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Evenimentul Zilei is one of the leading newspapers in Romania. Based in Bucharest, the Romanian-language daily has a paid daily circulation of 110,000. Its name means "The events of the day". Image File history File links Evenimentul-zilei-logo. ... Bucharest (Romanian: Bucureşti, pronounced ) is the capital city and industrial and commercial centre of Romania. ... Romanian (limba română IPA ), the official language of Romania, is an Eastern Romance language. ...

It was founded by Ion Cristoiu, Cornel Nistorescu and Mihai Cârciog and the first issue was published on 22 June 1992. Ion Cristoiu is a Romanian journalist with some influence in the early 1990s, famous for establishing the so called quick journalism - sappy stories and nude women for the readers. ... June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

In those early years of Romanian journalism after the fall of Communism, many of the stories in the Romanian newspapers (even the serious ones) were actually made-up. Evenimentul Zilei also had its share of bizarre stories, such as reports of "smuggling of headless cats". People on the streets of Bucharest The Romanian Revolution of 1989 was a week-long series of riots and protests in late December of 1989 that overthrew the Communist regime of Nicolae CeauÅŸescu. ...

However, the most famous episode was a series of articles regarding a hen which gave birth to a live chicken. The original article was published on 2 October 1993. As many readers were interested in more details, Evenimentul Zilei published several other articles on this theme, placing the event in the Republic of Moldova (in order to be harder to verify) and giving the testimony of an alleged leading Moldovan scientist. The author, Cătălin Ştefănescu, later said that he made up that article because Ion Cristoiu, the chief editor, demanded every reporter to write three articles each day and he expected that the article would go unnoticed. October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

The newspaper reached its peak daily circulation of 675,000 in 1993. In 1997 Chief Editor Ion Cristoiu quit and this job was taken by Cornel Nistorescu. 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The newspaper was purchased along with its parent company Expres Publishing in 1998 by the German company Bertelsmann, which later, in 2003 sold it to the Swiss press trust Ringier [1]; at the time of purchase, Ringier representatives stated that there would be no direct or indirect intervention in the newspaper's editorial policy. 1998(MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Bertelsmann AG is a transnational media corporation founded in 1835, based in Gütersloh, Germany. ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In September 2004 more than 50 Evenimentul Zilei journalists protested Ringier's management decisions. Similar issues were raised at the same time at rival daily România Liberă, owned by Germany's Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung. At both papers, journalists have complained that foreign owners are telling them to lessen the political coverage and tone down their negative reporting of the government. Their concern has been echoed by a variety of organizations including the Open Society Foundation. [2], [3] After this scandal, Evenimentul Zilei became one of the most fervent attackers of the government's corruption. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... România Liberă is one of the leading newspapers in Romania. ...

After the 2004 Romanian elections, Ringier group moved the editor-in-chief, Dan Turturică, to Bacău and began changing the editorial policy, to become a tabloid. As a response, on 23 December 2004, 80 journalists signed a protest against these decisions and organized a rally in front of the Swiss Embassy. Subsequent negotiations were unsuccessful and on 4 January 2005, 30 journalists resigned, in addition to another five that resigned several days earlier. Bacău is the name of a city and county (Bacău county) in Romania. ... Newspaper sizes in August 2005. ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

• Business Magazin, "Evenimentele Evenimentului", nr. 8/2005 (8 Martie 2005), pag. 68
• Academia Caţavencu, "Oda de slavă - 'Găina naşte pui vii'", nr. 8/2005 (2 Martie 2005), pag. 23

December 2004 first page of the Academia Caţavencu Academia Caţavencu (Caţavencu Academy) is a Romanian satirical magazine founded in 1991, famous for its investigations. ...

External links

• Evenimentul Zilei's home page (in Romanian)
• Evenimentul Zilei in English