Slovenian Press Agency
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! Founded
| June 1991
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! Ownership
| Government of the Republic of Slovenia
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! General Manager
| Bojan Veselinovič
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! Editor in Chief
| Barbara Štrukelj
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! Website
| www.sta.si
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! Orig. Text Service
| O-STA
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! Crisis review
| Kr-og
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Slovenian Press Agency (STA), established in 1991, is a national press agency covering domestic and international events. It was established and is owned by the Republic of Slovenia
.
STA news services (the General News Service in Slovene, the daily English Service, the Picture Service and a specialized Radio Service) are relied on every day by state institutions, corporations, embassies and other users.
The STA is the only provider of daily news in English for the expatriate community in Slovenia and for English-speaking readers abroad.
Speed, objectivity and credibility are the guiding principles in STA reporting. With over 100 full-time employees and part-time contributors based in Ljubljana
, and a network of correspondents in major cities across Slovenia as well as in Brussels, New York, Zagreb
, Rome, Klagenfurt
, Trieste
and Gorizia
, the STA provides comprehensive coverage of events in Slovenia and around the world. The agency exchanges news wires with leading press agencies from around the world and taps into multiple other foreign sources of news.
STA milestones
3 June 1991: Slovenian Press Agency (STA) is founded • December 1995: STA opens its first correspondence office abroad in Brussels • October 1996: Launch of first STA website • June 2001: First decade of uninterrupted reporting, which coincides with the first decade of Slovenian independence.
STA General Managers
June 1991 – March 1993: Dejan Verčič • April 1993 – April 1994: Dušica Jurman • May 1994 – October 1994: Tadej Labernik, Acting Director • November 1994 – November 2001: Tadej Labernik • December 2001 – November 2005: Igor Vezovnik • December 2005 - May 2007: Lidija Pavlovčič • June 2007 - March 2007: Alenka Katarina Paulin • April 2009: Bojan Veselinovič
STA Editors in chief
December 1991 – March 1993: Dušan Rogelj • April 1993 – April 1998: Tadej Labernik • May 1998 – May 1999: Željka Zagorac • June 1999 – September 2001: Vera Celcer • October 2001 – January 2005: Tadeja Šegan • February 2005 – November 2005: Mihaela Zupančič, Acting Editor in Chief • December 2005 – February 2005: Vera Celcer, Acting Editor in Chief • March 2006 - September 2006: Nadja Podobnik • October 2006 – june 2007: Eva Horvat, Acting Editor in Chief • July 2007 – October 2009: Borut Meško • November 2009: Alen Pivk, Acting Editor in Chief • December 2009: Barbara Štrukelj
The Slovenian Press Agency is a key source of daily news for Slovenian media outlets and the Slovenian public in general, as well as the main source of news on events in Slovenia for foreign press agencies and major international media outlets. STA services are also relied on by state institutions, corporations, embassies and other users. The STA is the only provider of daily news in English for the expatriate community in Slovenia and for English-speaking readers abroad.
The General News Service includes the following categories:
Aside from events in Slovenia, the English Service reports on Slovenia’s international activities, with special focus on the European Union, Southeastern Europe and international organizations. It also provides comprehensive coverage of business and economic policy and reports on operations of Slovenian companies in foreign markets.
The English News Service is divided into the following categories:
, HINA
, Telam
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The STA Picture Service was expanded in 2010 with an Official Photography segment available to STA subscribers. The special segment includes images from official events at home and abroad. It was created after STA won a public tender to become the official provider of photography for a number of state agencies and institutions.
Covering between 20 and 25 major events, the STA Picture Service produces over 200 high quality photographs daily. The number is even higher for special events such as Olympic Games
or Slovenian elections. The STA Picture Archive contains over 110,000 press photographs capturing life in Slovenia since 2002.
The content of the [Kr-og] website is accessible to the general public. Users can find extensive information related to the Slovenian economy as well as the economies of other countries. The website raises cases of best practice, presents an overview of crisis measures and provides an analysis of the latest economic trends in Slovenia and abroad. It also provides commentary and opinions on economic measures from business officials, economists, social partners and other experts.
, the introduction of the euro
and elections, the STA provides a special in-depth news service with a dedicated team of journalists and contributors. The STA also provides on-demand information services such as the production of special publications or on-demand photo coverage.
STA is the only provider in Slovenia to offer distribution of press releases abroad to targeted markets through partner agencies. STA is part of the international OTS network, which includes press agencies from Austria
, Bosnia and Herzegovina
, Bulgaria
, Croatia
, Czech Republic
, Estonia
, Hungary
, Latvia
, Lithuania
, Montenegro
, Poland
, Romania
, Russia, Serbia
, Slovakia
, Ukraine
and Slovenia
.
The O-STA enables clients to include up to five images, tables or graphs as well as a logotype with a link to their company's website along with the press release, whereby the first picture is already in the price.
News Alerts STA-AND is also an ideal solution for complementing advertisements displayed on LCD ad displays
of all kinds. Current news shown next to ads increase the attractiveness of commercial massages and improve their effectiveness and range.
Application of STA-AND News Alerts: 1. for TV stations; 2. for digital Ad-displays
STA-AND is a new and technologically advanced product providing web pages with the summaries of the latest news prepared by the STA journalists. It is intended for websites which want to offer their visitors the up-to-the-minute domestic and international news in compact form in order to boost page visits and improve the informative content of their pages. The info ticker automatically displays the last five news items in the General News Service in Slovene or English, or news on individual topics (business, Slovenia, international, sport, arts) as per request.
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|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! Founded
| June 1991
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! Ownership
| Government of the Republic of Slovenia
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! General Manager
| Bojan Veselinovič
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! Editor in Chief
| Barbara Štrukelj
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! Website
| www.sta.si
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! Orig. Text Service
| O-STA
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! Crisis review
| Kr-og
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Slovenian Press Agency (STA), established in 1991, is a national press agency covering domestic and international events. It was established and is owned by the Republic of Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
.
STA news services (the General News Service in Slovene, the daily English Service, the Picture Service and a specialized Radio Service) are relied on every day by state institutions, corporations, embassies and other users.
The STA is the only provider of daily news in English for the expatriate community in Slovenia and for English-speaking readers abroad.
Speed, objectivity and credibility are the guiding principles in STA reporting. With over 100 full-time employees and part-time contributors based in Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
, and a network of correspondents in major cities across Slovenia as well as in Brussels, New York, Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
, Rome, Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt
-Name:Carinthia's eminent linguists Primus Lessiak and Eberhard Kranzmayer assumed that the city's name, which literally translates as "ford of lament" or "ford of complaints", had something to do with the superstitious thought that fateful fairies or demons tend to live around treacherous waters...
, Trieste
Trieste
Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city...
and Gorizia
Gorizia
Gorizia is a town and comune in northeastern Italy, in the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. It is located at the foot of the Julian Alps, bordering Slovenia. It is the capital of the Province of Gorizia, and it is a local center of tourism, industry, and commerce. Since 1947, a twin...
, the STA provides comprehensive coverage of events in Slovenia and around the world. The agency exchanges news wires with leading press agencies from around the world and taps into multiple other foreign sources of news.
STA milestones
3 June 1991: Slovenian Press Agency (STA) is founded • December 1995: STA opens its first correspondence office abroad in Brussels • October 1996: Launch of first STA website • June 2001: First decade of uninterrupted reporting, which coincides with the first decade of Slovenian independence.
STA General Managers
June 1991 – March 1993: Dejan Verčič • April 1993 – April 1994: Dušica Jurman • May 1994 – October 1994: Tadej Labernik, Acting Director • November 1994 – November 2001: Tadej Labernik • December 2001 – November 2005: Igor Vezovnik • December 2005 - May 2007: Lidija Pavlovčič • June 2007 - March 2007: Alenka Katarina Paulin • April 2009: Bojan Veselinovič
STA Editors in chief
December 1991 – March 1993: Dušan Rogelj • April 1993 – April 1998: Tadej Labernik • May 1998 – May 1999: Željka Zagorac • June 1999 – September 2001: Vera Celcer • October 2001 – January 2005: Tadeja Šegan • February 2005 – November 2005: Mihaela Zupančič, Acting Editor in Chief • December 2005 – February 2005: Vera Celcer, Acting Editor in Chief • March 2006 - September 2006: Nadja Podobnik • October 2006 – june 2007: Eva Horvat, Acting Editor in Chief • July 2007 – October 2009: Borut Meško • November 2009: Alen Pivk, Acting Editor in Chief • December 2009: Barbara Štrukelj
STA's main news services
The Slovenian Press Agency is a key source of daily news for Slovenian media outlets and the Slovenian public in general, as well as the main source of news on events in Slovenia for foreign press agencies and major international media outlets. STA services are also relied on by state institutions, corporations, embassies and other users. The STA is the only provider of daily news in English for the expatriate community in Slovenia and for English-speaking readers abroad.
STA General News Service in Slovene
The General News Service in Slovene is the main source of up-to-the-minute information for Slovenian and foreign media, state institutions, diplomatic offices, companies, non-governmental organizations and other users. Every day the General News Service provides up to 300 reports, features, press reviews and other news items covering domestic policy, business, international affairs, EU affairs, arts and sport.The General News Service includes the following categories:
- News (Categories: Slovenia, European Union, Business and Economy, Arts and culture, Sport, Health, Education and science, crime and accidents, human interest)
- Daily and weekly schedules of events Daily and weekly schedules of events in Slovenia and around the world, daily schedules of features and interviews and the daily schedule of the Picture Service)
- Daily and weekly roundups of major events (Comprehensive roundups of the most important events of the day or week in Slovenia] and abroad)
- Advisories (updates about the latest events and changes to scheduled events)
- Press review (Commentary and interviews from Slovenian and foreign press)
- Traffic (The latest information on traffic in Slovenia)
- Weather (Weather forecasts for Slovenia and Europe)
STA English News Service
The English News Service is the leading source – and the only daily source – of the latest news on Slovenia in English. The team of journalists and translators prepares up to 50 daily news items, interviews, press reviews and other contributions, providing unique and up-to-date insight of Slovenian politics, business, society, culture and sport.Aside from events in Slovenia, the English Service reports on Slovenia’s international activities, with special focus on the European Union, Southeastern Europe and international organizations. It also provides comprehensive coverage of business and economic policy and reports on operations of Slovenian companies in foreign markets.
The English News Service is divided into the following categories:
- News (Politics, Business] and economy, Environment, Health and Science, Sport, Arts and culture, around Slovenia)
- Daily and weekly schedules of events (schedules of the main daily and weekly events in Slovenia and foreign events involving Slovenia)
- Daily and weekly roundups of major events (comprehensive roundups of the most important events in Slovenia and foreign events involving Slovenia)
- Press review (commentary and interviews from the Slovenian press)
STA-R Radio Service
The Slovenian Press Agency launched a radio news service, STA-R, in the autumn of 2009. STA-R provides subscribers with text and audio news adapted for radio broadcasting. The audio service covers all key news in home affairs, foreign policy, the economy, culture, sports and other areas of interest and supplements the existing daily news wire service. The audio service is created by STA journalists with the help of domestic and foreign correspondents. STA-R also offers a schedule of events. The goal of STA-R is to provide radio stations with access to quality and balanced news content adapted for radio broadcasting.STA Picture Service
The STA Picture Service provides daily images from major political, business, cultural and sports events, as well as images accompanying the latest entertainment and human interest stories. Content is produced by an experienced team of staff photographers and STA's correspondents from Slovenia and abroad. Moreover, the STA also taps into an international exchange of photographs through its partner agencies (Itar Tass, Xinhua, Beta, TanjugTanjug
Tanjug was founded on November 5, 1943. It is now a Serbian news agency based in Belgrade....
, HINA
Hina
Hina is the name of several different goddesses and women in Polynesian mythology. In some traditions, the trickster and culture hero Maui has a wife named Hina, as do the gods Tane and Tangaroa. Hina is often associated with the moon....
, Telam
Télam
Télam is the Argentine national news agency founded in 1945. It provides news and information to about 300 subscribers, including government entities and national and international media. It operates as a state enterprise...
).
The STA Picture Service was expanded in 2010 with an Official Photography segment available to STA subscribers. The special segment includes images from official events at home and abroad. It was created after STA won a public tender to become the official provider of photography for a number of state agencies and institutions.
Covering between 20 and 25 major events, the STA Picture Service produces over 200 high quality photographs daily. The number is even higher for special events such as Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
or Slovenian elections. The STA Picture Archive contains over 110,000 press photographs capturing life in Slovenia since 2002.
Daily bulletin in Slovene
The STA's daily bulletin in Slovene offers a concise and fresh overview of major domestic and international events, features, schedules of events in Slovenia and around the world, as well as a daily press review and reporting by foreign press agencies on Slovenia.The Crisis Mirror (Kr-og)
Responding to the prevailing economic conditions, the STA launched a new service in 2009 dedicated to covering measures aimed at economic recovery.The content of the [Kr-og] website is accessible to the general public. Users can find extensive information related to the Slovenian economy as well as the economies of other countries. The website raises cases of best practice, presents an overview of crisis measures and provides an analysis of the latest economic trends in Slovenia and abroad. It also provides commentary and opinions on economic measures from business officials, economists, social partners and other experts.
Kr-og Bulletin
The KR-OG bulletin represents an extension to the Kr-og website. It is intended for business officials, editors, journalists, public servants and experts, opinion-makers and others. The content includes a weekly interview with a business official or economist and a summary of topical news related to the road to recovery.Specialized STA services
Aside from the daily news, schedules and roundups in English and Slovene, the STA provides specialized and on-demand services. For major events such as Slovenia's EU presidency, Olympic GamesOlympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
, the introduction of the euro
Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
and elections, the STA provides a special in-depth news service with a dedicated team of journalists and contributors. The STA also provides on-demand information services such as the production of special publications or on-demand photo coverage.
O-STA original press release distribution service
The O-STA is STA's original press release distribution service. Companies and institutions wanting to get their message across can use O-STA to distribute their original press releases to users on the O-STA mailing list and on the O-STA website, where they can be accessed by STA subscribers as well as other visitors.STA is the only provider in Slovenia to offer distribution of press releases abroad to targeted markets through partner agencies. STA is part of the international OTS network, which includes press agencies from Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, Czech Republic
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....
, Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
, Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
, Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
, 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...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, Russia, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
and Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
.
The O-STA enables clients to include up to five images, tables or graphs as well as a logotype with a link to their company's website along with the press release, whereby the first picture is already in the price.
News Alerts STA-AND (agency news of the day)
News Alerts STA-AND is designed to complement the programming content of TV stations. It is intended for national as well as regional and local TV stations which want to offer their viewers current, short and accurate information on the latest domestic and international events.News Alerts STA-AND is also an ideal solution for complementing advertisements displayed on LCD ad displays
Display device
A display device is an output device for presentation of information in visual or tactile form...
of all kinds. Current news shown next to ads increase the attractiveness of commercial massages and improve their effectiveness and range.
Application of STA-AND News Alerts: 1. for TV stations; 2. for digital Ad-displays
Info Ticker STA-AND (agency news of the day)
The Info TickerNews ticker
A news ticker resides in the lower third of the television screen space on television news networks dedicated to presenting headlines or minor pieces of news. It may also refer to a long, thin scoreboard-style display seen around the front of some offices or public buildings...
STA-AND is a new and technologically advanced product providing web pages with the summaries of the latest news prepared by the STA journalists. It is intended for websites which want to offer their visitors the up-to-the-minute domestic and international news in compact form in order to boost page visits and improve the informative content of their pages. The info ticker automatically displays the last five news items in the General News Service in Slovene or English, or news on individual topics (business, Slovenia, international, sport, arts) as per request.
STA Klub
One of the freshest services unveiled by the STA in late 2009 is the STA KLUB. As part of the STA KLUB, a number of round tables, seminars, workshops and lectures featuring respected guests are held every year. Events deal with a variety of topics catering to different target audiences, including business officials, media representatives, and cultural and social workers.STA Clipping
STA Clipping relies on the general news service. Subscribers are forwarded news to their e-mail filtered on the basis of keywords they have specified. The service is aimed primarily at press representatives of major companies and ministries who need to be up-to-date with news from their area and companies looking for a cost-effective alternative to specialized clipping services.STA News and Picture Archive
- News archive search (The STA has a rich news archive dating back to 1991, when Slovenia became an independent country. The archive already contains over 1.5 million news items)
- Picture archive search (The STA picture archive contains over 130,000 photographs)