Glåmdalen is a local newspaper published in Kongsvinger, Norway. It is named after the district Glåmdalen, and covers southern Hedmark with offices in Solør, Skarnes and Nes, Akershus.
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid (1997–present) |
| Owner(s) | Amedia |
| Editor | Rolf Nordberg |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Political alignment | Labour Non-partisan |
| Headquarters | Kongsvinger, Norway |
| Circulation | 16,523 (2013) |
| OCLC number | 1640798 |
| Website | www |
History and profile edit
The newspaper was established in 1926 as Kongsvinger Arbeiderblad, and had a connection to the Norwegian Labour Party.[1] It changed its name in 1943, and later became non-partisan. Glåmdalen changed to tabloid format in 1997 and launched its Internet site in 2000.[2]
Glåmdalen is published by the company Glåmdalen AS, which is owned 100% by Amedia.[3] In 2011, the paper won the World Young Reader Prize of WAN/IFRA in the Public Service category.[3][4]
In a study dated 2016 Glåmdalen was found to contain the epithet Negro (Norwegian: neger) at the lowest frequency in the period between 1970 and 2014 with 14 references.[5]
Glåmdalen had a circulation of 18,531 in 2010.[4] The 2013 circulation of the paper was 16,523 copies.[6] Next year it sold 15,4244 copies.[5]
References edit
- ^ Henrik G. Bastiansen (2014). "Rethinking Mass Communications in Norway" (PDF). Nordicom Review. 35: 51.
- ^ "Glåmdalen". Aschehoug og Gyldendals Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.[permanent dead link] Retrieved 31 October 2008.
- ^ a b "How we won the top WAN-IFRA Young Reader Prize, and what we really won". Sandkassa. 28 September 2014. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ a b "The 2011 World Young Reader Prizes: About the winners". WAN IFRA. 17 August 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ a b Paul Thomas (2016). "Papa, Am I a Negro? The Vexed History of the Racial Epithet in Norwegian Print Media (1970–2014)". Race and Social Problems. 8 (3): 233. doi:10.1007/s12552-016-9179-4. hdl:10642/4424. S2CID 255605174.
- ^ "Circulation of Norwegian newspapers. 2013". Media Norway. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
External links edit
Further reading edit
- Egil Sørli (1976). Fra småbyavis til distrikts-organ. Glåmdalen 1926-76. Kongsvinger: Glåmdalen.
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