() is a Serbian daily newspaper, published in Belgrade. Founded in 1904 by Vladislav F. Ribnikar, it is the oldest daily newspaper still in circulation in the Balkans.

Publishing and ownership Politika is published by Politika novine i magazini (PNM), a joint venture between Politika a.d. and East Media Group. The current director of PNM is Mira Glišić Simić.

PNM also publishes: Sportski žurnal Politikin Zabavnik Svet kompjutera Ilustrovana Politika Bazar

History

Since its launch in January 1904, Politika has been published daily except for several periods. Due to World War I, there were no issues from 14 November 1914 to 21 December 1914, and again from 23 September 1915 to 1 December 1919. In the World War II, there were no issues from 6 April 1941 to 28 October 1944. In protest against the government's intentions to turn Politika into a state-owned enterprise, a single issue was not published in summer 1992. The launch issue had only four pages and a circulation of 2,450 copies, and its record high circulation was the 25 December 1973 issue (634,000 copies).

Reporting during the Yugoslav Wars

In the run-up to and during the breakup of Yugoslavia and the Yugoslav Wars, Politika was under the control of Slobodan Milošević and the League of Communists of Serbia and was used for political purposes. It was used to publish controversial things such as the "Vojko i Savle" article, as well as an information guide to show what was allegedly happening to the Serbs in other republics, together with the Radio Television of Serbia. Politika blamed the local Kosovo Albanians for sodomizing Đorđe Martinović, and published fabricated reader letters claiming that the Albanians were "raping hundreds of Serbian women". Before and during the Croatian War of Independence, it published opinions on how "blood may shed again" in Croatia because of World War II, published claims on how the Vatican funded Croatia to break up Yugoslavia. At the end of the Battle of Vukovar, it ran the fabricated story of the Vukovar children massacre. However, the article was retracted with a statement published the following day.

Post-Yugoslav Wars

According to the investigative journalist organisation KRIK, Politika published over 96 biased and unfounded articles in its newspaper in 2024.

Notable persons

Journalists Incomplete data:

Darko F. Ribnikar"Politika: svedok našeg doba (1904-1984)". Narodna knjiga; Prosveta, Beograd, pp 17 Branislav Nušić"Politika: svedok našeg doba (1904-1984)". Narodna knjiga; Prosveta, Beograd, pp 16 Milutin Uskoković"Politika: svedok našeg doba (1904-1984)". Narodna knjiga; Prosveta, Beograd, pp 16 Stevan Sremac"Politika: svedok našeg doba (1904-1984)". Narodna knjiga; Prosveta, Beograd, pp 16 Maga Magazinović"Politika: svedok našeg doba (1904-1984)". Narodna knjiga; Prosveta, Beograd, pp 26 Darko V. Ribnikar Stanislav Vinaver"Politika: svedok našeg doba (1904-1984)". Narodna knjiga; Prosveta, Beograd, pp 56 Vojin Đorđević"Politika: svedok našeg doba (1904-1984)". Narodna knjiga; Prosveta, Beograd, pp 57 Živojin Balugdžić (XYZ)"Politika: svedok našeg doba (1904-1984)". Narodna knjiga; Prosveta, Beograd, pp 65 Petar Pjer Križanić (caricaturist)"Politika: svedok našeg doba (1904-1984)". Narodna knjiga; Prosveta, Beograd, pp 66 Radosav Ljumović Lazar Lilić Anđa Bunuševac"Politika: svedok našeg doba (1904-1984)". Narodna knjiga; Prosveta, Beograd, pp 71-72 Živojin Bata Vukadinović"Politika: svedok našeg doba (1904-1984)". Narodna knjiga; Prosveta, Beograd, pp 71-75 Gojko Božović"Politika: svedok našeg doba (1904-1984)". Narodna knjiga; Prosveta, Beograd, pp 76 Biserka Matić Spasojević

International Correspondents

Incomplete data: Ivan Đaja, from Paris"Politika: svedok našeg doba (1904-1984)". Narodna knjiga; Prosveta, Beograd, pp 29 Svetolik Petrović, from Paris"Politika: svedok našeg doba (1904-1984)". Narodna knjiga; Prosveta, Beograd, pp 29 Rafael Talvi, from London"Politika: svedok našeg doba (1904-1984)". Narodna knjiga; Prosveta, Beograd, pp 80

Associates Incomplete data:

Osman Đikić"Politika: svedok našeg doba (1904-1984)". Narodna knjiga; Prosveta, Beograd, pp 29 Petar Kočić"Politika: svedok našeg doba (1904-1984)". Narodna knjiga; Prosveta, Beograd, pp 29 Aleksa Šantić"Politika: svedok našeg doba (1904-1984)". Narodna knjiga; Prosveta, Beograd, pp 29 Ivo Ćipiko"Politika: svedok našeg doba (1904-1984)". Narodna knjiga; Prosveta, Beograd, pp 29 Milan Stojadinović"Politika: svedok našeg doba (1904-1984)". Narodna knjiga; Prosveta, Beograd, pp 64 Ivo Andrić

References

External links

Archives of Politika (1941–1994) via Arcanum Newspapers.