''Newsweek Polska'' is a
Polish language
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weekly
news magazine
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published in
Poland
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as the Polish edition of ''
Newsweek
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''.
History
''Newsweek Polska'' was established in 2001.
The founder of the weekly is Tomasz Wróblewski.
The magazine is owned by
Axel Springer. It is based in
Warsaw
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and is published weekly on Mondays.
[ Although it is a Polish version of ''Newsweek'', it does not fully cover the translations of the articles published in its parent magazine.][
Tomasz Wróblewski was also the first ]editor-in-chief
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and served in the post between 2001 and 2004, and then between 2005 and 2006.[ From 2006 to 2009 Michał Kobosko was the editor-in-chief.][ He was replaced by Wojciech Maziarski who was in office between 2009 and 2012.][ Tomasz Lis was the editor-in-chief from 2012 to 2022.][ Tomasz Sekielski was appointed as the new editor-in-chief on June 1, 2022.
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Ideology
''Newsweek'' has promoted a variety of views, mostly depending on those held by the current editor-in-chief, although it has traditionally been associated with liberal politics, much like the '' Gazeta Wyborcza''. Ever since Tomasz Lis took over as editor-in-chief, the magazine has taken a more radically anticlerical, anti-conservative, and anti-left approach; the editorial board is frequently subjected to criticism from Law and Justice
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leader Jarosław Kaczyński. The cover of the 1 April 2015 issue featured Kaczyński with a caption saying "Assassin", implying his responsibility for the alleged "assassination" of Polish national unity in the aftermath of the 2010 Smolensk plane crash.["Tomasz Lis: Do zamachu doszło. Dokonał go Jarosław Kaczyński"](_blank)
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Circulation
The circulation of ''Newsweek Polska'' in March 2009 was 192,000 copies. The magazine had a circulation of 114,309 copies in 2010 and 106,509 copies in 2011.[ The print and e-edition circulation of the weekly was 119,776 in August 2014. As of January 2020, circulation of ''Newsweek Polska'' was 67,700 copies, and as of January 2022, it was 65,885 copies.]
See also
* List of magazines in Poland
References
External linksOfficial website
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2001 establishments in Poland
Axel Springer SE
Magazines established in 2001
Magazines published in Warsaw
News magazines published in Poland
Newsweek
Polish-language magazines
Polish news websites
Weekly magazines published in Poland