Postimees
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Postimees is an Estonia
n daily newspaper. It was established in 1 January 1857 by Johann Voldemar Jannsen
and became Estonia's first daily newspaper in 1891.
As of the beginning of 2009, Postimees was Estonia's largest circulated newspaper, with over 242,000 readers and a daily circulation of 61,000 to 72000.
As of June 2009, after Vesti Dnja and Molodjozh Estonii had folded due to the economic slowdown, the Russian language
version of Postimees is the only remaining national daily newspaper published in Russian in Estonia. It has a circulation of around 10,000.
In 1995, Postimees launched its own website, which was then just an online version of the print edition. In 2000, the website was given a revamp, and it began publishing online news on a daily basis. It is now an important news portal.
During the 2007 Bronze Soldier of Tallinn
controversy, the Postimees website was attacked and blocked to international visitors for a week.
As of 2009, Postimees.ee is Estonia's second largest news producer online after Delfi.ee, having over 500,000 readers per week.
Postimees is a wholly owned subsidiary of Norway
's Schibsted
company, one of the leading media groups in Scandinavia
.
Postimees Online is a 100% daughter company for Postimees, establisehed in May 2006. Postimees Online manages several wellknown online Estonian news brands: Elu24.ee, Ilmajaam.ee, Tarbija24.ee and Postimees Online as well as the Rus.postimees.ee. As of February Postimees Online has 58 employees. The CEO of Postimees Online is Aivar Reinap.
Postimees participates in Atomium Culture
, the Permanent Platform for European Excellence that brings together some of the most authoritative European universities, newspapers and businesses to increase the movement of knowledge: across borders, across sectors and to the public at large.
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
n daily newspaper. It was established in 1 January 1857 by Johann Voldemar Jannsen
Johann Voldemar Jannsen
Johann Voldemar Jannsen was an Estonian journalist and poet active in Livonia....
and became Estonia's first daily newspaper in 1891.
As of the beginning of 2009, Postimees was Estonia's largest circulated newspaper, with over 242,000 readers and a daily circulation of 61,000 to 72000.
As of June 2009, after Vesti Dnja and Molodjozh Estonii had folded due to the economic slowdown, the Russian language
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
version of Postimees is the only remaining national daily newspaper published in Russian in Estonia. It has a circulation of around 10,000.
In 1995, Postimees launched its own website, which was then just an online version of the print edition. In 2000, the website was given a revamp, and it began publishing online news on a daily basis. It is now an important news portal.
During the 2007 Bronze Soldier of Tallinn
Bronze Soldier of Tallinn
The Bronze Soldier is the informal name of a controversial Soviet World War II war memorial in Tallinn, Estonia, built at the site of several war graves, which were relocated to the nearby Tallinn Military Cemetery in 2007...
controversy, the Postimees website was attacked and blocked to international visitors for a week.
As of 2009, Postimees.ee is Estonia's second largest news producer online after Delfi.ee, having over 500,000 readers per week.
Postimees is a wholly owned subsidiary of Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
's Schibsted
Schibsted
Schibsted is a Norwegian media conglomerate with operations in 20 countries, the most important being Norway and Sweden. The company has its headquarters in Oslo, Norway and is listed on Oslo Stock Exchange....
company, one of the leading media groups in Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
.
Postimees Online is a 100% daughter company for Postimees, establisehed in May 2006. Postimees Online manages several wellknown online Estonian news brands: Elu24.ee, Ilmajaam.ee, Tarbija24.ee and Postimees Online as well as the Rus.postimees.ee. As of February Postimees Online has 58 employees. The CEO of Postimees Online is Aivar Reinap.
Postimees participates in Atomium Culture
Atomium Culture
Atomium Culture AISBL is an International Non-Profit Organisation thatbrings together major European universities, newspapers and businesses in ashared platform for the selection, exchange, and dissemination ofparticularly significant European research,...
, the Permanent Platform for European Excellence that brings together some of the most authoritative European universities, newspapers and businesses to increase the movement of knowledge: across borders, across sectors and to the public at large.
External links
- Postimees online in Estonian
- Postimees online in Russian
- Postimees 1926 and 1930s in Estonian