Sakala (newspaper)
| Sakala | |
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| description | Estonian newspaper |
| publishing company | Sakala Kirjastuse AS |
| First edition | March 11, 1878 |
| Frequency of publication | Monday to Saturday |
| Sold edition | 11,500 copies |
| Editor-in-chief | Eve Rohtla |
| editor | Peep Kala |
| Web link | http://www.sakala.ajaleht.ee/ |
Sakala is an Estonian daily newspaper founded in 1878 . It appears as a regional newspaper in the central Estonian district of Viljandi with a circulation of 11,500. The newspaper is named after the historic Sakala region around Viljandi .
history
The first edition of Sakala appeared in Viljandi on March 11, 1878. It was initially a weekly newspaper that appeared on Saturdays. Its founder was the Estonian publicist Carl Robert Jakobson , one of the most prominent figures in the time of the Estonian national awakening. Sakala was the country's first political newspaper. She became a mouthpiece for the Estonian national consciousness. This quickly came under fire from the tsarist authorities, but even more so from the Baltic German upper class in Estonia. In 1879, Sakala had to cease publication for five months.
Carl Robert Jakobson was both publisher and editor-in-chief of the newspaper. After his death in 1882, Jakob Kõrv continued to run the newspaper. Employees included Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald , Jakob Pärn , Lilli Suburg and Ado Reinvald . The brother of Carl Robert Jakobsons, Eduard Magnus , was responsible for numerous illustrations as well as for the distinctive lettering of Sakala , which adorns the title page to this day.
Sakala today
Sakala continued to run until the turn of the century, but quickly lost its influence after Jakobson's death. Today Sakala is a regional newspaper for Viljandi County. It is published in Viljandi. Sakala is part of the Postimees group, which also publishes the regional newspapers Tartu Postimees, Pärnu Postimees, Virumaa Teataja, Järva Teataja and Valgamaalane .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ according to the Julian calendar valid in Russia at that time
- ^ Ilmar Talve : Eesti kultuurilugu. Keskaja algusest Eesti iseseisvuseni. Tartu 2004 ( ISBN 9985-77-030-7 ), pp. 431-436