Halden Arbeiderblad Explained

Halden Arbeiderblad
Foundation:1929
Owners:Amedia (100%)[1]
Political:Labour Party
Non-partisan
Editor:Frode Rekve
Website:https://ha-halden.no

Halden Arbeiderblad is a Norwegian language local newspaper published in Halden, Norway.

History and profile

Halden Arbeiderblad was established in 1929 as a Labour Party newspaper,[2] but later became non-partisan.[3] It was stopped between October 1940 and June 1945 due to the German occupation of Norway,[2] and the editor-in-chief Johannes Stubberud was sent to a concentration camp.[4]

In addition to Halden, the newspaper covers the municipality of Aremark.[2] In 2008 it had a circulation of 8,533 copies of which 8,267 were through subscription. It is published by Halden Arbeiderblad AS, which is owned 41.5% by A-pressen, 14.7% by the Labour Party, 19.9% by local trade unions and 23.9% by various others.[5]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.proff.no/roller/as-halden-arbeiderblad/halden/aviser-fagblader-og-tidsskrifter/IFFYK5H0ZDB
  2. Book: Østbye, Helge. Massemediene. Tiden. Oslo. 1984. 27. 82-10-02375-6. Norwegian.
  3. Encyclopedia: 2007. Halden Arbeiderblad. Store norske leksikon. Henriksen, Petter. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. Norwegian. 8 March 2009.
  4. Book: Ording, Arne . Johnson, Gudrun . Garder, Johan. Våre falne 1939-1945. Grøndahl. Oslo. 1951. 4. 253.
  5. Web site: Halden Arbeiderblad. 8 March 2009. Norwegian Media Registry. Norwegian. https://web.archive.org/web/20030419064631/http://www.medieregisteret.no/database/dbprogs/?1=1&fid=20066. 19 April 2003.