Dziennik Zachodni (Western Daily, DZ) is a regional
Polish newspaper distributed in
Upper Silesia
Upper Silesia ( pl, Górny Śląsk; szl, Gůrny Ślůnsk, Gōrny Ślōnsk; cs, Horní Slezsko; german: Oberschlesien; Silesian German: ; la, Silesia Superior) is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia, locate ...
. Its headquarters is located in the city of
Sosnowiec. Established in February 1945 by
Stanisław Ziemba, it was initially a state-held daily. Taken over by
Polskapresse company, itself a part of the
Verlagsgruppe Passau, it is currently the best selling regional newspaper in Poland with an average of 109,000 copies sold daily. Following the 2004 merger with
Trybuna Śląska daily, it is also one of the largest. The main issue is published daily in approximately 326,000 copies, with a set of add-ins devoted to sports and labour (Mondays), education (Tuesdays), motorization (Wednesdays), household (Thursdays), health and travels (Saturdays).
Notable contributors
Notable contributors include:
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Krystyna Bochenek - Polish senator and journalist
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Jan Miodek - professor, language expert of Poland-wide fame
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Stanisław Janicki - film director, critic
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Tadeusz Pieronek - bishop, theologist
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Kazimierz Kutz
Kazimierz Julian Kutz (16 February 1929 – 18 December 2018) was a Polish film director, author, journalist and politician, one of the representatives of the Polish Film School and a deputy speaker of the Senate of Poland.
Biography
Kazimierz ...
- film director
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Tomasz Lis
Tomasz Rafał Lis (born 6 March 1966 in Zielona Góra) is a Polish journalist and former TV anchor of “TVN Fakty” ("TVN Facts") and “Wydarzenia” ("Events").
Life and career
Lis was born on 6 March 1966 in Zielona Góra to parents Stef ...
- journalist and TV personality
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Gwidon Miklaszewski
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Tigran Vardikyan
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