''Gazeta Olsztyńska'' (English: ''Olsztyn Daily'') is a
Polish language
Polish (Polish: ''język polski'', , ''polszczyzna'' or simply ''polski'', ) is a West Slavic language of the Lechitic group written in the Latin script. It is spoken primarily in Poland and serves as the native language of the Poles. In a ...
newspaper, published in
Olsztyn.
The newspaper was first published in the years 1886–1939, in what was then
East Prussia. Its first editor in chief was an ethnic
Warmiak
Warmians are a Poles, Polish ethnic group from Warmia. Most of them are Roman Catholic and speak in Warmian subdialect of Polish language or German language.Łukasz Ruch: Moja i ich gwara', in: ''Variart'', March 2016. p. 4-5.
History
Betwee ...
Jan Liszewski, after him the paper was taken over by the Pieniezny family.
Since January 1, 1921 "Gazeta Olsztyńska" has been published six times a week, together with regular extras, such as the Sunday Guest, Farmer, Life of the Youth, Voice of the Borderland. Especially popular was a column written in the local dialect of the Polish language. The column, titled ''Kuba from Wartembork Says'', was authored by
Seweryn Pieniężny.
Gazeta Olsztyńska's publishing house issued other papers, such as Gazeta Polska for the
Vistula counties, Evangelical Voice, Teacher's Guide. In the interbellum period, the Pieniezny family printing shop printed some 47 books and brochures.
After
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
, when the city of Olsztyn became part of Poland, Gazeta Olsztyńska returned in 1970. It is now a major daily in the area.
The newspaper gained international attention when a photoshopped version of
Pedobear, an internet meme originating from the controversial website
4chan
4chan is an anonymous English-language imageboard website. Launched by Christopher "moot" Poole in October 2003, the site hosts boards dedicated to a wide variety of topics, from anime and manga to video games, cooking, weapons, television, ...
, appeared along with
2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games mascots in an article on the games in Gazeta Olsztyńska.
References
External links
Gazeta Olsztyńska- Official webpage (in Polish only)
- Its publisher's website (in Polish only)
Dziennik Elbląski- Local offshoot of the newspaper
Publications established in 1886
Daily newspapers published in Germany
Daily newspapers published in Poland
Mass media in Olsztyn
1886 establishments in Germany
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