Ion Cristoiu

Ion Cristoiu (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈon krisˈtoju]; born November 16, 1948, Găgești, Vrancea County) is a Romanian journalist. He was editor-in-chief of the daily Evenimentul Zilei during its heyday in the 1990s, when the average daily circulation topped 600,000, making it the most read newspaper in Romania, after “Romania Libera” (1 ml)[1] and one of the most read in Eastern Europe as well.[2] He also founded or played a major role at a number of the weekly publications during that era: Expres, Expres Magazin, and Zig-Zag. All these publications were highly critical of president Ion Iliescu.[1]

Ion Cristoiu

He was the anchor for the TV talk-show "Ultimul cuvant" (The Last Word) (http://www.b1.ro/emisiuni/read/ultimul-cuvant.html) for the Romanian private TV station B1TV.

References

Patrick H. O'Neil, Post-communism and the media in Eastern Europe, Routledge, 1997, ISBN 0-7146-4765-9, p. 109
(in French) Nicolas Pelissier, La Presse à Sensation en Roumanie: Miroir de la Décomposition Sociale ou Acteur de la Récomposition Économique? in Le nouveau paysage médiatique à l'Est, Volumes 32-33 of L'Autre Europe, L'AGE D'HOMME, 1996, ISBN 2-8251-0638-0, p. 163

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[neil-1] Patrick H. O'Neil, Post-communism and the media in Eastern Europe, Routledge, 1997, ISBN 0-7146-4765-9, p. 109

[2] (in French) Nicolas Pelissier, La Presse à Sensation en Roumanie: Miroir de la Décomposition Sociale ou Acteur de la Récomposition Économique? in Le nouveau paysage médiatique à l'Est, Volumes 32-33 of L'Autre Europe, L'AGE D'HOMME, 1996, ISBN 2-8251-0638-0, p. 163