Identity

H Δημοκρατική της Ρόδου He was born in September 1982, printed in linen, at a time when every letter on the page was put into place with effort, metal and ink.

Behind this birth stood his vision. Vasilis D. Athanasiou, Doctor of Economics, Political and Social Sciences.

From the very first day, he laid the foundations of a newspaper independent, unfettered and loyal to a single gentleman. her reader. It wasn't just a paper, it was a promise. The promise that Rhodes would have her own voice, free and true.

In February 1995, the newspaper embraced the new technology. She left behind the weight of metal and moved on to the modern era, following evolution without ever losing her character. They changed the tools, the methods, the speeds. But her soul remained unchanged.

Its facilities and equipment remain the property of the publisher, and this is not a detail. It is the very guarantee of its independence. A newspaper that stands on its own feet, with no account owed to anyone but the truth.

Since 2010, the baton has been Damianos V. Athanasiou, as publisher, owner and director. Graduate of the University of South Bank (B.Sc. Media and Society) and Middlesex University (B.A. Writing & Publishing Studies with Information Technology), brings with it the knowledge of contemporary journalism and the digital world. But it continues, with consistency and a sense of responsibility, the exact same line that the founder drew. Update valid, objective and responsible on local, national and international issues.

Her journalism Democratic It's on the sidewalk, not on social media. Her reporters don't expect the news to reach a screen. They go where things happen, to the source of events. In the courtrooms and in the offices of the authorities. In the neighborhoods, in the ports, in the villages. In police and judicial reporting, in social problems that pressure families, in the everyday life of ordinary citizens who often find no other place to be heard. That's where the heart of her work beats.

Research that takes time, perseverance and courage. Reportage that doesn't settle for the surface, but digs until it gets to the point. Because updating is not the reproduction of press releases, it is the search for the truth, even when it is difficult, even when it annoys. This is the bet that the newspaper has kept alive for decades.

With special pages dedicated daily to tourism and economic development, the Democratic It is not limited to keeping up-to-date records. It actively monitors, analyzes and supports the course of Rhodes and the entire Dodecanese. The place and the newspaper grow together, tied to the same fate.

It is published daily, except Monday, in small format, in color and lives digitally in the dimokratiki.gr. Whether on the paper that the reader holds in the morning with his coffee, or on the screen that accompanies him wherever he is, the newspaper is always there, faithful to its appointment.

In more than four decades of uninterrupted presence, the Δημοκρατική της Ρόδου changed technologies, passed generations, adapted to the times. But one remained the same, unchanged over time. It remains what it has been since its first day: The trusted companion of its readers.

Since 1982, the newspaper of Rhodes.