Edasi

Edasi (meaning Forward in English) was a newspaper published in Tartu, Estonia. The paper was published with this name between 1948 and 1994.

Edasi
TypeDaily newspaper
Founded1948
LanguageEstonian
Ceased publication1994
HeadquartersTartu

History and profile

The paper was the successor of Postimees of which the name was changed to Edasi in 1948 to make the paper more Soviet.[1] It worked, and the paper became a true Soviet publication.[2] Its headquarters was in Tartu.[3][4] The paper was controlled by the Tartu Communist Party.[5] However, it was one of the Estonian media outlets not used by the Soviet officials to control Estonians.[3]

Edasi was first a local paper, but later it became a national publication.[1] During the period between 1955 and 1979 when Estonia was subject to the mental Sovietization it was one of the publications which contained political humor.[1] At the same time the paper also published travel stories and literary reviews.[2]

In 1994 Edasi regained its original name, Postimees.[6]

References
  1. Maarja Lõhmus. "Political correctness and political humour in Soviet Estonia and beyond" (PDF). Folklore. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  2. Epp Lauk; Tiiu Kreegipuu (2010). "Journalistic Practices of "Silent Resistance' in Soviet Estonia Journalism" (PDF). Acta Historica Tallinnensia. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  3. Stefanie Averbeck; Stefan Wehmeier (2002). Kommunikationswissenschaft und Public Relations in Osteuropa: Arbeitsberichte. Leipziger Universitätsverlag. p. 81. ISBN 978-3-935693-67-7. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  4. Peeter Vihalemm. "Development of Media Research in Estonia". Researchgate. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  5. Toivo Miljan (13 January 2004). Historical Dictionary of Estonia. Scarecrow Press. p. 467. ISBN 978-0-8108-6571-6. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  6. Halliki Harro-Loit; Anu Pallas (2009). "Temporality and commemoration in Estonian dailies". In Halliki Harro-Loit; Katrin Kello (eds.). The Curving Mirror of Time. University of Tartu Press. ISBN 978-9949-32-259-6. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
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