Mladá fronta Dnes (Young Front Today), also known as MF Dnes or simply Dnes (Today), is a daily newspaper based in the Czech Republic.[1] As of 2016, it is the second-largest Czech newspaper,[2] after the tabloid Blesk.

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Mladá fronta Dnes
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The front page of Mladá fronta Dnes on 16 May 2012
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBerliner
Owner(s)Mafra
EditorJaroslav Plesl
Founded1945; 79 years ago (1945)
Political alignment
LanguageCzech
HeadquartersPrague
Websitemfdnes.cz
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History and profile

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Headquarters of Mladá fronta Dnes and Lidové Noviny in Prague.

Mladá fronta Dnes is owned by Mafra a.s., a subsidiary of the Agrofert group, a company owned by the former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš. Mafra was previously the Czech subsidiary of the German group Rheinisch-Bergische Druckerei - und Verlagsgesellschaft GmbH,[3] the publisher of the Rheinische Post that bought it from French press group Socpresse in 1994.

The newspaper is published in Berliner format.[4] It consists of four sections, one of which contains regional content. Its orientation can be described as right-wing conservative.[1]

Circulation of Mladá fronta Dnes

  • 2001: 338,000 copies[4]
  • 2002: 312,000 copies (the second-best-selling newspaper in the country)[5]
  • 2003: 316,206 copies (the second-best-selling newspaper in the country)[6]
  • 2006: 300,000 copies (the second-best-selling newspaper in the country)[7]
  • 2008: 291,711 copies[8]
  • 2009: 256,118 copies[8]
  • 2010: 239,646 copies[8]
  • 2011: 222,377 copies[8]
  • 2013: The newspaper had the highest circulation in the country.[9]

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