Blendi Fevziu

Blendi Fevziu (born May 18, 1969, Tirana, Albania) is an Albanian journalist, writer and host of the TV talk show Opinion, which first went on air on August 31, 1997.^[1]

Blendi Fevziu
Born	(1969-05-18) 18 May 1969 (age 56) Tirana, Albania
Occupation	Journalist, writer, host
Language	Albania
Nationality	Albanian
Years active	1992–present

Fevziu graduated in literature and Albanian language at the University of Tirana in 1991. In 1989 he was part of the staff of the Student newspaper of the University. In December 1990 and February 1991 he was an active participant in the students' movement that brought the change of regime in Albania. On 5 January 1991 he was the co-founder of the Rilindja Demokratike (Democratic Rebirth) newspaper, the first free newspaper after almost 70 years of independent media blackout in Albania.

Career in written press

• Chief editor of "Koha Jonë" newspaper 1992
• Chief editor of "Aleanca" newspaper 1993–1996
• Co-chief editor of "Poli i Qendrës" newspaper 1996
• Editor of political news "Independent" newspaper 1997
• Editor of Klan Magazine 1996–2001
• Editor of "Korrieri" newspaper 2001–2005
• Editor of "Koha Jonë" newspaper 2007–2008

Career in TV

On August 31, 1997, Fevziu started a political show on TVSH named E Diela Debat, a weekly political debate that airs every sunday. On September 26, 1998, the show was moved to Klan Television and, from 1999, the show aired on Thursdays instead of Sundays.

In 2001, it was renamed "Opinion", and from October 2006 it was broadcast twice a week. Since 2008, "Opinion" has aired four times a week with Mondays to Wednesdays at 22:30 (10:30 PM), and Fridays at 21:00 (9 PM). ^[2][3]

Bibliography

Year	Title	Translated	Co-Authors	References
1992	Njëqind ushtarë	One hundred soldiers	Ben Blushi	[4]
1994	Piedestale pa Statuja	Pedestals without Statues		[5]
1996	Gjysma tjetër e botës	The other half of the world
1999	Para dhe pas kamerave	In front of and behind the cameras		[6]
2004	50 + 1	50 + 1		[7]
2005	Histori e Shtypit Shqiptar, 1848 - 2005	History of the Albanian press, 1848–2005		[8]
2010	Jeta ime - Intervistë me Blendi Fevziun	My life – Interview with Blendi Fevziu
	Hiri i Vullkanit	Volcanic Ashes		[9]
2011	"Piedestale pa Statuja" (Ribotim i plotësuar)	"Pedestals Without Statues" (Complete Reprint)
	"Enver Hoxha" biografi	Biography "Enver Hoxha"		[10]
2012	"100 Vjet" - një ekskursion në politikën shqiptare 1912 - 2012	"100 Years" - an excursion into Albanian politics 1912 to 2012		[11]
2014	Ahmet Zogu, Presidenti që u bë Mbret	Ahmet Zogu, the President who became King		[12]
2016	Pushteti	Power
2019	Tirana e Nonës	Mother's Tirana		[13]
2020	Lufta e Kosovës dhe Hashim Thaçi	War of Kosovo and Hashim Thaçi	Baton Haxhiu	[14]
2023	Takimet e mia me...	My meetings with...		[15]

Fevziu's biography of Hoxha was published in English, with an introduction by Robert Elsie, as Enver Hoxha: The Iron Fist of Albania by I. B. Tauris in 2016.