Republika
The "Republika" online medium was registered as a domain in 2009, but it only started working in 2012, when the "Republika" weekly print paper began its publication as well. The two media operated under the same management but were separate from the beginning. The medium was intended for publishing daily news, while the weekly was meant for longer stories and analyses.
From the beginning, both the online medium and the weekly published content in favor of the right-wing VMRO-DPMNE party and attacked its competitors. The media were considered part of the propaganda media network of the party while it was in power. The weekly ceased publication shortly after the change of government in 2017; however, the online medium has continued to operate. "Republika" has retained its political orientation, which is evident in the content of its columns, interviews and other content.
Audience Share
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Ownership Type
Private
Geographic Coverage
International
Content Type
Free content
Media Companies / Groups
Prva Republika
Ownership Structure
The online medium "Republika.mk" is owned by its CEO Done Donevski and the Hungarian citizen Agnes Adamik through her Macedonian company "Adinamik Media".
Individual Owner
General Information
Founding Year
2012
Affiliated Interests Founder
Done Donevski is a Macedonian businessman and manager who has continuously managed the publishing company "Prva Republika" since its foundation in 2012. At the beginning, the owner of the company was the offshore company "Iresine Limited", registered in Belize, with unknown ownership. In 2016, Donevski became the full owner of "Prva Republika", and in 2018 he sold the majority share of the "Adinamik Media" company to the Hungarian citizen Agnes Adamik and kept a minority share for himself.
Affiliated Interests Ceo
See above
Affiliated Interests Editor-In-Chief
Is a Macedonian journalist and has been the editor of the "Republika" online medium since its beginnings. She has had 20 years of experience in the Macedonian media space, including the daily newspapers "Vecer" and "Utrinski Vesnik".
Affiliated Interests other important people
Is a Hungarian citizen, who registered the company "Adinamik Media" in Skopje in 2017. The following year, this company took over the majority stake in the publisher of the "Republika" online medium, the company "Prva Republika". There is little information about Agnes Adamik in the Macedonian public. It is known that she was previously a director in the first channel of the state media group of Hungary. After Prime Minister Viktor Orbán came to power, the media group has worked under the control of his Fidesz party. Adamik, through "Adinamik Media", owns majority shares in two more media companies in North Macedonia – "Em Media" and "LD Press". Furthermore, the three companies in which she has a majority share control seven online media.
Contact
Address: Bul. Ilinden no. 9 , 1000 Skopje
е-mail: republika@republika.mk
phone: +389 02 3299 999
website: www.republika.mk
Financial Information
Revenue (in Mill. $)
267.919 $ /15.7 Mln. MKD
Operating Profit (in Mill. $)
-18.771 $/ -1.1 Mln. MKD
Advertising (in % of total funding)
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Market Share
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Further Information
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The ownership structure and the financial reports are based on data recived from Central registry of the Republic of North Macedonia. The documents were received on 29.08.2023 based on a government decision from 2017 for free access for investigative journalists. The financial information is for 2022. For the calculation of the amounts in US dollars, the average exchange rate for 2022 from the National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia was used.
