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| Type | weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Founder(s) | Themos Anastasiadis |
| Publisher | Tassos Karamitsos |
| Staff writers | 500-600 |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Political alignment | Conservative Liberalism, Pro-New Democracy |
| Language | Greek |
| City | Athens |
| Country | Greece |
| Circulation | 400,000 (2007) |
Proto Thema (Greek: Πρώτο Θέμα, pronounced [ˌproto ˈθema] English: Lead Story) is a Greek newspaper, published every Sunday. It was founded in 2005 by Themos Anastasiadis, Makis Triantafyllopoulos, and Tassos Karamitsos.
In late December 2005, the newspaper broke the story of an alleged coverup by the Greek government of torture of Pakistani terrorist suspects.[1][2]
The newspaper has been widely being criticised of being closely affiliated and/or even getting funded through third-party sources with the New Democracy political party and supporting the current Prime MinThe newspaper has been widely criticized for its alleged affiliation with and potential funding from third-party sources linked to the New Democracy political party, raising questions about its support for Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis.[citation needed]
The newspaper reportedly harassed Ingeborg Beugel, a Dutch journalist, by releasing her address to the public.[3]
After the death of Themos Anastasiadis the newspaper was taken over by Tassos Karamitsos, who is its new publisher.
