (10 May 1994). "Media: Americans Teach Albania a Lesson in Free Press". Los Angeles Times. Tirana. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  3. Natacha Bodemann (15 September 1994). "Students try to promote free press in Albania". Columbia Daily Spectator. CXVIII (83). Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  4. Alison Smale (20 December 1993). "Governments Clamp Down on Freewheeling Media Also moved in advance". Associated Press. Tirana. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  5. Van Kornegay (1995). "On the Road to a Free Press in Albania: Evaluating outside Aid Efforts" (PDF). The University of Georgia. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  6. "Journalism students in Albania get a taste of free reporting". International Journalists' Network. 8 March 2000. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  7. Human Rights in Post-communist Albania. Human Rights Watch. 1996. p. 110. ISBN 978-1-56432-160-2. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
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