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24 Chasa
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24 Chasa (Bulgarian: 24 часа, lit. '24 hours') is a Bulgarian daily newspaper. Its headquarters are located in Sofia.

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History and profile

The newspaper, part of the 168 Chasa (meaning 168 Hours in English) Press Group founded by Petyo Blaskov, was launched in April 1991,cite-ref-2[2]cite-ref-veu-3-0[3] a few months after the launch of the 168 Hours weekly newspaper.cite-ref-mariab-4-0[4]

The tabloid format and the colloquial, somewhat derisive, writing style of 24 Chasa quickly gained wide popularity.cite-ref-mariab-4-1[4]

One of the most popular features in the newspaper is the daily cartoon Ivancho i Mariyka, drawn by the well-known Bulgarian cartoonist Ivaylo Ninov, which also exists in animation version.cite-ref-5[5]

The newspaper was a part of the German WAZ media group until 2010cite-ref-6[6] when it was acquired by the Media Group Bulgaria, LLC.cite-ref-7[7]

Its current editor-in-chief is Borislav Zumbulev.

The circulation of the paper is 50,000 copies during weekdays, up to 90,000 during weekends.cite-ref-mariab-4-2[4]

References

cite-note-11. Media Group Bulgaria LLC About us (in Bulgarian)
cite-note-22. 24 Chasa Archived 27 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Presseurop. Retrieved 3 December 2013
cite-note-veu-33. "24 Chasa". VoxEurop. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
cite-note-mariab-44. citerefmaria-bakardjieva1995Maria Bakardjieva (1995). "The New Media Landscape in Bulgaria". Canadian Journal of Communication. 20 (1). Retrieved 27 October 2014.
cite-note-55. Animation cartoon first page of animated cartoons (in Bulgarian)
cite-note-66. citerefvassil-vassilev1997Vassil Vassilev (June 1997). "A Bulgarian newspaper group working with Müller Martini equipment" (PDF). WAN IFRA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
cite-note-77. Media Group Bulgaria About us (in Bulgarian)

External links

• Official website