''Koha Jonë'' () is a newspaper published in

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. The paper is a politically unaffiliated daily newspaper based in Tirana.

History

The paper was first published on 11 May 1991 by Nikolle Lesi and Aleksandër Frangaj in

Lezhë Lezhë (, sq-definite, Lezha) is a List of cities and towns in Albania, city in the Republic of Albania and seat of Lezhë County and Lezhë Municipality. It is one of Albania's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously i ...

and after some time the headquarters were moved to

Tirana Tirana ( , ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in Albania, largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills, with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest ov ...

. Nikolle Lesi and Alexander Frangaj were the director and chief editor of the paper, respectively. In 1996, Lesi became sole owner of the paper when he bought out Frangaj, who had owned 40 percent of the shares. In 1997 the premises of ''Koha Jonë'', at the time Albania’s biggest-circulation daily, were completely burnt down by unknown perpetrators. No one was identified or prosecuted by the authorities in connection with those attacks.

Circulation

''Koha Jonë'' was the largest paper in Albania with a circulation of 34,000 copies in 1992. In 1995 the daily was the second most read newspaper in the country with a circulation of 30,000 copies. The circulation of the paper was 7,833 copies in 2002.

The newspaper is organised in three sections, including the magazine. # News: Includes International, National, Tirana, Politics, Business, Technology, Science, Health, Sports, Education. # Opinion: Includes

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s and

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. # Features: Includes Arts, Movies, Theatre, and music. ''Koha Jonë'' has had a

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since 2008. Accessing articles requires no registration. The newspaper is available in

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References

* Albanian Institute for International Studies (AIIS), Tirana. 2003. Albania and European Union: Perceptions and Realities

External links

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