Samtiden

Samtiden

Editor	Magne Lerø (2022-present)
Former editors	Former editors Jørgen Brunchorst and Gerhard Gran (1890-1891) Gerhard Gran (1892-1925) Jacob S. Worm-Müller (1925-1940, 1945-1963) A. H. Winsnes (1940-1942) John Sanness (1963-1969) Torkel Opsahl (1969–79) Helge Rønning, Mariken Vaa and others (1979-1988) Trond Berg Eriksen (1989–1993) Thomas Hylland Eriksen (1993–2001) Knut Olav Åmås 2001–2006) Cathrine Sandnes (2006-2014)
Categories	politics, literature
Frequency	4 per year
Publisher	Aschehoug (1900-2021) Medier og Ledelse (2022-)
Founded	1890;135 years ago (1890)
Country	Norway
Language	Norwegian
Website	www.samtiden.no
ISSN	0036-3928
OCLC	464037763

Samtiden is a Norwegian political and literary magazine.

History and profile

Samtiden was founded by Jørgen Brunchorst and Gerhard Gran in 1890. ^{[1] [2]} The magazine's first publisher was John Griegs forlag (Bergen), and from 1900 Aschehoug (Oslo), ^[3] until 2021, and from 2022 the magazine was published by the media company Medier og Ledelse  [ no ]. ^[1]

Gran was the magazine's editor from 1892 to 1925. As of 2002 Thomas Hylland Eriksen was the editor-in-chief of the magazine. ^[4] Cathrine Sandnes was editor-in-chief since 2006 to 2014. ^[1]

In 2021 the magazine was awarded the prize Årets tidsskrift  [ no ] (Magazine of the year) from the organization Norsk Tidsskriftforening  [ no ]. ^{[1] [5]}

Samtiden is a member of the Eurozine network. ^[6]

Editors

• 1892–1925: Gerhard Gran ^[1]
• 1925–1963: Jacob Worm-Müller (except 1940–1942)
• 1940–1942: Andreas Hofgaard Winsnes
• 1963–1969: John Sanness ^[1]
• 1969–1979: Torkel Opsahl ^[1]
• 1979–1988: Editorial committee (including Helge Rønning, Mariken Vaa  [ no ] and others)
• 1989–1993: Trond Berg Eriksen
• 1993–2001: Thomas Hylland Eriksen
• 2001–2006: Knut Olav Åmås
• 2006–2014: Cathrine Sandnes
• 2014–2016: Different editor for each issue:
  • 4/2014: Lena Lindgren
  • 1/2015: Espen Søbye
  • 2/2015: Simen Ekern
  • 3/2015: Hege Ulstein  [ no ]
  • 4/2015: Torgrim Eggen
  • 1/2016: Marta Breen
  • 2/2016: Christian Kjelstrup
  • 3–4/ 2016: Christine Amadou  [ no ]
• 2017–2022: Christian Kjelstrup ^[1]
• 2022– : Magne Lerø ^[1]

References

1. "Samtiden". Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
2. "Samtiden". Magazine List. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
3. Aarnes, Sigurd Aa (2001). "Gerhard Gran". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Vol. 3. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
4. Norway: Country Study Guide. Int'l Business Publications. 1 February 2002. p. 56. ISBN   978-0-7397-4398-0.
5. "Samtiden er kåret til Årets tidsskrift 2021". tidsskriftforeningen.no (in Norwegian). 19 December 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
6. "Members". Eurozine. Archived from the original on 20 November 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.

External links

• Official website