Barometern Explained

Format:Tabloid
Owners:Gota Media
Language:Swedish
Headquarters:Kalmar
Publishing Country:Sweden
Website:Barometern OT

Barometern OT is a local newspaper published in Kalmar, Sweden. It is the leading paper in its circulation area.[1]

History and profile

Barometern was established in 1841.[2] The paper was published by the Tidningen Barometerns AB from 1903 to 1989. Then it was published by a stock corporation, Barometern-OT AB, between 1990 and 2002.[3] In 2003 the paper merged with three newspapers, namely Blekinge Läns Tidning, Borås Tidning and Smålandsposten, to create the joint holding company Gota Media.[3] [4] The company is the owner of Barometern OT[5] which is based in Kalmar.[6] Since 1963 another local paper, Oskarshamns-Tidningen, has been published as an edition of the paper.[3]

Barometern OT has been published in tabloid format since 24 April 2001.[7] Toge Forsberg served as the editor-in-chief of the paper[6] which is published six times per week.[1]

Circulation

In 2010 Barometern OT sold 42,300 copies.[4] The circulation of the paper was 41,000 copies in 2012 and 40,300 copies in 2013.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Anna Timchenko. The Image of Ethnic Conationals abroad. University of Tampere. November 2011. MA. 10024/83044.
  2. Eric C. Bellquist. Emergency Regulations and the Press in Sweden. Journalism Quarterly. 1941. 18. 4. 356. 10.1177/107769904101800402. 151984104 .
  3. Book: Jonas Ohlsson. The Practice of Newspaper Ownership. 2012. University of Gothenburg. Bohus. 978-91-88212-98-6. 11 February 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150211194607/http://www.som.gu.se/digitalAssets/1503/1503041_the-practice-of-newspaper-ownership---jonas-ohlsson.pdf.
  4. Mart Ots. Competition, Collaboration and Cooperation: Swedish Provincial Newspaper Markets In Transition. Journal of Media Business Studies. 9. 2. 2012. 10.1080/16522354.2012.11073543. 48.
  5. Web site: Gota Media AB. G2Mi. 11 February 2015. 11 February 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150211214618/http://www.g2mi.com/company_description.php?id=2350&name=Gota-Media-AB.
  6. Book: The Rotarian. July 1971. Rotary International. 23. 0035-838X.
  7. Ole Munk. Redefining the whole process. Design Journal. Spring 2002. 82.
  8. Web site: Frank Eriksson Barman. In search of a profitability framework for the local daily newspaper industry. A case study at Göteborgs-Posten. Chalmers University of Technology. 7 March 2015. Gothenburg. Report. 2014.

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