Dølen (The Dalesman) is a local Norwegian newspaper published in Vinstra in Innlandet county.[1] It is not affiliated with any political party. The newspaper covers events in the central Gudbrand Valley in the municipalities of Ringebu, Sør-Fron, and Nord-Fron.[1][2] The editorship is based in Vinstra, and the newspaper contains material in both Bokmål and Nynorsk. The newspaper was first published on July 31, 1997, and it is issued once a week, on Tuesdays.[2]
The motto of the newspaper is "For døl og dal" (For dalesman and valley). The paper is a member of the National Association of Local Newspapers and Norwegian Media Businesses' Association, and it had a circulation of 3,839 as of December 31, 2014.[1]
The editor of the newspaper is Bjørn Kjellsson Sletten.[1][2] Sletten will be replaced by a successor in September 2017.[3]
Circulation edit
According to the Norwegian Audit Bureau of Circulations and National Association of Local Newspapers, Dølen has had the following annual circulation:
- 2004: 3,501
- 2005: 3,561
- 2006: 3,943
- 2007: 4,242
- 2008: 4,325
- 2009: 4,239
- 2010: 4,292
- 2011: 4,190
- 2012: 4,056
- 2013: 3,973
- 2014: 3,839
- 2015: 3,851
- 2016: 3,732[4]