Edasi
Estonian newspaper
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1948 |
| Language | Estonian |
| Ceased publication | 1994 |
| Headquarters | Tartu |
Edasi (Estonian: Forward) was a newspaper published in Tartu, Estonia. The paper was published with this name between 1948 and 1994.
History and profile
The paper was the successor of Postimees of which the name was changed to Edasi in 1948 to make the paper more Soviet.[1] It worked, and the paper became a true Soviet publication.[2] Its headquarters was in Tartu.[3][4] The paper was controlled by the Tartu Communist Party.[5] However, it was one of the Estonian media outlets not used by the Soviet officials to control Estonians.[3]
Edasi was first a local paper, but later it became a national publication.[1] During the period between 1955 and 1979 when Estonia was subject to the mental Sovietization it was one of the publications which contained political humor.[1] At the same time the paper also published travel stories and literary reviews.[2]
In 1994 Edasi regained its original name, Postimees.[6]
References
- ^ a b c Maarja Lõhmus (January 2013). "Political correctness and political humour in Soviet Estonia and beyond". Folklore. 1: 139–158. doi:10.7592/ep.1.lohmus. ISBN 9789949490226.
- ^ a b Epp Lauk; Tiiu Kreegipuu (2010). "Was it all Pure Propaganda? Journalistic Practices of "Silent Resistance' in Soviet Estonia Journalism". Acta Historica Tallinnensia. 15: 167. doi:10.3176/hist.2010.1.08.
- ^ a b Stefanie Averbeck; Stefan Wehmeier (2002). Kommunikationswissenschaft und Public Relations in Osteuropa: Arbeitsberichte. Leipzig: Leipziger Universitätsverlag. p. 81. ISBN 978-3-935693-67-7.
- ^ Peeter Vihalemm (February 2001). "Development of Media Research in Estonia". Nordicom Review. 22 (2): 79–92. doi:10.1515/nor-2017-0357. S2CID 54745912.
- ^ Toivo Miljan (2004). Historical Dictionary of Estonia. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 467. ISBN 978-0-8108-6571-6.
- ^ Halliki Harro-Loit; Anu Pallas (2009). "Temporality and commemoration in Estonian dailies". In Halliki Harro-Loit; Katrin Kello (eds.). The Curving Mirror of Time. University of Tartu Press. ISBN 978-9949-32-259-6.
