Eleftherotypia
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Editor |
Serafim Fintanidis (1976–2006), Vangelis Panagopoulos |
| Founded | 21 July 1975 |
| Political alignment | center-left |
| Language | Greek |
| Ceased publication | 14 November 2014 |
| Headquarters | Minoos 10-16, 117 43 Neos Kosmos |
| City | Athens |
| Country | Greece |
| Website | www |
Eleftherotypia (Greek: Ελευθεροτυπία, lit. 'freedom of the press') was a daily national newspaper published in Athens, Greece.
Published since 21 July 1975, it was the first newspaper to appear after the fall of the Regime of the Colonels, and for most of its time it has been one of the two most widely circulated newspaper in the country. Generally taking a center-left, socialist stance, it was highly respected for its independence and impartiality.
Following the economic downturn in Greece, the newspaper had to file for bankruptcy in 2011. Briefly taken over by a new publisher, it was finally shut down in November 2014.
From the beginning, Eleftherotypia had been an opposition voice against the governments of conservative Nea Demokratia party. Editors often adopted a social-democratic stance on a number of issues, but more radical viewpoints are also frequently represented in the paper, to a notably greater extent than in centre-left daily To Vima. When in 1981, the socialist PASOK party came into government, it adopted a more pro-government stance, but remained critical and at times harsh.
Originally founded as a cooperative owned by its journalists, it was nicknamed "the newspaper with 80 editors-in-chief". It was however soon taken over by the Tegopoulos brothers, and was published by businessman Christos ("Kitsos") Tegopoulos, retaining its traditional socialist domestic and international stance.
In the era of Serafim Fintanidis, who had been editor-in-chief from 1976 until 2006, Eleftherotypia sold up to 160,448 copies and had more than 800 employees.
Inmidst the Greek financial crisis, Eleftherotypia was hit hard by dwindling revenues. Because of financial problems, Tegopoulos Publishing was unable to pay its employees from August 2011. A loan settlement with Alpha Bank was reached, causing the staff to be sharply cut and the headquarters to be sold. In October, Alpha Bank however withdrew the settlement, requiring the publisher to file for bankruptcy. The remaining 135 journalists however kept running what remained to be the second-largest newspaper of the country.
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