Fakt
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Fakt (Polish for "fact") is a Polish tabloid daily newspaper published in Warsaw, Poland, by Ringier Axel Springer Polska (a Swiss-German joint-venture subsidiary of Axel Springer SE and Ringier), and is one of the best-selling papers in Poland.[1]
History and profile
Fakt was launched in October 2003 by the Polish outlet of the
.In the early 2000s, Fakt had a weekly supplement contrasting to its tabloid content, Europa which featured essays by scholars and intellectuals including Niall Ferguson, Francis Fukuyama, Jürgen Habermas, and Robert Kagan.
In 2003, the circulation of Fakt was 715,000 copies making it the best-selling newspaper in Poland.[4] Since its launch, Fakt replaced the middle-market Gazeta Wyborcza as Poland's biggest-selling newspaper, also putting pressure on the older national tabloid Super Express. In 2005, to compete directly with Fakt, Gazeta Wyborcza publisher Agora responded with a failed middle-market paper Nowy Dzień.
When Fakt was launched at a price of 1 złoty, Super Express publisher Media Express sued Axel Springer for dumping, however having lost the lawsuit, it leveled the price of Super Express to equal Fakt.
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References
- ^ a b "The press in Poland". BBC. 29 April 2004. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ "Editor of Poland's leading paper says tabloids are friendly, independent and explicit". Editors Weblog. 1 June 2004. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ISBN 978-0-415-88576-8. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ "World Press Trends" (PDF). Paris: World Association of Newspapers. 2004. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
External links
- Official website (in Polish)