Kauno diena ( Kaunas Daily) is a daily newspaper, printed in Kaunas.
History and profile
In 1998,
Kauno diena was bought by
Norway media giant
Orkla Media subsidiary
Orkla Press. In December 2006 Orkla sold its media stakes to the investment company
Hermis Capital.
Its daily circulation in 2005 was about 38,000 copies.
It was formerly known as Tarybų Lietuva ( Soviet Lithuania, 1945–1950) and Kauno Tiesa ( Kaunas Truth, 1950–1992).
The present editor in chief of Kauno diena is Arūnas Andriuškevičius.
Previous editors
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1945 – Jonas Šimkus
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1945–1950 – Donatas Roda
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1950 – Juozas Chlivickas
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1951–1953 – Povilas Putrimas
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1954–1956 – Julius Čygas
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1956–1958 – V.Norvaiša
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1958–1960 – Juozas Leonavičius
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1960–1987 – Zenonas Baltušnikas
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1987–1998 – Teklė Mačiulienė
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1999–2007 – Aušra Lėka
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2007 – Kęstutis Jauniškis
See also
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Eastern Bloc information dissemination
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