Kroonika

Estonian magazine

Kroonika (meaning The Chronicle in English)^[1] is a popular Estonian magazine which is typically popular with young Estonian persons aged between 13 and 30 years of age.

History and profile

Kroonika was established in 1996.^[2] Its previous publishers were Kroonpress Ltd. and AS Ajakirjade Kirjastus.^[3]^[4] The magazine is published by in the Estonian language^[4] and includes gossip and news on the country's biggest celebrities. It is published weekly on Fridays and is based in Tallinn.^[1] Its editor-in-chief is Krista Lensin.^[1]

Erika Salumäe, an Estonian track bicycle racer and Olympic champion, sued the magazine for publishing damaging and insulting news about her in 2016.^[5] In 2018 the publisher, Ekspress Meedia, was ordered by the court to pay Salumäe 9,500 Euros.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kroonika" (PDF). Kirjastus. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
^ Barbi Pilvre (2013). "Estonian men's lifestyle magazine 'Mees': a manual of masculine identity in a transition society". In Airi-Alina Allaste (ed.). Back in the West. Baltische Studien zur Erziehungs- und Sozialwissenschaft. doi:10.3726/978-3-653-02934-5. ISBN 9783653029345. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
^ "AS Ajakirjade Kirjastus". Ekspress Grupp. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Kroonpress". Printin Estonia. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Estonian court tells gossip magazine to pay 9,500 euros to Olympic champion Salumäe". The Baltic Course. Tallinn. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2020.