Birkenesavisa Explained

Birkenesavisa (The Birkenes Gazette) is a local Norwegian newspaper in the municipality of Birkenes in Agder county.^[1] The newspaper was established in 2002 and it is issued 48 times a year. It is published in Birkeland, the administrative center of the municipality. The newspaper appears on Wednesdays and covers Birkeland, Herefoss, and Vegusdal.^[2] The chief editor is Geir Willy Haugen.^{[2] [3]}

Editors

• Torbjørn Bjorvatn (2002–2003)
• Bjørn Vidar Lie (2003–2015)^[3]
• Geir Willy Haugen (2015–)

Circulation

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

• 2006: 1,416
• 2007: 1,432
• 2008: 1,637
• 2009: 1,495
• 2010: 1,445
• 2011: 1,379
• 2012: 1,344
• 2013: 1,357
• 2014: 1,335
• 2015: 1,259
• 2016: 1,278^[4]

External links

• Birkenesavisa home page

Notes and References

1. http://journalisten.no/2015/09/gode-tider-en-av-landets-minste-aviser Mossin, Bjørn Åge. 2015. Gode tider for en av landets minste aviser. Journalisten (September 15).
2. http://bavisa.no/ Birkenesavisa: Om Birkenesavisa.
3. http://journalisten.no/mediefolk/geir-willy-haugen-31 Geir Willy Haugen. 2015. Journalisten (October 28).
4. http://medienorge.uib.no/?cat=statistikk&page=avis&queryID=190 Medienorge: Opplagstall norske aviser.