Głos (Czech Republic)


Głos is the main and largest Polish newspaper in the Czech Republic. It represents the Polish minority in the Czech Republic, especially the Zaolzie region.

History and profile

The first release of the Głos Ludu appeared on 9 June 1945, in Frysztat. It firstly appeared weekly, then two times a week, from April 1946 three times a week. The circulation in the 1960s was 12,000. The editorial staff moved from Frysztat to Czeski Cieszyn and later to Ostrava, and since 2003, has been housed in Czeski Cieszyn again. For 45 years, it was published by the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, and since 1991 by the Congress of Poles. Since 2011 it is a member of the European Association of Daily Newspapers in Minority and Regional Languages.
Głos Ludu appeared on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays until 2018.
Since 2018, the newspaper has been renamed to Głos and transformed to full-color format. It now appears on Tuesdays and Fridays with a circulation of 5,000. Published by the Congress of Poles, it is financially supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic. The current editor-in-chief is Tomasz Wolff.

Editors-in-chief