''Ta Nea'' (; Translation: ''The News'') is a daily

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published in

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. It was owned by Lambrakis Press Group (DOL), which also published the newspaper ''

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''. 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

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, it changed its name simply to "Ta Nea". ''Ta Nea'' has been Greek's best-selling newspaper for decades, although the internet and the

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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

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(PASOK). Since 2017, it has adopted more centrist and right-wing views. Some of its prominent columnists include Aimilios Liatsos, Yannis Pretenderis, Pavlos Tsimas, Erifili Maroniti and

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. ''Ta Nea'' is also the name of a related Greek Australian newspaper produced in

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by Greek Media Group.

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Ta Nea iPhone application (iTunes App Store link)
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