The logo used between 2003 and 2007 ''Cotidianul'' (meaning ''The Daily'' in English) is a Romanian language

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History and profile

Founded by

Ion Raţiu An ion () is an atom or molecule with a net electrical charge. The charge of an electron is considered to be negative by convention and this charge is equal and opposite to the charge of a proton, which is considered to be positive by con ...

, ''Cotidianul'' was first published on 10 May 1991 and was the first privately held newspaper in Romania following the

Romanian Revolution of 1989 The Romanian Revolution ( ro, Revoluția Română), also known as the Christmas Revolution ( ro, Revoluția de Crăciun), was a period of violent civil unrest in Romania during December 1989 as a part of the Revolutions of 1989 that occurred ...

. The paper had its headquarters in Bucharest. It was published Monday to Saturday in Berliner format. ''Cotidianul'' ceased print publication on 23 December 2009 due to financial difficulties, but remains active as an online news source. The owners announced the closure was temporary due to insolvency, but no buyers was found. Since November 2016, the newspaper appears again in print."Cotidianul se întoarce", așa spune Cornel Nistorescu în editorialul primului număr pe print
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Notable contributors

Cătălin Avramescu Cătălin is a Romanian first name (male) that may refer to: *Cătălin Anghel, footballer *Cătălin Cursaru, footballer * Cătălin Costache, canoer *Cătălin Crăciun, footballer * Cătălin Dedu, footballer *Cătălin Doman, footballer *Cătăl ...

Doru Buşcu Doru may refer to: * Doru (name) * Doru (genus), ''Doru'' (genus), a genus of earwigs * Doru Shahabad, a town in Anantnag District, Jammu and Kashmir, India * Dory (spear) or doru, the primary armament of Ancient Greek hoplites {{disambiguation ...

Adrian Cioroianu Adrian Mihai Cioroianu (born January 5, 1967, Craiova, Romania) is a Romanian historian, politician, journalist, and essayist. A lecturer for the History Department at the University of Bucharest, he is the author of several books dealing with ...

* Mirela Corlăţan *

Răzvan Dumitrescu Răzvan is a Romanian-language male given name. It may refer to: People Arts and sciences Military Politics Sports Association football * Răzvan Andronic — (–) midfielder * Răzvan Avram — (–) footballer * Răzvan ...

Eugen Istodor Eugen is a masculine given name which may refer to: * Archduke Eugen of Austria (1863–1954), last Habsburg Grandmaster of the Teutonic Order from 1894 to 1923 * Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke (1865–1947), Swedish painter, art collector, and pa ...

* Ioan T. Morar *

Octavian Paler Octavian Paler ( or ; July 2, 1926 – May 7, 2007) was a Romanian writer, journalist, politician in Communist Romania, and civil society activist in post-1989 Romania. Biography Octavian Paler was born in Lisa, Brașov County. He was educa ...

* Magdalena Popa Buluc *

Ovidiu Pecican Ovidiu Coriolan Pecican (born January 8, 1959) is a Romanian historian, essayist, novelist, short-story writer, literary critic, poet, playwright, and journalist of partly Serbian origin. He is especially known for his political writings on disput ...

Andrei Marga Andrei Marga (; born 22 May 1946) is a Romanian philosopher, political scientist, and politician. Rector – for the second time – of the Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, he was a member of the Christian Democratic National Peasants' Pa ...

* Jean-Lorin Sterian * Liviu Ioan Stoiciu *

Cornel Nistorescu Cornel Nistorescu (born December 15, 1948) is a Romanian journalist, known for his editorial " Ode to America" regarding the American response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Nistorescu graduated from the University of Cluj in 19 ...

Cristian Teodorescu Cristian is the Romanian and Spanish form of the male given name Christian. In Romanian, it is also a surname. Cristian may refer to: People * Cristian (footballer, born 1994), Brazilian footballer * Cristian Adomniței (born 1975), Romanian engi ...

Vladimir Tismăneanu Vladimir Tismăneanu (; born July 4, 1951) is a Romanian American political scientist, political analyst, sociologist, and professor at the University of Maryland, College Park. A specialist in political systems and comparative politics, he is di ...

* Robert Turcescu * Cristian Oprea *

Adrian Majuru Adrian is a form of the Latin given name Adrianus or Hadrianus. Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river Adria from the Venetic and Illyrian word ''adur'', meaning "sea" or "water". The Adria was until the 8th century BC the mai ...

Traian Ungureanu Traian Ungureanu (born 1 March 1958) is a former Romanian journalist and politician. He has been a journalist at BBC World and was between 2009 and 2019 a Member of the European Parliament. He has spoken out about the persecution of Christians i ...

Ioan Vieru Ioan Lucian Vieru (born 4 January 1979) is a Romanian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. He won the bronze medals at the 2002 European Indoor Championships and the 2009 European Indoor Championships. He also competed at the 200 ...

* Valerian Stan * Sever Voinescu

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