Kauno diena

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type = Daily newspaper
format = compact
foundation = 1945
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owners = Hermis Capital
publisher = Diena Media News
editor =
chiefeditor = Žilvinė Petrauskaitė-Taranda
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language = Lithuanian
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circulation = 38 000 (2005)
headquarters =
sister newspapers = Vilniaus diena
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ISSN = 1392-7639
website = http://www.kaunodiena.lt

Kauno diena ( _en. Kaunas Daily) is a Lithuanian daily newspaper, printed in Kaunas. In 1998, it was bought by Norwegian media giant Orkla Media subsidiary Orkla Press, and in December 2006 by investment company Hermis Capital. It's daily circulation in 2005 was circa 38.000 copies.

It was formerly known as "Tarybų Lietuva" ("Soviet Lithuania", 1945-1950) and "Kauno Tiesa" ("Kaunas Truth", 1950-1992).

Present Editor in chief of Kauno Diena is Žilvinė Petrauskaitė-Taranda.

Previous editors

* 1945 – Jonas Šimkus
* 1945–1950 – Donatas Roda
* 1950 – Juozas Chlivickas
* 1951–1953 – Povilas Putrimas
* 1954–1956 – Julius Čygas
* 1956–1958 – V.Norvaiša
* 1958–1960 – Juozas Leonavičius
* 1960–1987 – Zenonas Baltušnikas
* 1987–1998 – Teklė Mačiulienė
* 1999–2007 – Aušra Lėka
* 2007 – Kęstutis Jauniškis

External links

* [http://www.kaunodiena.lt/ Kauno diena online]