Printed edition of oldest Czech daily on its way out

Saturday is the last day on which readers can buy a printed edition of the daily Lidové noviny, the oldest Czech daily whose first issue was published in 1893. From September the paper will only be available online. Its management said this was an inevitable outcome stemming from the development of modern technologies, the cost of paper and distribution. According to the news site e15, around 40 people will lose their jobs as a result of the closure.

The news website Lidovky.cz will remain and its content will be expanded, especially with opinion pieces. The paper’s most famous period was in the interwar era of the First Republic. It was abolished by the communist regime, and in 1989 the restored paper became one of the symbols of the Velvet Revolution.