''Gazeta 55'' () is an
Albanian language
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newspaper published in Tirana, Albania. The newspaper is a politically unaffiliated daily, with nine reporters on staff records. The tabloid's owner is
Fahri Balliu, an Albanian businessman.
History and profile
''Gazeta 55'' was first published on 18 October 1997.
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At the beginning of the 2000s ''Gazeta 55'' had a circulation of 4,500 copies.]
Name
The number "55" was chosen because Article 55 of the Constitution of communist Albania, dealt with Agitation and Propaganda related crime
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Content
Sections
The newspaper is organised in three sections, including the magazine.
# News: Includes International, National, Tirana, Politics, Business, Technology, Science, Health, Sports, Education.
# Opinion: Includes Editorial
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s, Op-Ed
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s and Letters to the Editor
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# Features: Includes Arts, Movies, Theatre, and a Sigurimi file ''(mainly about the communist era)''
Web presence
''Gazeta 55'' has had a web presence
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since 2008. Accessing articles requires no registration, and the whole newspaper is available in PDF
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. The online editor is Leonard Quku.
See also
* List of newspapers in Albania
The number of newspapers in Albania was nearly 92 in 2001 and 98 in 2002.
Below is a list of newspapers in Albania.
Albanian language
*''ABC''
*''Agon (newspaper), Agon''
*''Albania (newspaper), Albania''
* ''Bashkimi (PPSHR newspaper), Bashkimi ...
* News in Albania
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References
External links
Official website
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1997 establishments in Albania
Newspapers established in 1997
Newspapers published in Albania
Albanian-language newspapers
Albanian news websites
Mass media in Tirana