ZAGREB, May 8 (Hina) - Wednesday's issue of "Republika" will be the last issue of this political daily, the director of "Republika" and the "Nacional" weekly, Ivo Pukanic, told Hina on Tuesday. "Republika" has not met the expectations
and it has become a too big financial burden for the publisher," said Pukanic announcing the temporary discontinuation of the daily. He added the daily "may have been a wrong product at a wrong time." Pukanic believes the experience with the daily would help him "return stronger with a new product." "We will be assisted by our strategic partners with whom we are wrapping up negotiations," said Pukanic, adding the partners had accepted his decision to stop publishing the daily. Pukanic thanked the reporters who worked for the daily and the readers "whose number, regretfully, was not high enough to make the project pay off." He did not say what would happen with the reporters and
ZAGREB, May 8 (Hina) - Wednesday's issue of "Republika" will be the
last issue of this political daily, the director of "Republika" and
the "Nacional" weekly, Ivo Pukanic, told Hina on Tuesday.
"Republika" has not met the expectations and it has become a too big
financial burden for the publisher," said Pukanic announcing the
temporary discontinuation of the daily. He added the daily "may
have been a wrong product at a wrong time."
Pukanic believes the experience with the daily would help him
"return stronger with a new product." "We will be assisted by our
strategic partners with whom we are wrapping up negotiations," said
Pukanic, adding the partners had accepted his decision to stop
publishing the daily.
Pukanic thanked the reporters who worked for the daily and the
readers "whose number, regretfully, was not high enough to make the
project pay off." He did not say what would happen with the
reporters and other employees.
"Republika" hit the news-stands for the first time on December 4,
2000.
(hina) rml