Lofotposten Explained

Lofotposten is a newspaper published in Lofoten, with its headquarters located in Svolvær. It is the biggest publication in Northern Norway.

History and profile

The newspaper was established by Joh. E. Paulsen in 1896. Following the occupation of Norway by Nazis the paper was taken by them in 1941.^[1] Since 1995 the newspaper is owned by Amedia. It mainly focuses on the Lofoten area. It had a circulation of 7,133 copies in 2008.^[2] Jan Eivind Fredly is the editor.

External links

• The internet version of the newspaper

Notes and References

1. Book: Kaarle Nordenstreng. Kaarle Nordenstreng. Ulf Jonas Björk. Frank Beyersdorf. Svennik Høyer. Svennik Høyer. Epp Lauk. A History of the International Movement of Journalists: Professionalism Versus Politics. 25 May 2016. 26 January 2016. Palgrave Macmillan UK. 978-1-137-53055-4. 45.
2. http://snl.no/Lofotposten Lofotposten