Bucharest newspapers
Bucharest is the first city in Romania in terms of importance and Bucharest newspapers come to underline this fact. A significant number of newspapers are presently published in Bucharest. National television networks and radio stations have the headquarters in Bucharest.
Every morning thousands of Bucharest newspapers fill the specialized shops and people read them in trams, metros and while waiting for the bus. One has to choose among general interest or specialized Bucharest newspapers.
If looking for general topics, the most read Bucharest newspapers are: Jurnalul Naţional, Evenimentul Zilei, Cotidianul, Adevărul, Romānia Liberă, Gāndul, Cronica Romānă, Naţional etc. Those are in Romanian language only, but there are also Bucharest newspapers in French (Bucarest Matin) and English (Bucharest Daily News and Nine O' Clock). English language Bucharest newspapers are available since the 1990s, but became more prominent after 2000.
The most popular Bucharest newspapers in the rush hours are the
tabloid newspapers Libertatea and Ziarul. People crossing Bucharest to go to work,
and especially commuters, prefer this kind of newspapers because they are
smaller and easier to read. Now Bucharest has another newspaper like that, but
this one is for free and is delivered mostly in tube stations. Since the
beginning of May 2006, anyone who takes the Bucharest underground in the morning can read one of
the 150.000 copies of Compact, one of the few free
Bucharest
newspapers.
There
are people who prefer specialized Bucharest newspapers. Some like to read
Prosport and Gazeta sporturilor to be informed about the
last games. To keep track with Bucharest's art events, some readers choose
Observator Cultural.
As for entertainment, the free
weekly Şapte Seri ("Seven
Evenings") and B24FUN offer a
complete guide of Bucharests public events. Usually read by the
intellectual class of Bucharest, satire magazine Academia Caţavencu and journal
Dilema veche appear weekly.
Many of Bucharest newspapers are based at the House of Free Press (Casa Presei Libere), the former Casa Scānteii (named like that after Scīnteia, the Communist epoch official newspaper).
