Hospodárske noviny

Hospodárske noviny (abbreviated HN; meaning Economic Newspaper in English) is a daily economic newspaper published in Slovakia.[1] It is owned by MAFRA Slovakia, a media company based in Bratislava, Slovakia.

For the Czech newspaper, see Hospodářské noviny.

Hospodárske noviny
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)MAFRA Slovakia
PublisherEco Press
Founded1993 (1993)
Political alignmentLiberal
LanguageSlovak
HeadquartersBratislava
Circulation17,000 (2011)
WebsiteHN

History and profile

Hospodárske noviny was established in 1993 and is based in Bratislava.[2] The paper is issued by Eco Press, a subsidiary of German-American firm Economia and a member of the Handelsblatt group. It is a business newspaper which has a liberal economical stance.[2]

Hospodárske noviny is published in broadsheet format.[3] In 2006 the newspaper went through a massive relaunch change, which resulted in an increase in sales. The current editor-in-chief is Peter Vavro.

In fall 2007, HN launched a lifestyle supplement Prečo nie?! (English: Why not?!). As of 2013 the supplement was wildly unsuccessful, selling less than a hundred copies since its initial release.

Hospodárske noviny had a circulation of 18,000 copies both in 2006 and in 2008. The 2010 circulation of the paper was 17,300 copies.[2] In 2011 the circulation was 17,000 copies. Its readership was at 3 percent in 2013.[4]

References
  1. "Media". Slovak Republic. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  2. "Hospodárske noviny". Eurotopics. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  3. George McKay, ed. (2009). Subcultures and New Religious Movements in Russia and East-Central Europe. Peter Lang. p. 398. ISBN 978-3-03911-921-9. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  4. Stanislav J. Kirschbaum (14 November 2013). Historical Dictionary of Slovakia. Scarecrow Press. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-8108-8030-6. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
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