PP Ziarul de Gardă LLC
The LLC "Ziarul de Gardă" was founded in 2004 by Alina Mazureac (Radu) and Aneta Grosu. It is known for publishing the most influential investigative weekly newspaper in the Republic of Moldova, also called Ziarul de Gardă. Additionally, the company manages the website www.zdg.md, one of the most popular media sites in the country.
Every Saturday morning, Ziarul de Gardă broadcasts a summary of the week’s most important news in the show "Săptămâna de Gardă," and on Sundays, it publishes the "ZdCe" podcast in video format. The editorial team also produces important investigations and reports in video format.
Moreover, the newsroom manages a Russian-language website (www.zdg.md/ru) that features key articles from the Romanian version. As of August 2024, the newsroom has accounts on most social media platforms, including a Telegram channel with over 14,000 subscribers.
Key Facts
| Business Form | Commercial / For-profit |
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| Legal Form | Limited Liability Company (LLC) |
| Business Sectors | Media |
Ownership
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Other Media Outlets
| Other Online Outlets | www.zdg.md/ru www.abonare.md www.zdg.one |
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| Founding Year | 2004 |
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| Founder | Alina Mazureac Aneta Grosu |
| Employees | 25 |
| Contact | 2 Niţă Florica street office 33 Chişinău Moldova, Republic of zdg.redactia@gmail.com 079020007 www.zdg.md |
| Tax / ID Number | 1004600020186 |
| Revenue | MDL 9,96 milioane / USD 548,460 (2023) |
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| Operating Profit | MDL 222,4 mii / USD 12,250 (2023) |
| Advertising (in % of total funding) | MDL 1,85 milioane / USD 101,870 (2023) |
| Executive Board | Alina Mazureac Executive Director of "Ziarul de Gardă" LLC (also known as Alina Radu) is a Moldovan journalist with over 30 years of experience in the press. She has previously worked at the National Television, Catalan TV, the "Flux" press group, and the IDIS "Viitorul" organization. She is a co-founder of "Ziarul de Gardă" LLC and serves as the director of the "Media-Guard" Association. Aneta Grosu Journalist and co-founder of "Ziarul de Gardă," Aneta was the editor-in-chief from 2004 to 2021. Before that, she worked at National Television and at the newspapers "Flux" and "Accente," where she also served as editor-in-chief. Since 2021, she has been the reader ombudswoman for Ziarul de Gardă and a member of the Media-Guard Association. Victor Moșneag Investigative journalist with over 15 years of experience in the press. He briefly worked in the sports department of Publika TV, a former Moldovan news station. He has been the editor-in-chief of Ziarul de Gardă since November 2021, having served as deputy editor-in-chief from 2012 to 2021. Anatolie Eșanu Investigative journalist with over 10 years of experience. He previously spent four years in the broadcasting directorate of Jurnal TV, one of Moldova's leading TV stations. Since February 2021, he has managed the video department of Ziarul de Gardă and holds numerous national awards in investigative journalism. Olga Bulat Social journalist and explainer with over 13 years of experience, Olga holds a master's degree in philology. She worked for several years as an academic assistant at "Alecu Russo" State University in Bălți. Since 2015, she has been the editor of the Russian version of Ziarul de Gardă, and since 2021, she has served as deputy editor-in-chief. Aliona Cenușă Financial manager and accountant with over 18 years of experience. She previously served as Deputy Head of the Economic-Financial and Planning Department at the National Center for Personal Data Protection for eight years, and as Head of the Economy and Investment Attraction Section at the Fălești District Council for four years. She specializes in monitoring, financial management, organizational development, and the creation of organizational documents and policies. She has been the financial manager at Ziarul de Gardă since December 2017. |
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| Meta Data | The financial data for the year 2023 and the data on the number of employees were provided by the administration of the publication "Ziarul de Gardă" through a written answer. | |
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