Jutarnji list

() is a Croatian daily newspaper based in Zagreb. It was published on 6 April 1998 by EPH (Europapress holding, owned by Ninoslav Pavić), which eventually changed its name in Hanza Media after being bought by Marijan Hanžeković. The newspaper is published in the berliner format and online. Its online edition, ''Jutarnji.hr'', is the second most-visited news website in Croatia after ''Index.hr''.

According to Hanžeković, " should be conceptually a newspaper of liberal and social-democratic orientation, with emphasis on accuracy and relevance."

History and profile

was launched in April 1998, becoming the first successful Croatian daily newspaper to appear since the 1950s. It was named after the ' Zagreb daily that used to circulate from 1912 until 1941. The newspaper is part of Hanza Media media group.

In 2003, launched a comprehensive Sunday edition, '' Nedjeljni Jutarnji''. On 19 February 2005, published an exhaustive biography of Ante Gotovina.

The paper quickly took the majority of the Croatian media market and became one of the most-read newspapers in that country. In the first five years, it sold more than 214 million copies. During the actual economic crisis, the number of sold copies diminished from about 80,000 in 2007 to 52,763 in 2013. The crisis hit in the same manner as other daily newspapers in Croatia. The circulation of was 66,000 copies in October 2014.

Controversies

In February 2008, was involved in a scandal when it published an interview with what was thought to be Prime Minister of Croatia Ivo Sanader. The reporter contacted then-23-year-old Viktor Zahtila by e-mail and SMS, whom he assumed to be the prime minister. Zahtila replied via e-mail and did not state that he was Ivo Sanader.

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1998 establishments in Croatia
Newspapers established in 1998
Daily newspapers published in Croatia
Croatian-language newspapers
Mass media in Zagreb
Croatian news websites