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==History and profile==
==History and profile==
''Blesk'' was first published on 14 April 1991.<ref name=gee/> In 1992 it launched a weekly edition published on Sundays and its magazine, which is a comprehensive TV guide, was started in 1993.<ref name=gee/><ref>{{cite web|title=Blesk Magazin TV|url=http://www.publicitas.com/zh/russia/media-solutions/factsheet/?PARAM1=MPYBP3&title=blesk-magazin-tv|work=Publicitas|accessdate=13 December 2013}}</ref> The paper is headquartered in [[Prague]]<ref name=gee/> and owned by [[Ringier]].<ref> [http://www.ringieraxelspringer.cz/en/advertising/blesk Blesk] Ringier. Retrieved 13 December 2013.</ref> Its lay-out is modelled from the Swiss tabloid ''[[Blick]]'' and the German daily ''[[Bild]]'' which are also published by Ringier.<ref name=gee/><ref name=Terzis2007/>
''Blesk'' was first published on 14 April 1991.<ref name=gee/> In 1992 it launched a weekly edition published on Sundays and its magazine, which is a comprehensive TV guide, was started in 1993.<ref name=gee/><ref>{{cite web|title=Blesk Magazin TV|url=http://www.publicitas.com/zh/russia/media-solutions/factsheet/?PARAM1=MPYBP3&title=blesk-magazin-tv|work=Publicitas|accessdate=13 December 2013}}</ref> The paper is headquartered in [[Prague]]<ref name=gee/> and owned by [[Ringier]].<ref> [http://www.ringieraxelspringer.cz/en/advertising/blesk Blesk] Ringier. Retrieved 13 December 2013.</ref> Its lay-out is modelled from the Swiss tabloid ''[[Blick]]'' and the German daily ''[[Bild]]'' which are also published by Ringier.<ref name=gee/><ref name=Terzis2007/> Thus, Blesk is a tabloid newspaper and is neutral in its political and religious leaning.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Vlastimil Nečas|journal=Central European Journal of Communication|title=Constitutional debate in the Czech Republic|url=http://ptks.pl/cejc/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/CEJC_Vol2_No2_Necas.pdf|date=Fall 2009|volume=2|issue=2|accessdate=31 December 2014}}</ref>


The daily's sister paper is ''[[Aha! (tabloid)|Aha!]]'', another tabloid.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mapping Digital Media: Czech Republic|url=http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/sites/default/files/mapping-digital-media-czech-20130820.pdf|work=Open Society Foundation|accessdate=13 December 2013|author=Eva Rybková|author2=Vera Rihácková|date=20 June 2013}}</ref> Vladimír Mužík is among the former editor-in-chiefs of the daily who served until April 2011 when Pavel Šafr was appointed [[editor-in-chief]] of the paper.<ref> [http://www.axelspringer.de/en/presse/Ringier-Axel-Springer-Czech-Republic-Pavel-afr-will-lead-Blesk_1776609.html Pavel Šafr will lead Blesk] Ringier. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2013.</ref> Šafr's tenure ended on 1 May 2013 and Radek Lain became the editor-in-chief of the paper.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eastern European media changes|url=http://www.slavicmediaonline.com/article_eastern-european-media-changes-newsletter-85_77_2782|work=Slavic Media Online|accessdate=13 December 2013|format=Newsletter 85|date=27 April 2013}}</ref>
The daily's sister paper is ''[[Aha! (tabloid)|Aha!]]'', another tabloid.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mapping Digital Media: Czech Republic|url=http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/sites/default/files/mapping-digital-media-czech-20130820.pdf|work=Open Society Foundation|accessdate=13 December 2013|author=Eva Rybková|author2=Vera Rihácková|date=20 June 2013}}</ref> Vladimír Mužík is among the former editor-in-chiefs of the daily who served until April 2011 when Pavel Šafr was appointed [[editor-in-chief]] of the paper.<ref> [http://www.axelspringer.de/en/presse/Ringier-Axel-Springer-Czech-Republic-Pavel-afr-will-lead-Blesk_1776609.html Pavel Šafr will lead Blesk] Ringier. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2013.</ref> Šafr's tenure ended on 1 May 2013 and Radek Lain became the editor-in-chief of the paper.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eastern European media changes|url=http://www.slavicmediaonline.com/article_eastern-european-media-changes-newsletter-85_77_2782|work=Slavic Media Online|accessdate=13 December 2013|format=Newsletter 85|date=27 April 2013}}</ref>


In October 2003 ''Blesk'' had a circulation of 485,334 copies and was the most read newspaper in the Czech Republic.<ref>{{cite web|author=Milan Smid|title=Czech Republic|url=http://www2.mirovni-institut.si/media_ownership/pdf/czech%20republic.pdf|publisher=Mirovni Institut|accessdate=28 October 2014}}</ref> In 2006, the paper ranked first with the circulation of 480,000 copies.<ref name="Terzis2007">{{cite book|author=Georgios Terzis|title=European Media Governance: National and Regional Dimensions|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=68nbtqst-CsC&pg=PA340|accessdate=13 December 2013|year=2007|publisher=Intellect Books|isbn=978-1-84150-192-5|page=340}}</ref> The 2007 circulation of the paper was 432,170 copies, making it the most read paper.<ref>{{cite journal|author1=Jan Jirák|author2=Barbara Köpplová|title=The Reality Show Called Democratization: Transformation of the Czech media After 1989|journal=Global Media Journal|date=2008|volume=1|issue=4|url=http://www.globalmediajournal.collegium.edu.pl/artykuly/wiosna%202008/jirak-kopplova-czech-media.pdf|accessdate=28 October 2014}}</ref> The circulation of ''Blesk'' was 435,505 copies in 2008 and 412,238 copies in 2009.<ref name=ifabc>{{cite web|title=National newspapers total circulation|url=http://www.ifabc.org/site/assets/media/National-Newspapers_total-circulation_IFABC_09-07-12.xls|work=International Federation of Audit Bureaux of Circulations|accessdate=5 December 2014}}</ref> It was 384,991 copies in 2010 and 347,566 copies in 2011.<ref name=ifabc/> As of 2013 the paper had the second highest circulation in the country.<ref name=pdm>{{cite news|title=Tabloid Blesk continues to be most popular daily|url=http://praguemonitor.com/2013/11/08/tabloid-blesk-continues-be-most-popular-daily|accessdate=13 December 2013|newspaper=Prague Daily Monitor|date=8 November 2013}}</ref>
In October 2003 ''Blesk'' had a circulation of 485,334 copies and was the most read newspaper in the Czech Republic.<ref>{{cite web|author=Milan Smid|title=Czech Republic|url=http://www2.mirovni-institut.si/media_ownership/pdf/czech%20republic.pdf|publisher=Mirovni Institut|accessdate=28 October 2014}}</ref> In 2006, the paper ranked first with the circulation of 480,000 copies.<ref name="Terzis2007">{{cite book|author=Georgios Terzis|title=European Media Governance: National and Regional Dimensions|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=68nbtqst-CsC&pg=PA340|accessdate=13 December 2013|year=2007|publisher=Intellect Books|isbn=978-1-84150-192-5|page=340}}</ref> The 2007 circulation of the paper was 432,170 copies, making it the most read paper in the country.<ref>{{cite journal|author1=Jan Jirák|author2=Barbara Köpplová|title=The Reality Show Called Democratization: Transformation of the Czech media After 1989|journal=Global Media Journal|date=2008|volume=1|issue=4|url=http://www.globalmediajournal.collegium.edu.pl/artykuly/wiosna%202008/jirak-kopplova-czech-media.pdf|accessdate=28 October 2014}}</ref> The circulation of ''Blesk'' was 435,505 copies in 2008 and 412,238 copies in 2009.<ref name=ifabc>{{cite web|title=National newspapers total circulation|url=http://www.ifabc.org/site/assets/media/National-Newspapers_total-circulation_IFABC_09-07-12.xls|work=International Federation of Audit Bureaux of Circulations|accessdate=5 December 2014}}</ref> It was 384,991 copies in 2010 and 347,566 copies in 2011.<ref name=ifabc/> As of 2013 the paper had the second highest circulation in the country.<ref name=pdm>{{cite news|title=Tabloid Blesk continues to be most popular daily|url=http://praguemonitor.com/2013/11/08/tabloid-blesk-continues-be-most-popular-daily|accessdate=13 December 2013|newspaper=Prague Daily Monitor|date=8 November 2013}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 14:51, 31 December 2014

Blesk
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Ringier
Editor-in-chiefRadek Lain
Founded14 April 1991; 33 years ago (1991-04-14)
LanguageCzech language
HeadquartersPrague
Sister newspapersAha!
Websitewww.blesk.cz

Blesk is a daily tabloid newspaper in the Czech Republic. Its name translates as flash.[1][2]

History and profile

Blesk was first published on 14 April 1991.[1] In 1992 it launched a weekly edition published on Sundays and its magazine, which is a comprehensive TV guide, was started in 1993.[1][3] The paper is headquartered in Prague[1] and owned by Ringier.[4] Its lay-out is modelled from the Swiss tabloid Blick and the German daily Bild which are also published by Ringier.[1][2] Thus, Blesk is a tabloid newspaper and is neutral in its political and religious leaning.[5]

The daily's sister paper is Aha!, another tabloid.[6] Vladimír Mužík is among the former editor-in-chiefs of the daily who served until April 2011 when Pavel Šafr was appointed editor-in-chief of the paper.[7] Šafr's tenure ended on 1 May 2013 and Radek Lain became the editor-in-chief of the paper.[8]

In October 2003 Blesk had a circulation of 485,334 copies and was the most read newspaper in the Czech Republic.[9] In 2006, the paper ranked first with the circulation of 480,000 copies.[2] The 2007 circulation of the paper was 432,170 copies, making it the most read paper in the country.[10] The circulation of Blesk was 435,505 copies in 2008 and 412,238 copies in 2009.[11] It was 384,991 copies in 2010 and 347,566 copies in 2011.[11] As of 2013 the paper had the second highest circulation in the country.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Geert Hoeijmakers (1996). "The monopoly of the Czech tabloid BLESK". Newsletter. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Georgios Terzis (2007). European Media Governance: National and Regional Dimensions. Intellect Books. p. 340. ISBN 978-1-84150-192-5. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Blesk Magazin TV". Publicitas. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  4. ^ Blesk Ringier. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  5. ^ Vlastimil Nečas (Fall 2009). "Constitutional debate in the Czech Republic" (PDF). Central European Journal of Communication. 2 (2). Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  6. ^ Eva Rybková; Vera Rihácková (20 June 2013). "Mapping Digital Media: Czech Republic" (PDF). Open Society Foundation. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  7. ^ Pavel Šafr will lead Blesk Ringier. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Eastern European media changes" (Newsletter 85). Slavic Media Online. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  9. ^ Milan Smid. "Czech Republic" (PDF). Mirovni Institut. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  10. ^ Jan Jirák; Barbara Köpplová (2008). "The Reality Show Called Democratization: Transformation of the Czech media After 1989" (PDF). Global Media Journal. 1 (4). Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  11. ^ a b "National newspapers total circulation". International Federation of Audit Bureaux of Circulations. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  12. ^ "Tabloid Blesk continues to be most popular daily". Prague Daily Monitor. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.

External links

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