Herning Folkeblad Explained

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Founder:	Mediehuset Herning Folkeblad
Foundation:	2 July 1869
Language:	Danish
Headquarters:	Herning
Publishing Country:	Denmark

Herning Folkeblad is a newspaper based in Herning, Denmark. It has been in circulation since 1869.

History and profile

The paper was first published on 2 July 1869^{[1] [2]} under the name Vestjylland eller Herning Folkeblad.^[3] Mediehuset Herning Folkeblad is the owner of Herning Folkeblad. The company also owns Midtjyllands Avis, Ikast Avis^[4] and Skive Folkeblad which was acquired by the company in September 2020.^[5] Herning Folkeblad was formerly owned by a family company.

The headquarters of Herning Folkeblad is in Herning.^[6] The paper cooperates with the Herning Public Library with which it shares the same building.^[7]

Although Herning Folkeblad has no political affiliation, it has a right-wing tradition,^[8] and in the 1970s it had a liberal political stance.^{[1] [6]}

During the first half of 1966 Herning Folkeblad sold 15,700 copies.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Book: The Europa World Year Book 2003. 2003. Europe Publications. 1403. 978-1-85743-227-5. London; New York. 44th. 1.
2. Web site: Mediestream AvisID oversigt – København. Det KGL Bibliotek. 8 July 2023. da.
3. News: Herning Folkeblads historie. 21 March 2017. Mediehuset Herning Folkeblad. da.
4. Web site: Mediehuset Herning Folkeblad manages multimedia content delivery with NewsCycle Solutions. NewsCycle. 12 April 2015. 17 December 2014.
5. News: Jakob Albrecht. Skive Folkeblad går sammen med Herning Folkeblad og Midtjyllands Avis. 23 September 2021. da. Journalisten. 3 September 2020.
6. Book: Aage Erhardtsen. Evolution of concentration and competition in the Danish newspaper and magazine sector. Brussels. Commission of the European Communities. Report. May 1978. 9789282504635.
7. Päivi Jokitalo. Scandinavian shortcuts. 43. Scandinavian Library Quarterly. 1. 2010.
8. 3. Peter B. Mortensen. Søren Serritzlew. Newspapers and budgeting: the effects of media coverage on local expenditure decisions. Scandinavian Political Studies. 29. 236–260. 10.1111/j.1467-9477.2006.00151.x. September 2006.
9. Web site: Daily Newspapers 1966. Danmarks Statistik. 12 April 2015.