Cotidianul



Cotidianul (meaning The Daily in English) is a Romanian-language newspaper published in Bucharest, Romania.

History and profile
Founded by Ion Rațiu, Cotidianul was first published on 10 May 1991 and was the first privately held newspaper in Romania following the Romanian Revolution of 1989. The paper had its headquarters in Bucharest. It was published Monday to Saturday in Berliner format.

Cotidianul ceased print publication on 23 December 2009 due to financial difficulties, but remains active as an online news source. The owners announced the closure was temporary due to insolvency, but no buyers was found.

Since November 2016, the newspaper appears again in print.

Notable contributors

 * Cătălin Avramescu
 * Doru Bușcu
 * Adrian Cioroianu
 * Mirela Corlățan
 * Răzvan Dumitrescu
 * Eugen Istodor
 * Adrian Majuru
 * Andrei Marga
 * Ioan T. Morar
 * Cornel Nistorescu
 * Cristian Oprea
 * Octavian Paler
 * Ovidiu Pecican
 * Magdalena Popa Buluc
 * Valerian Stan
 * Jean-Lorin Sterian
 * Liviu Ioan Stoiciu
 * Cristian Teodorescu
 * Vladimir Tismăneanu
 * Robert Turcescu
 * Traian Ungureanu
 * Ioan Vieru
 * Sever Voinescu