Życie Warszawy

Życie Warszawy (Polish pronunciation: [ˈʐɘ.t͡ɕɛ varˈʂa.vɘ], English: Life of Warsaw)^[1] was a Polish language newspaper published in Warsaw. Despite its name it was a national pro-establishment newspaper, but since 1990 it was an independent publication increasingly focused on local Varsovian issues.

Życie Warszawy

Type	National daily newspaper
Format	34 x 24 cm
Founder(s)	Marian Spychalski PPR
Publisher	Czytelnik Publishing House (1946–1951) Prasa Workers Publishing House (1951–1991) Życie Press (1991–2000) Dom Prasowy Sp. z o.o. (2000–2007)  Presspublica Sp.z o.o. (2007–present)
Editor-in-chief	Tomasz Sobiecki
Launched	November 15, 1944 (1944-11-15)
Political alignment	Pro-PRL establishment (1944–1991) Right-wing (1990–2011)
Language	Polish
Ceased publication	December 17, 2011 (2011-12-17)
Headquarters	ul. Prosta 51, 00-838 Warsaw
City	Warsaw
Country	Poland
Circulation	167 000 (as of 1946)
Sister newspapers	Trybuna Ludu (1948–1990) Życie Częstochowy (1947–1997)
ISSN	0137-9437
Website	www.zw.com.pl
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History and profile

Życie Warszawy was founded in 1944^[2] as an initiative of Polish Workers' Party and/or Marian Spychalski.

During the communist era the paper was a semi-official organ of the Polish government.^[3] In the years 1978 and 1988 the paper consisted of 12-16 pages.^[4] The number of pages was 20 in 1998.^[4]

In 2004 Życie Warszawy had a circulation of 250,000 copies in weekdays and of 460,000 copies in weekends.^[2] The paper was published by Gremi Media Group.^[when?][5] As of 2004 Zbigniew Jakubiec, a Polish businessman, was the owner of the paper.^[2] It was acquired by Presspublica in August 2007 and in December 2011 the newspaper and its website was integrated into Rzeczpospolita as the local press section.

See also

• List of newspapers in Poland