Národná obroda (Slovak: National Revival) was a daily newspaper published in Bratislava, Slovakia, between 1990 and 2005.

History and profile

Národná obroda was established through the initiative of the Slovak government in 1990.^[1] The paper had its headquarters in Bratislava.^[2] Following its publication it became a respected daily with its accurate and in-depth commentaries.^[3] The paper was published in broadsheet format.^[4][5]

Tatiana Repkova served as the publisher and editor-in-chief of the paper.^[6] On 15 November 1996 she was removed from both posts.^[7] Some of the journalists also left the paper in protest over her dismissal.^[6] During this period the owner of the paper was an export company, the VSZ steel mill.^[6][8]

In Spring 1999 Národná obroda was acquired by the NO Publishing company.^[8] Following its restructuring the paper had about 130,000 readers in August 1999.^[8] The frequency of the paper was also changed. It was published seven days per week until October 1999 when it began to be published daily except Sundays.^[2]

In the early 2000s Národná obroda was close to the Alliance of the New Citizen party.^[3] The paper had a centrist leaning.^[4] In 2003 it was among top ten dailies in the country and had a circulation of 18,000 copies.^[5] The publisher was the Výhra company during this period.^[5]

Národná obroda ceased publication on 31 May 2005.^[2][9]

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