Midtjyllands Avis

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Midtjyllands Avis
TypeLocal newspaper
Format Tabloid
Owner(s)Silkeborg Avis Holding
Founder(s)Mediehuset Herning Folkeblad
PublisherMidtjyllands Avis A/S
Founded6 May 1857;166 years ago (1857-05-06)
Political alignment Right-wing
LanguageDanish
Headquarters Silkeborg
CountryDenmark
Sister newspapers Herning Folkeblad
Website Midtjyllands Avis

Midtjyllands Avis (also known as MJA) is a local newspaper based in Silkeborg, Denmark. It is one of the oldest newspapers in the country, being established in 1857.

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History and profile

MJA was first published in 1857, and its first issue appeared on 6 May that year. [1] [2] [3] The owner of the paper was a family company until 1998. [1] MJA is owned by Silkeborg Avis Holding, part of JP/Politikens Hus [1] and has its headquarters in Silkeborg. [4] [5]

MJA is published daily except Sundays [2] by Midtjyllands Avis A/S, a subsidiary of Mediehuset Herning Folkeblad A/S. [6] [7] Mediehuset Herning Folkeblad also publishes Herning Folkeblad and Ikast Avis . [6] [8] MJA was published in broadsheet format until 14 April 2011 when it switched to tabloid format. [5] The paper has a right-wing stance. [9]

The circulation of MJA was 18,000 copies in the first half of 2000, making it one of the twenty best selling newspapers in Denmark. [10]

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  2. 1 2 The Europa World Year Book 2003. Vol. 1 (44th ed.). London; New York: Europa Publications. 2003. p. 1403. ISBN   978-1-85743-227-5.
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  4. ↑ "The Old Paper Mill". PBase. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Midtjyllands Avis becomes a tabloid". WAN IFRA. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Mediehuset Herning Folkeblad manages multimedia content delivery with Newscycle Solutions". WAN IFRA. Bloomington. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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  8. ↑ "Danish publisher creates engaging audience experience with Newscycle's digital system". Southern Newspaper Publishers Association. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  9. ↑ Peter B. Mortensen; Søren Serritzlew (September 2006). "Newspapers and budgeting: the effects of media coverage on local expenditure decisions". Scandinavian Political Studies. 29 (3): 236–260. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9477.2006.00151.x.
  10. ↑ "The 20 largest daily newspapers 2000" (PDF). Danmarks Statistik. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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