Glåmdalen (newspaper)

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Glåmdalen
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatTabloid (1997–present)
Owner(s)Amedia
EditorRolf Nordberg
Founded1926
Political alignmentLabour
Non-partisan
HeadquartersKongsvinger, Norway
Circulation16,523 (2013)
OCLC number1640798
Websitewww.glomdalen.no

Glåmdalen is a local newspaper published in Kongsvinger, Norway. It is named after the district Glåmdalen, and covers southern Hedmark with offices in Solør, Skarnes and Nes, Akershus.

History and profile[]

The newspaper was established in 1926 as Kongsvinger Arbeiderblad, and had a connection to the Norwegian Labour Party.[1] It changed its name in 1943, and later became non-partisan. Glåmdalen changed to tabloid format in 1997, and launched its Internet site in 2000.[2]

Glåmdalen is published by the company Glåmdalen AS, which is owned 100% by Amedia.[3] In 2011, the paper won the World Young Reader Prize of WAN/IFRA in the Public Service category.[3][4]

Glåmdalen had a circulation of 18,531 in 2010.[4] The 2013 circulation of the paper was 16,523 copies.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Henrik G. Bastiansen (2014). "Rethinking Mass Communications in Norway" (PDF). Nordicom Review. 35: 51.
  2. ^ "Glåmdalen". Aschehoug og Gyldendals Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.[permanent dead link] Retrieved 31 October 2008.
  3. ^ a b "How we won the top WAN-IFRA Young Reader Prize, and what we really won". Sandkassa. 28 September 2014. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  4. ^ a b "The 2011 World Young Reader Prizes: About the winners". WAN IFRA. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Circulation of Norwegian newspapers. 2013". Media Norway. Retrieved 26 December 2014.

External links[]

Further reading[]

  • Egil Sørli (1976). Fra småbyavis til distrikts-organ. Glåmdalen 1926-76. Kongsvinger: Glåmdalen.
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