Reports on Yugoslavia in the press of Thessaloniki, 1924-1929

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Aggeliki Mouzakiti

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The present analysis is based upon two newspapers, the Makedonika Nea
and Efimeris ton Valkanion for a number of reasons, such as their great
circulation, their dominant role in both expressing and influencing the public
opinion and their systematic dealing with balkan affairs in the decades that
followed the First World War. The newspaper Makedonika Nea was in circulation during the period 1924-1934, while the newspaper Efimeris ton Valkanion was in circulation during the whole inter-war period. In the years between 1924-1929 there are in both newspapers extensive reports and articles on Yugoslavia covering three major interrelated issues: Firstly, the domestic policy which the newly-established multinational state followed and the various problems which came up in building and consolidating a viable political system. Secondly, Yugoslavia’s foreign policy towards its neigh­bouring states and the european powers with vital economic and geopolitical interests in the Balkan area. Thirdly, the specific matters which influenced the course of greek-yugoslav relations.

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