Právo
Encyclopedia
Právo is a Czech
daily newspaper, the third most sold in the country.
It emerged following the Velvet Revolution
, when some editors of the daily Rudé právo
founded a new company unaffiliated with the Czechoslovak Communist Party but taking advantage of the existing reader base.
Today, the paper is not directly linked to any political party, but maintains a moderate left-wing stance and tends to focus on social issues.
It is owned by Borgis, a stock company that issues only Právo and its supplements, owned for 91% by the paper's editor-in-chief, Zdeněk Porybný.
It is the only Czech national daily that is not owned by a foreign company.
It has a circulation of 165,000 (2008), making it second of serious Czech dailies.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
daily newspaper, the third most sold in the country.
It emerged following the Velvet Revolution
Velvet Revolution
The Velvet Revolution or Gentle Revolution was a non-violent revolution in Czechoslovakia that took place from November 17 – December 29, 1989...
, when some editors of the daily Rudé právo
Rudé právo
Rudé právo was the official newspaper of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia....
founded a new company unaffiliated with the Czechoslovak Communist Party but taking advantage of the existing reader base.
Today, the paper is not directly linked to any political party, but maintains a moderate left-wing stance and tends to focus on social issues.
It is owned by Borgis, a stock company that issues only Právo and its supplements, owned for 91% by the paper's editor-in-chief, Zdeněk Porybný.
It is the only Czech national daily that is not owned by a foreign company.
It has a circulation of 165,000 (2008), making it second of serious Czech dailies.