Mero Baze
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Mero Baze | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Education | University of Tirana |
| Occupations | Journalist, columnist |
| Known for | Founder and editor of Tema newspaper |
Mero Baze is an Albanian journalist and columnist. He is the founder and editor of the daily newspaper Tema and has been an active figure in Albanian media since the early 1990s. Baze is known for his political commentary and investigative reporting.
Baze studied engineering at the University of Tirana in the early 1990s. During his time as a student, he contributed to the newspaper Studenti and participated in the early stages of Albania's post-communist press.[1]
Career
In 1992, Baze was appointed Director of News at the Albanian Telegraphic Agency (ATSH), a role he held until late 1993.[2] He later served as Chair of the Albanian Journalists' Association.[3]
From 1993 to 1995, Baze worked as a political commentator for the Kosovo-based newspaper Rilindja and as a correspondent for Voice of America. His reporting included coverage of the 1997 unrest in Albania and an interview with imprisoned Socialist Party leader Fatos Nano.[4]
In 1997, Baze founded a private news agency, Enter, which operated during the period of political crisis. That same year, he published Realitete shqiptaro-amerikane, a book focused on Albanian-American relations.
He became a correspondent for Radio Free Europe in 1999, covering the conflict in Kosovo and the Rambouillet Conference. His publications from that period include Shqipëria dhe lufta në Kosovë and Rambuje, Mosmarrëveshjet për paqe.[5]
Tema newspaper
In July 1999, Baze founded the newspaper Tema, which became a daily in September 2000. Initially critical of the Socialist Party, the newspaper later adopted a more oppositional stance toward the Democratic Party, particularly during the administration of Sali Berisha.[6]
Baze's editorial work, including the satirical column "Antena", has received both support and criticism. In 2008, he published Përballja me antiopozitarizmin, a collection of political essays.[7]
In the same year, he began hosting the talk show Faktor Plus on Vizion Plus.[8]
Publications
- Kthim grek (1995) – Essays
- Realitete shqiptaro-amerikane (1997) – Essays
- Shqipëria dhe lufta në Kosovë (1998)
- Përballja me antiopozitarizmin (2008)
- Viti '97: Prapaskenat e krizës që rrënuan shtetin (2010)
- Rambuje mosmarrëveshja për paqe (2000)
- Jug (2014) – Poetry
- Kryeministri i padukshëm (2016) – Political essays
- Rrëfimi i një anti-Berishisti (2018) – Memoir and commentary
- Njeriu që vuri dinamitin (2020) – Investigative narrative
- A ka zgjidhje? (2011)
- Të gjithë na qeshin (2013)
- Parandjenja e vdekjes (2015)
- Kriza e Republikës (2017)
