Nedjeljna Dalmacija
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Nedjeljna Dalmacija is now defunct Yugoslavia
n regional weekly newspaper based in Croatia
, published in the cities of Split
and Zagreb
.
Nedjeljna Dalmacija ("Sunday Dalmatia" in Croatian) started as special weekly edition of Split daily newspaper Slobodna Dalmacija
in 1970s. The paper gradually began to develop its unique editorial policy, most notably in covering topics that were banned in popular daily newspapers, but tolerated by Communist government in less-read weeklies. Even that, Nedjeljna Dalmacija suffered because of purges following Croatian Spring
and had to resort to hiring reporters and columnists from other republics of Yugoslavia. The best known was Serbian journalist Aleksandar Tijanić
, ironically called "Giant of Croatian Journalism".
Nedjeljna Dalmacija reached its zenith in late 1980s, when it was among first Yugoslav newspapers to break certain taboos, like reporting about exploitation of prisoners or publish scripts from the banned film WR: Mysteries of the Organism. The newspaper also featured a humour section run by the trio that would later become famous as Feral Tribune
.
The arrival of multi-party democracy in 1990 witnessed a gradual shift of editorial policy. While Slobodna Dalmacija became more open to various political options, Nedjeljna Dalmacija shifted rightwards and embraced Croatian nationalism. This process was completed with 1993 takeover of Slobodna Dalmacija by Miroslav Kutle
and change of editorial policy towards even more hardline nationalism. Nedjeljna Dalmacija was, just like Slobodna Dalmacija, owned by Kutle and suffered from poor management, economic woes of war-torn Dalmatia and loss of readership to new and more attractive weekly newspapers like Slobodni tjednik
, Globus
, Nacional
and Feral Tribune
. In late 1990s editorial offices were, for financial reasons, moved from Split to Zagreb, but this could not prevent Nedjeljna Dalmacija from being extinguished.
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
n regional weekly newspaper based in Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, published in the cities of Split
Split (city)
Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and...
and Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
.
Nedjeljna Dalmacija ("Sunday Dalmatia" in Croatian) started as special weekly edition of Split daily newspaper Slobodna Dalmacija
Slobodna Dalmacija
Slobodna Dalmacija is a Croatian daily newspaper published in Split.The first issue of Slobodna Dalmacija was published on June 17, 1943 by Tito's Partisans in a cave on Mosor, a mountain near Split, which was occupied by the Italian army during that time. The paper was later published in various...
in 1970s. The paper gradually began to develop its unique editorial policy, most notably in covering topics that were banned in popular daily newspapers, but tolerated by Communist government in less-read weeklies. Even that, Nedjeljna Dalmacija suffered because of purges following Croatian Spring
Croatian Spring
The Croatian Spring was a political movement from the early 1970s that called for greater rights for Croatia which was then part of Yugoslavia as well as democratic and economic reforms.-History:...
and had to resort to hiring reporters and columnists from other republics of Yugoslavia. The best known was Serbian journalist Aleksandar Tijanić
Aleksandar Tijanic
Aleksandar Tijanić , Serbian journalist and current national TV director, was born in Đakovica, FPR Yugoslavia on 13 December 1950...
, ironically called "Giant of Croatian Journalism".
Nedjeljna Dalmacija reached its zenith in late 1980s, when it was among first Yugoslav newspapers to break certain taboos, like reporting about exploitation of prisoners or publish scripts from the banned film WR: Mysteries of the Organism. The newspaper also featured a humour section run by the trio that would later become famous as Feral Tribune
Feral Tribune
Feral Tribune was a Croatian political weekly magazine. Based in Split, it first started as a political satire supplement in Nedjeljna Dalmacija before evolving into an independent satirical weekly paper in 1993...
.
The arrival of multi-party democracy in 1990 witnessed a gradual shift of editorial policy. While Slobodna Dalmacija became more open to various political options, Nedjeljna Dalmacija shifted rightwards and embraced Croatian nationalism. This process was completed with 1993 takeover of Slobodna Dalmacija by Miroslav Kutle
Miroslav Kutle
Miroslav Kutle is a Herzegovinian Croat entrepreneur. He became notorious for his involvement in the Croatian privatization controversy and was since sentenced to jail time for embezzlement on two occasions.-Education:...
and change of editorial policy towards even more hardline nationalism. Nedjeljna Dalmacija was, just like Slobodna Dalmacija, owned by Kutle and suffered from poor management, economic woes of war-torn Dalmatia and loss of readership to new and more attractive weekly newspapers like Slobodni tjednik
Slobodni tjednik
Slobodni tjednik is a now defunct Croatian weekly newspaper which was published in Zagreb in the early 1990s and was the first Croatian tabloid....
, Globus
Globus (weekly)
Globus is a Croatian weekly news magazine published in Zagreb.The magazine was started in 1990, having some of its first issues published during the Croatian War of Independence. Originally devised as tabloid, it never took an openly chauvinist approach of Slobodni tjednik and always tried to give...
, Nacional
Nacional (weekly)
Nacional is a Croatian weekly newsmagazine published in Zagreb.-History:Nacional was started in 1995 by Denis Kuljiš, Ivo Pukanić and other journalists dissatisfied with the editorial policies of Croatian weekly newspaper Globus. Both publications were hostile to the ruling HDZ government...
and Feral Tribune
Feral Tribune
Feral Tribune was a Croatian political weekly magazine. Based in Split, it first started as a political satire supplement in Nedjeljna Dalmacija before evolving into an independent satirical weekly paper in 1993...
. In late 1990s editorial offices were, for financial reasons, moved from Split to Zagreb, but this could not prevent Nedjeljna Dalmacija from being extinguished.