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Draugas 
Draugas building in Chicago, IllinoisType Daily newspaper Format Tabloid Publisher Lithuanian Catholic Press Society Editor Dalia Cidzikaitė Founded 1909 Headquarters 4545 W. 63rd Street
Chicago, IL 60629
United StatesOfficial website draugas.org Draugas (English: Friend) is the only Lithuanian daily newspaper published abroad. It is read not only in the United States, but in Canada, South America, Australia, and Europe as well.
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History
Draugas is the oldest continuously published Lithuanian language newspaper anywhere in the world.
Founded as a weekly Roman Catholic paper, Draugas published its first edition on July 25, 1909, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. On March 31, 1916, it was relocated to Chicago, Illinois, and since then has been published daily, except Mondays and Sundays.
During the Soviet occupation of Lithuania, the newspaper served as a voice of the Lithuanian independent media.
Currently, Draugas is published by the Lithuanian Catholic Press Society in Chicago, Illinois. It contains twelve pages of political, religious, scientific, economic, sports, public interest articles, announcements, and paid advertising. The Saturday issue is twenty-four pages, including a weekly supplement Kultūra meaning Culture and subtitled Menas Literatūra Mokslas meaning Art Literature Science.
Some Lithuanian books are also available from the Draugas publisher. [1]
Draugas celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2009.
Staff
Such prominent Lithuanian émigré writers and public figures as Aloyzas Baronas, Kazys Bradūnas, Česlovas Grincevičius, Bronius Kviklys, Rev. Vaclovas Bagdanavičius, Aušrelė Liulevičienė, Kazys Pakštas, Rev. Juozas Prunskis, Leonardas Simutis, Stasys Džiugas, and Nijolė Jankutė-Užubalienė, worked on the editorial staff during the Soviet occupation.
The current editor of the newspaper is Dalia Cidzikaitė. Other current writers include Renata Šerelytė, Edvardas Šulaitis, Bronius Nainys, Paul Triukas, and Leonas Čerškus.
References
External links
- (Lithuanian) Draugas Homepage
Categories:- Lithuanian-language newspapers published in the United States
- Newspapers published in Chicago, Illinois
- Newspapers published in Pennsylvania
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