Głos – Tygodnik Nowohucki
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The Głos – Tygodnik Nowohucki is a weekly magazine published in Kraków
, Poland
, focused on regional news concerning the largest and most populous city district of Nowa Huta
. It features weekly editorials about politics, economy, culture, history of the city and the arts. Głos (The Voice) is published in colour by Graf-Press media group in a tabloid format and sold each Wednesday with the local distribution of 18,000 copies. It can be purchased in kiosks and other commercial outlets for 1.5 zloty. Its main source of revenue is advertising. The editor-in-chief of Głos is Jan Franczyk.
and bought by Mittal Steel. In 1991 the Głos weekly was privatized, and its name changed from Głos Nowej Huty to Głos – Tygodnik Nowohucki. Currently the magazine is no longer subsidized, although the steelworks and the district authorities often purchase up to several pages in order to present their own information and advertise new employment opportunities for thousands of prospective factory workers. Following the collapse of communism
the weekly Głos begun publishing articles on religion for the first time. It produced a series of stories on the local Cistercian monastery erected in the 13th century in Nowa Huta (formerly, village of Mogiła), which appeared in the years 1998, 1999 and 2000.
Since 2006 the Głos includes a supplement published for the youth, and co-edited by students from the local high-schools under the direction of Agnieszka Żuchowicz and Tomasz Korczynski. The initiative is part of a program called Equal, connecting 16 secondary schools within the city district, and run by Partnerstwo Inicjatyw Nowohuckich society.
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, focused on regional news concerning the largest and most populous city district of Nowa Huta
Nowa Huta
Nowa Huta - is the easternmost district of Kraków, Poland, . With more than 200,000 inhabitants it is one of the most populous areas of the city.- History :...
. It features weekly editorials about politics, economy, culture, history of the city and the arts. Głos (The Voice) is published in colour by Graf-Press media group in a tabloid format and sold each Wednesday with the local distribution of 18,000 copies. It can be purchased in kiosks and other commercial outlets for 1.5 zloty. Its main source of revenue is advertising. The editor-in-chief of Głos is Jan Franczyk.
History
Between 1957 and 1991 the Głos magazine – established in 1957 – was owned by the Lenin Steelworks since renamed to Tadeusz Sendzimir Steel MillTadeusz Sendzimir Steelworks
Tadeusz Sendzimir Steelworks is the second largest steel plant in Poland. It opened on July 22, 1954 in a newly-built, easternmost district of Kraków called Nowa Huta. The steelworks as well as the district were located in the area formerly occupied by the village of Mogiła and surrounding...
and bought by Mittal Steel. In 1991 the Głos weekly was privatized, and its name changed from Głos Nowej Huty to Głos – Tygodnik Nowohucki. Currently the magazine is no longer subsidized, although the steelworks and the district authorities often purchase up to several pages in order to present their own information and advertise new employment opportunities for thousands of prospective factory workers. Following the collapse of communism
History of Poland (1989–present)
In 1989-1991, Poland engaged in a democratic transition which put an end to the Polish People's Republic and led to a democratic regime, called Polish Third Republic...
the weekly Głos begun publishing articles on religion for the first time. It produced a series of stories on the local Cistercian monastery erected in the 13th century in Nowa Huta (formerly, village of Mogiła), which appeared in the years 1998, 1999 and 2000.
Since 2006 the Głos includes a supplement published for the youth, and co-edited by students from the local high-schools under the direction of Agnieszka Żuchowicz and Tomasz Korczynski. The initiative is part of a program called Equal, connecting 16 secondary schools within the city district, and run by Partnerstwo Inicjatyw Nowohuckich society.