Bladet Tromsø
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid (Compact) |
| Owner(s) | Harstad Tidende |
| Editor | Jonny Hansen |
| Founded | 1898 |
| Political alignment | None |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Headquarters | Tromsø, Norway |
| Website | www.itromso.no |
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Bladet Tromsø is a daily (save for Sunday) newspaper published in Tromsø, Norway.
History and profile
Bladet Tromsø was first published on 24 January 1898 with Erling Gjemsø as the first editor-in-chief. He was followed by Erling Steinbø in the post.
The newspaper initially supported the Liberal Party. Following the party split in 1972, it aligned with the new Liberal People's Party for a short time before declaring its support of the Conservative Party.[1]
Bladet Tromsø was owned by the company which owns Verdens Gang from 1986 to 1992.[1] It is now published by Bladet Tromsø A/S, a subsidiary of Harstad Tidende, and is through this part of Polaris Media, which was earlier owned by the Schibsted Group.[2] The editor-in-chief is Jonny Hansen.
As of 2009, the paper had a circulation of 9,500 copies.[3]
The Lindberg case
Bladet Tromsø became internationally known in 1988 when they published an official report on seal hunting written by Odd F. Lindberg. The report received international attention and led to a discussion about the Norwegian seal hunt and freedom of speech. The newspaper was sued by the seal hunters and sentenced after two court rounds to pay compensation. In May 1999, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg reversed the ruling of the Norwegian court, marking a change in the standards of publication.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Tromsø – avis". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ↑ "Svensker inn i Polaris Media". Norwegian News Agency (in Norwegian). itromsø.no. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ↑ Eli Skogerbø; Marte Winsvold (2011). "Audiences on the move? Use and assessment of local print and online newspapers" (PDF). European Journal of Communication. 26 (3): 218. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ↑ Barbara Mensah (6 December 2012). European Human Rights Case Summaries. Routledge. p. 138. ISBN 978-1-135-33930-2. Retrieved 21 November 2014.