Naujienos (socialist newspaper)

For newspaper published in 1901–1903, see Naujienos (apolitical newspaper).

Naujienos office circa 1920 (photo from Vaisvil family album)

Naujienos with the English subtitle The Lithuanian Daily News^[1] was a Lithuanian-language socialist daily newspaper published from Chicago, United States. Established in February 1914, it became the first daily of the Lithuanian-Americans.^[2] After the October Revolution of 1917, the newspaper shifted its political orientation away from communism and socialism and towards social democracy.^[3] The newspaper helped to raise funds for Lituanica and Lituanica II, two transatlantic flights by Lithuanian pilots.^[4] As of 1960, it had a circulation of around 14,000.^[5] Pijus Grigaitis (1914–1919, 1919–1969) and Martynas Gudelis (1969–1986) were the long-time editors of the paper. Soon after Gudelis, the newspaper ceased publication.^[6]

See also

• Vilnis (Chicago newspaper)

References

1. Miller, Sally M. (1987). The Ethnic Press in the United States: a Historical Analysis and Handbook (illustrated ed.). Greenwood Press. p. 240. ISBN 0-313-23879-0.
2. Urbonas, Vytas (2002). Lietuvos žurnalistikos istorija (in Lithuanian) (2nd ed.). Klaipėda: Klaipėdos universiteto leidykla. p. 134. ISBN 9955-456-49-3.
3. Urbonas, Vytas (2002). Lietuvos žurnalistikos istorija (in Lithuanian) (2nd ed.). Klaipėda: Klaipėdos universiteto leidykla. p. 265. ISBN 9955-456-49-3.
4. Simas Sužiedėlis, ed. (1970–1978). "Naujienos". Encyclopedia Lituanica. Vol. IV. Boston, Massachusetts: Juozas Kapočius. pp. 49–50. LCCN 74-114275.
5. Braunthal, Julius, ed. (1960). Yearbook of the International Socialist Labour Movement. Vol. II. London: Lincolns-Prager International Yearbook Pub. Co. p. 269. OCLC 1773077.
6. Škiudaitė, Audronė V. (April 18, 2009). "Apie užsienio lietuvių spaudą" (PDF). Kultūra, supplement of Draugas (in Lithuanian). 16 (76). OCLC 9426502.

External links

• Chicago's Immigrant Workers And Their Press, AEJMC Conference Papers