Østhavet Explained

Østhavet is a local Norwegian newspaper published in Vardø Municipality in Finnmark county.^[1] ^[2] The newspaper was established in 1997 and it serves the settlements of Vardø and Kiberg. The newspaper is published every Thursday and usually has 20 pages. The chief editor is Dan Tore Jørgensen. The newspaper was named Norway's Local Newspaper of the Year (Årets lokalavis) in 1997.^[3] ^[4]

Circulation

According to the Norwegian Audit Bureau of Circulations and National Association of Local Newspapers, Østhavet has had the following annual circulation:

1996: 1,265
1997: 1,612
1998: 1,496
1999: 1,291
2000: 1,572
2001: 1,381
2002: 1,454
2003: 1,653
2004: 1,731
2005: 1,730
2006: 1,753

2007: 1,776
2008: 1,513
2009: 1,567
2010: 1,664
2011: 1,666
2012: 1,707
2013: 1,664
2014: 1,608
2015: 1,447
2016: 1,401^[5]

External links

Østhavet homepage

Notes and References

https://snl.no/%C3%98sthavet Store norske leksikon: Østhavet.
http://www.osthavet.as Østhavet homepage.
http://journalisten.no/story/1931 Østhavet ble årets lokalavis. 1998. Journalisten (April 3).
https://snl.no/%C3%85rets_lokalavis Store norske leksikon: Årets lokalavis.
http://medienorge.uib.no/?cat=statistikk&page=avis&queryID=190 Medienorge: Opplagstall norske aviser.