Östra Småland

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Östra Småland
TypeLocal newspaper
FormatTabloid format
Owner(s)Swedish Social Democratic Party
PublisherÖstra Småland AB
Founded1928
Political alignmentSocial democracy
LanguageSwedish
Ceased publication2019
HeadquartersKalmar
CountrySweden
ISSN1104-0416
OCLC number185290443

Östra Småland, also known as Östran, was a local newspaper based in Kalmar, Sweden. The paper was in circulation between 1928 and 2019.

History and profile[]

Östra Småland was started in 1928.[1][2] The paper was owned by the Swedish Social Democratic Party.[3] It was published by Östra Småland AB, a subsidiary of Gota Media AB.[4][5] The paper had a social democratic political stance.[6] It was published in tabloid format.[7]

In the second half of the 1950s Östra Småland enjoyed higher levels of circulation.[1] In December 2019 the paper ceased publication due to low profitability.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Jonas Ohlsson (2012). The Practice of Newspaper Ownership (PDF) (PhD thesis). University of Gothenburg.
  2. ^ Karl Erik Gustafsson; Per Rydén (2010). A History of the Press in Sweden (PDF). Gothenburg: Nordicom. ISBN 978-91-86523-08-4.
  3. ^ Patrick Jansson (September 2013). "Switching Costs in the Swedish Morning Newspaper Market". Lund University. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  4. ^ Mart Ots (2011). "Competition and collaboration between Swedish newspapers – an overview and case study of a restructuring market" (PDF). Jönköping University. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Company Overview of Östra Småland AB". Bloomberg. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  6. ^ Anna-Sara Lind; Mia Lövheim; Ulf Zackariasson (1 March 2016). Reconsidering Religion, Law, and Democracy: New challenges for Society and Research. Nordic Academic Press. p. 242. ISBN 978-91-88168-23-8.
  7. ^ "Newspapers Next Generation" (PDF). Boström Design and Development. 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  8. ^ Lovisa Åkesson (25 November 2019). "Tidningarna Östra Småland och Nyheterna läggs". Kvallsposten (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2021.
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