The London Independent carried (Sunday, 6 October) a short, comical piece on the planned closure of the paper. Imagine being compared to the Elgin marbles!
Athens ex-pats need Taki
After 57 years, Athens News, an English language paper for expats, is facing a fate worse than the Elgin marbles. Its proprietor, the Lambrakis Press, [...]
Entries from October 2008
October 6, 2008
International coverage: The Independent (UK)
October 4, 2008
International coverage: De Standaard (Belgium)
Bruno Tersago, a Greek-based correspondent of the Belgian Flemish daily De Standaard, blogged on the threatened closure (Google translation here) and the news that the paper has been saved (translation here). Bruno says that he reads the paper from time to time, which goes to show that it’s appeal is not limited solely to the [...]
October 4, 2008
A selection of your letters
The Athens News was innundated with over 350 emails in response to our appeal for the paper to be saved. It proved impossible to print them all in one issue, so we chose 100 which best represented the views of our readers. We may publish more letters in next week’s issue.
The letters published in the [...]
October 4, 2008
Mediablog.gr reports on the saving of the Athens News
For Greek readers, a report from Mediablog.gr on the history of the Athens News successful struggle of staff and readers to keep the it in production.
October 2, 2008
Athens News has been saved thanks to you!
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Your immediate and overwhelming support to the Athens News has saved the day. An earlier decision to close the newspaper before selling it has been reversed, and we shall now continue publication, seamlessly going over to a new owner without missing a beat.
Hundreds of emails, faxes and letters have arrived in under [...]
