''Reporteri'' is a student newspaper published in

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''Reporteri'', which is published in

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, was established on 20 October 1993 as a monthly student newspaper published by those attending the department of journalism at the

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. Its foundation was supported by three US graduate

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students from

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who taught journalism at the University of Tirana. In addition, its foundation was financially assisted by the

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and the

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. In the first issue the aim of ''Reporteri'' was stated as "to provide objective and balanced information, free of political or ideological taint." The first

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of the paper was Uliana Kociu. Following the publication of the first issue which featured issues like corruption, prostitution, smuggling, the position of minorities, the new tax system and pollution the paper was closed down by university authorities. Later the paper was relaunched by the Soros Foundation and in the autumn of 1995, it moved back to the university following the appointment of a new dean. In March 2006, the paper became a fortnightly supplement to the Saturday edition of the now-defunct daily ''

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'' through financial support of the

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