Pobjeda
Encyclopedia
Pobjeda (MNSE
: NIPO) is a Montenegrin
newspaper
. Having been published for 66 years, it is the oldest Montenegrin newspaper still in circulation. It is the oldest Montenegrin active media, too.
Until September 1997 it was the only daily newspaper printed in Montenegro. Following several unsuccessful privatization attempts, it is the only daily newspaper in Montenegro that is state-owned.
as a part of the National liberation front of Montenegro (Narodnooslobodilački front Crne Gore). Three more issues came out before Pobjeda began to be published in Cetinje
. That city was Pobjedas home until 1954, when it moved to Podgorica
.
Pobjeda was a bi-weekly and weekly newspaper until 1 January 1975 when it switched to daily frequency. The chabge happened at the period when headquarters of Pobjeda moved from old location (Graphic institute building, at the Ribnica river coast) to the new building, in the new city quarter (Bulevar Revolucije 11).
For many decades, in time of SFR Yugoslavia, Pobjeda has been sold on the newsstands in Belgrade
, Zagreb
, Sarajevo
, Split
and other biggest cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina
, Croatia
, Macedonia
, Serbia
and Slovenia
. In the same tame, many newsstands in Montenegro were owned by Pobjeda.
After the breakup of Yugoslavia, copies of Pobjeda were sold in Montenegro and Serbia.
Pobjeda also published several magazines, and today there are first sport newspaper in Montenegro Arena
and Magazine
.
Newspaper owns publishing label, which books and publications were awarded at many prestigious events.
The Victory, originally dominating the Montenegrin readers, lost one part of its readers after the establishment of the two other newspapers - Vijesti
and Dan
.
In November 2007, Montenegrin government announced its intention to sell 51% of its stake in Pobjeda (thus keeping the remaining 25.7% for itself "in order to be able to influence strategic decision of the new owner") and opened a tender for qualifying offers to do so. By the tender's closing on March 4, 2008 no offers came in. In early May 2008, the government announced that it will open another tender by the end of May 2008. It also let it be known on the same occasion that in order to make the entity more appealing to potential buyers, it's considering writing-off Pobjeda's €2.2 million debt to the State through personal income taxes and contributions.
In late June 2008, Pobjeda posted a loss of €3.75 million for the calendar year 2007.
Views espoused through Pobjeda are aligned with policies of Montenegrin government. On October 4, 2009, Srđan Kusovac
was named as the newspaper's new editor-in-chief. On the even of the 4th anniversary of the successful independence referendum, and Kusovac's initiative, Pobjeda was on 21 May 2010 for the first time printed in Latin script, after 66 years of being printed in Cyrillic. Kusovac had noted that it was decided upon after a poll had shown that most of its readers chose Latin over Cyrillic as their primary writing script and in order to make it more compatible to the internet and mobile versions of the website, which are in Latin, as well as make it easier for foreigners who seldom learn the Cyrillic script and rely on the widely-spread Latin. The redesigning of the paper presents a change which is somewhat controversial in nature.
Each day, half of its pages are devoted to football (National team of Montenegro
, Montenegrin League
and international leagues), whereas the rest deal with, in order of importance, basketball, volleyball, waterpolo, handball etc.
The first issue of daily Arena was printed in 1 January 2007. Before that, since 2005 Arena was a weekly newspaper.
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: NIPO) is a Montenegrin
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
. Having been published for 66 years, it is the oldest Montenegrin newspaper still in circulation. It is the oldest Montenegrin active media, too.
Until September 1997 it was the only daily newspaper printed in Montenegro. Following several unsuccessful privatization attempts, it is the only daily newspaper in Montenegro that is state-owned.
History of Pobjeda
The first issue of Pobjeda was published on 24 October 1944 in NikšićNikšić
Nikšić is a city in Montenegro . In 2003 the city had a total population about 75,000.Nikšić is located in Nikšić plain, at the foot of Mount Trebjesa. It is the center of the municipality , which is the largest in Montenegro by area...
as a part of the National liberation front of Montenegro (Narodnooslobodilački front Crne Gore). Three more issues came out before Pobjeda began to be published in Cetinje
Cetinje
Cetinje , Цетиње / Cetinje , Italian: Cettigne, Greek: Κετίγνη, Ketígni) is a town and Old Royal Capital of Montenegro. It is also a historical and the secondary capital of Montenegro , with the official residence of the President of Montenegro...
. That city was Pobjedas home until 1954, when it moved to Podgorica
Podgorica
Podgorica , is the capital and largest city of Montenegro.Podgorica's favourable position at the confluence of the Ribnica and Morača rivers and the meeting point of the fertile Zeta Plain and Bjelopavlići Valley has encouraged settlement...
.
Pobjeda was a bi-weekly and weekly newspaper until 1 January 1975 when it switched to daily frequency. The chabge happened at the period when headquarters of Pobjeda moved from old location (Graphic institute building, at the Ribnica river coast) to the new building, in the new city quarter (Bulevar Revolucije 11).
For many decades, in time of SFR Yugoslavia, Pobjeda has been sold on the newsstands in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, 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...
, Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
, 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 other biggest cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
, 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 ...
, Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
and Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. In the same tame, many newsstands in Montenegro were owned by Pobjeda.
After the breakup of Yugoslavia, copies of Pobjeda were sold in Montenegro and Serbia.
Pobjeda also published several magazines, and today there are first sport newspaper in Montenegro Arena
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
and Magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
.
Newspaper owns publishing label, which books and publications were awarded at many prestigious events.
The Victory, originally dominating the Montenegrin readers, lost one part of its readers after the establishment of the two other newspapers - Vijesti
Vijesti
Vijesti is a Montenegrin daily newspaper.The paper is published and managed by an entity called Daily Press d.o.o. - a limited liability company based in Podgorica...
and Dan
Dan (newspaper)
Dan is a daily newspaper published in Montenegro. Its first issue appeared on December 31, 1998. It took its name from the old day Cetinje monthly newspaper that was published in the old Montenegrin state at the beginning of the 20th century...
.
In November 2007, Montenegrin government announced its intention to sell 51% of its stake in Pobjeda (thus keeping the remaining 25.7% for itself "in order to be able to influence strategic decision of the new owner") and opened a tender for qualifying offers to do so. By the tender's closing on March 4, 2008 no offers came in. In early May 2008, the government announced that it will open another tender by the end of May 2008. It also let it be known on the same occasion that in order to make the entity more appealing to potential buyers, it's considering writing-off Pobjeda's €2.2 million debt to the State through personal income taxes and contributions.
In late June 2008, Pobjeda posted a loss of €3.75 million for the calendar year 2007.
Views espoused through Pobjeda are aligned with policies of Montenegrin government. On October 4, 2009, Srđan Kusovac
Srđan Kusovac
Srđan Kusovac is a Serbian-Montenegrin journalist.Currently, he's the editor-in-chef of Montenegrin government-owned daily newspaper Pobjeda, the post to which he was named after being the media adviser to Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Đukanović....
was named as the newspaper's new editor-in-chief. On the even of the 4th anniversary of the successful independence referendum, and Kusovac's initiative, Pobjeda was on 21 May 2010 for the first time printed in Latin script, after 66 years of being printed in Cyrillic. Kusovac had noted that it was decided upon after a poll had shown that most of its readers chose Latin over Cyrillic as their primary writing script and in order to make it more compatible to the internet and mobile versions of the website, which are in Latin, as well as make it easier for foreigners who seldom learn the Cyrillic script and rely on the widely-spread Latin. The redesigning of the paper presents a change which is somewhat controversial in nature.
Arena
Arena is a Podgorica-based sports daily, published by Pobjeda. It's first and today the only one sports daily newspapers in Montenegro.Each day, half of its pages are devoted to football (National team of Montenegro
Montenegro national football team
The Montenegro national football team represents Montenegro in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Montenegro, the governing body for football in Montenegro...
, Montenegrin League
Montenegrin First League
The First League of Montenegro is the top football league in Montenegro. It is headed by the Football Association of Montenegro. 12 teams participate in this league. The winner of the Montenegrin First League starts the qualifications for the UEFA Champions League from the second round...
and international leagues), whereas the rest deal with, in order of importance, basketball, volleyball, waterpolo, handball etc.
The first issue of daily Arena was printed in 1 January 2007. Before that, since 2005 Arena was a weekly newspaper.