''Novynar'' ( Ukrainian: ''Newsmaker'') was a weekly

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briefly published in

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, from 2007 to 2008.

History and profile

''Novynar'' was first published in August 2007. Its website was also launched on the same date. It was established as a quality alternative to

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news magazines in the country. The magazine was part of the KP Media which also owned ''

Kyiv Post The ''Kyiv Post'' is Ukraine’s first and most prominent English-language newspaper. It was founded in 1995 in Kyiv by American businessman Jed Sunden. In 2018, the publication was acquired by prominent Ukrainian businessman Adnan Kivan, foun ...

'' and ''15 Minutes'', a metro daily. The publisher was an American businessman, Jed Sunden. It was published weekly in Kyiv. The KP media reported the initial circulation of ''Novynar'' as 15,000 copies in August 2007. ''Novynar'' ceased publication in November 2008 due to financial problems faced. Sunden also closed ''15 Minutes'' the same year and sold ''Kyiv Post'' to a British businessman,

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, in July 2009.

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History and profile

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