Wprost
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Wprost ( , meaning "Directly") is a Polish weekly news magazine published in Poznań, Poland. It has been published since 19821. Since 2020 it has been available in a digital version only.
Wprost ( , meaning "Directly") is a Polish weekly news magazine published in Poznań, Poland. It has been published since 1982. Since 2020 it has been available in a digital version only.
History
The first issue of Wprost was released on 5 December 1982, as a regional magazine in Greater Poland whereas since 1989 it has transformed into a nationwide magazine. The weekly provides social and political commentary and is based in Poznań. It was designed based on the formats of Time and Newsweek magazines. At the beginning of the 2000s the publisher was Agencja Wydawniczo-Reklamowa Wprost. It has been published by Platforma Mediowa Point Group since 20101. In 2012, according to the Institute of Media Monitoring (IMM), the magazine was the most cited weekly by other media outlets in Poland as well as among the most cited of all media published in the country. On 30 March 2020, the last printed edition of the magazine was published and currently it is only available in digital form. Wprost had a circulation of 218,000 copies in 2001–02. The circulation of the magazine was 102,987 in 2010 and 115,645 copies in 2011. The print and e-edition circulation of the weekly was 130,136 in August 2014.
Editors-in-chief
The first editor-in-chief of the magazine was Janusz Przybysz who served in the post between 1982 and 1983. Then Waldemar Kosiński was the editor-in-chief and his term ended in 1989. The longest working editor-in-chief was Marek Król (1989–2006) and until December 2006 he acted also as the president and majority shareholder in Wprost magazine. Between May 2006 and January 2007 duties of the editor-in-chief were fulfilled by Piotr Gabryel. Upon his resignation in 2007, the position was taken by Stanisław Janecki. After acquisition of 80% of shares in Agencja Wydawniczo-Reklamowa “Wprost” by Platforma Mediowa Point Group at the end of 2009, Janecki left the magazine and Katarzyna Kozłowska became the acting editor-in-chief. Tomasz Lis was in charge of the magazine between May 2010 and 2012. Michał Kobosko was appointed editor-in-chief in February 2012 and served in the post until 2013.
See also
List of magazines in Poland
References
External links
Official website
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