Žemaičių žemė
Examples of Žemaičių žemė
Editor-in-chiefDanutė Mukienė
Founded1993
LanguageLithuanian and Samogitian
Ceased publication2016
CountryLithuania
Circulation3,000 (1993)
1,800 (1997)
1,000 (2014–2016)
ISSN1392-2610

Žemaičių žemė (Samogitian: Žemaitiu žemė; transl. Samogitian Land) was a quarterly magazine published by the Samogitian Cultural Society, Samogitian Academy, and Academic Samogitian Youth Corporation "Samogitia".[1] It was published from 1993 to 2016. Most of the articles were written in the Lithuanian language, but there were some in the Samogitian dialect. In 2011, the magazine was only available online.[1] It focused on regional (Samogitian) culture and history.

History

The first issue was released under the name Žemaitija.[1] Its predecessor was the newspaper A mon sakā?, published from 1990 to 1993.[1]

Circulation

In 1993, the circulation was 3,000, but it went down to 1,800 by 1997.[1][2] The circulation in 2014–2016 was 1,000.[1]

Organization

The editor-in-chief was Danutė Mukienė.[1] The magazine's editorial board consisted of Adomas Butrimas, Viktorija Daujotytė, Aleksas Girdenis, Zita Kelmickaitė and others.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 „Žemaičių žemė“ (in Lithuanian). Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos centras. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Žurnalistikos enciklopedija [Encyclopedia of Journalism] (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Pradai. 1997. p. 578.
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