Avisa Nordland Explained

Type:Daily newspaper
Format:Tabloid
Foundation:February 2002
Owners:Amedia (62.0%) and Harstad Tidende Gruppen AS (38.0%)
Editor:Jan-Eirik Hanssen
Political:Neutral
Headquarters:Bodø, Norway
Language:Norwegian
Circulation:19,894 (2013)
Website:www.an.no

is a local newspaper published in Bodø, Norway.

History and profile

was established in February 2002 through a controversial merger of the two competing newspapers Nordlandsposten and Nordlands Framtid.[1] has its headquarters in central Bodø, and until 2013 occupied most of the bank Nordlandsbankens former premises. In addition it has offices in Nordland small towns Fauske, Oppeid and Ørnes. In 2013, the newspaper moved its headquarters to a new office building in Bodø called Central Atrium.[2]

is part of Amedia.[3] In 2011, the paper won the World Young Reader Prize of WAN/IFRA in the editorial category for political papers.[3]

In 2006 had a circulation of about 24,700 copies.[4] It was 19,894 copies in 2013.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Sigurd Allern. Journalistic and Commercial News Values. News Organizations as Patrons of an Institution and Market Actors. Nordicom Review. 2002. 2. 2. 30 December 2014.
  2. News: Per Torbjørn Jystad. 14 October 2011. Atrium skal huse avis og Itet. Avisa Nordland. 1 March 2014 . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: How we won the top WAN-IFRA Young Reader Prize, and what we really won . Sandkassa . 26 December 2014 . 28 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141228191414/http://sandkasse.amedia.no/index.php/2014/09/how-we-won-the-top-wan-ifra-young-reader-prize-and-what-we-really-won/ . 28 December 2014 .
  4. http://www.medieregisteret.no/database/dbprogs/?1=1&fid=20326 Norwegian Media Registry
  5. Web site: Newspaper circulation 2013. Media Norway. 19 December 2014.