Ziua was founded in 1994 by Sorin Roșca Stănescu [ro], eventually becoming foreign-owned.

It was the most conservative of the major Romanian dailies, often taking a Christian-nationalist point of view in its opinion pieces.

Moreover, Ziua's website featured one of the most complete free online newspaper archives in Romania, stretching back to January 1998.

These newspapers either survive as stand-alone spin-offs, with independent editorial supervision, or have been sold (and subsequently renamed).

The last edition of the newspaper was printed on 7 January 2010, the last front-page editorial quoting unsustainable mounting losses coupled with a general economic recession.