''Ta Nea'' ( el, Τα Νέα, italic=yes; Translation: ''The News'') is a daily
newspaper
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Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sport ...
published in
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh List ...
. It was owned by
Lambrakis Press Group (DOL), which also published the newspaper ''
To Vima''. The assets of DOL were acquired in 2017 by
Alter Ego Media S.A.
The newspaper began publishing in 1931 under the title (''Athinaika Nea'', ''Athens News''), with the first issue being released on May 28. After the
Axis occupation of Greece, it changed its name simply to "Ta Nea".
''Ta Nea'' has been Greek's best-selling newspaper for decades, although the internet and the financial crisis have affected its circulation.
The circulation peaked at around 200,000 copies in the 1990s, but by 2008, circulation had declined by more than half of its peak. It is a traditional center-left friendly newspaper, in the 1980s and 1990s strongly supporting the
Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK). Since 2017, it has adopted more centrist and right-wing views. Some of its prominent columnists include Yannis Pretenderis, Pavlos Tsimas and
Stavros Theodorakis.
''Ta Nea'' is also the name of a related Greek Australian newspaper produced in
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a me ...
by Greek Media Group.
See also
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List of newspapers in Greece
References
External links
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Ta Nea iPhone application (iTunes App Store link)
{{Greek Newspapers
Publications established in 1931
1931 establishments in Greece
Newspapers published in Athens
Greek-language newspapers
Daily newspapers published in Greece