Sme is the largest liberal daily newspaper in Slovakia. During the Robert Fico era (2012-2018) it was seen as the mouthpiece of the opposition. In 2014, after its German co-owner Rheinische Post sold its stake to the Slovakian investment group Penta which had been implicated in a large corruption scandal, its senior editors and half of the editing staff left the paper. These journalists are now publishing the independent newspaper Dennik N, which was launched on 1 January 2015.
| Political orientation | Liberal |
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| Circulation | 35,100 (2017) |
| Frequency of publication | Monday to Saturday |
| Visits | 1.000.000 - 5.000.000 |
| Online payment model | Content partially fee-based |
| Location | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Publisher | Petit Press a.s. |
| Area of distribution | Nationwide |
| Established | 1993 |
| Address | Lazaretská 12, 811 08 Bratislava |
| Phone | 00421 2 592 33 111 |
| redakcia@sme.sk | |
| @denniksme |