Nationen

Last updated

Nationen.svg

Nationen is a Norwegian daily newspaper with a particular focus on agriculture and rural districts. Its circulation in 2015 was 12,954, an increase of 281 copies from 2014.

Contents

History and profile

Nationen was founded in 1918. [1] The founding editor-in-chief was Thorvald Aadahl, and during his editorship the paper adopted a far-right political stance. [2] Hans Holten, its political editor from 1945 to 1963, brought the paper into a key role for the Centre Party. [1] The paper primarily targets farmers and the agrarian sector, with focus on district politics, farming, commentaries and features. It is based in Oslo with offices in Trondheim and Fagernes, and edited by Mads Yngve Storvik. The newspaper relies heavily on freelance journalists for regional coverage.

Traditionally Nationen was affiliated with the Centre Party. Its founding owner was the Farmers Association. [3] The newspaper is fully owned by Tun Media, which is controlled by the Norwegian Agrarian Association, TINE, Nortura, Landkreditt, and others. [1] [4] Tun Media works to promote the interests of Norwegian agriculture and rural districts. [4] The media group also owns other publications, such as Bondebladet . Nationen was against the EU membership of Norway. [5]

Nationen has had a tabloid format since 1986. An online version, nationen.no, was formally launched in 2001. [1]

The newspaper is dependent on economic support from the Norwegian Government. [6]

Circulation

Numbers from the Norwegian Media Businesses' Association, Mediebedriftenes Landsforening.

Nationen
Circulation 1980 - 2009

Related Research Articles

<i>Verdens Gang</i> Norwegian daily newspaper

Verdens Gang, generally known under the abbreviation VG, is a Norwegian tabloid newspaper. In 2016, circulation numbers stood at 93,883, declining from a peak circulation of 390,510 in 2002. Nevertheless, VG is the most-read online newspaper in Norway, with about 2 million daily readers.

<i>Aftenposten</i> Norwegian newspaper

Aftenposten is Norway's largest printed newspaper by circulation. It is based in Oslo. It sold 211,769 daily copies in 2015 and estimated 1.2 million readers. It converted from broadsheet to compact format in March 2005. Aftenposten's online edition is at Aftenposten.no. It is considered a newspaper of record for Norway.

<i>Dagbladet</i> Norwegian daily newspaper

Dagbladet is one of Norway's largest newspapers and is published in the tabloid format. It has 1,400,000 daily readers on mobile, web and paper. Traditionally Dagbladet it was considered the main liberal newspaper of Norway, with a generally liberal progressive editorial outlook, to some extent associated with the movement of cultural radicalism in Scandinavian history.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Centre Party (Norway)</span> Centrist and agrarian political party in Norway

The Centre Party, formerly the Farmer's Party, is an agrarian political party in Norway.

Klassekampen is a Norwegian daily newspaper in print and online. Its tagline is "The daily newspaper of the Left." The paper's net circulation is 33,265 (2022), and it has around 111,000 daily readers on paper. This makes it the third largest Norwegian print newspaper, based on readership. Chief editor from 2018 is Mari Skurdal.

Vårt Land is a daily newspaper published in Oslo. It has a nationwide target audience. Its average daily circulation in 2007 was 27,146, making it Norway's 23rd largest newspaper.

<i>Dagens Næringsliv</i> Leading Norwegian business newspaper

Dagens Næringsliv, commonly known as DN, is a Norwegian newspaper specializing in business news. As of 2015, it is the third-largest newspaper in Norway. Editor-in-chief is Janne Johannessen, who was appointed in December 2021, as the first female in this position.

Dag og Tid is a national weekly newspaper in Norway that uses the Nynorsk standard of the Norwegian language.

Tun Media is a Norwegian media group that publishes the daily newspaper Nationen, the weekly newspaper Bondebladet and the magazines Traktor and Norsk Landbruk.

Finansavisen is a Norwegian business newspaper published by Hegnar Media in Oslo, Norway.

Mass media in Norway outlines the current state of the press, television, radio, film and cinema, and social media in Norway.

The Norwegian Farmers and Smallholders Union is an interest organization for farmers in Norway.

Jan Egeberg Mellbye was a Norwegian farmer and politician for the Centre Party.

Trygve Dehli Laurantzon was a Norwegian agronomist and newspaper editor.

Asmund Enger was a Norwegian forester, agrarian leader, and sports shooter.

Nils Kristian Nilsen Mjaavatn was a Norwegian farmer, teacher and politician for the Agrarian Party.

Bondebladet is a weekly newspaper published in Oslo, Norway. The paper has been in circulation since 1974.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Helje Solberg</span> Norwegian journalist

Helje Solberg is a Norwegian journalist. She was awarded the SKUP Award for investigative journalism in 1995.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Royal Norwegian Society for Development</span> Norwegian development organization

The Royal Norwegian Society for Development is a general development organization established in 1809 that works to promote viable communities through various forms of business development. The society operates projects in Norway, the Balkans, Latin America, and southern and eastern Africa. The organization, which is ethically based and independent, offers membership to individuals, businesses, and other organizations.

Albert Balchen was a Norwegian barrister, economist, editor and politician for the Agrarian Party.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Overrein, Per; Hetland, Tom (9 November 2023), "Nationen – avis", Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian), retrieved 27 January 2024
  2. Peter Davies; Derek Lynch, eds. (2002). The Routledge Companion to Fascism and the Far Right . London; New York: Routledge. p.  195. ISBN   978-0-203-99472-6.
  3. Oddvar Hoidal (2013). Trotsky in Norway: Exile, 1935–1937. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University. p. 343. ISBN   9781501758065.
  4. 1 2 "Tun Media AS - Oslo - Roller og kunngjøringer". Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  5. Sigurd Allern (2002). "Journalistic and Commercial News Values. News Organizations as Patrons of an Institution and Market Actors". Nordicom Review. 2 (2). Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  6. Pressestøtte: Dagen og Medier24 får størst økning. Klassekampen får fremdeles mest.

Official website OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg