Vestlandsnytt Explained
Vestlandsnytt (The Western Norway Gazette) is a local Norwegian newspaper published in Fosnavåg in Møre og Romsdal county.[1]
The paper is published in Nynorsk and is edited by Endre Vorren.[2] It is issued twice a week,[1] on Tuesdays and Fridays. Its primary coverage area is the municipalities of Herøy and Sande.[1] The newspaper was launched in 1935 by Olav Aurvoll.[3] After Aurvoll, the paper's ownership and operations were taken over by Frantz Frantzen.[3] Today his son, Fred Frantzen Jr., is the paper's owner and manager.[3] Vestlandsnytt has its main office in Fosnavåg and a branch office in Larsnes.
Circulation
According to the Norwegian Audit Bureau of Circulations and National Association of Local Newspapers, Vestlandsnytt has had the following annual circulation:
- 2006: 5,357
- 2007: 5,393
- 2008: 5,406[1]
- 2009: 5,320
- 2010: 5,228
- 2011: 5,120
- 2012: 5,040
- 2013: 4,884
- 2014: 4,767
- 2015: 4,652
- 2016: 4,320[4]
Further reading
- Rabben, Bjarne. 1995. Vestlandsnytt – bodberar i 60 år. Fosnavåg: Vestlandsnytt
Notes and References
- https://snl.no/Vestlandsnytt Store norske leksikon: Vestlandsnytt.
- http://www.smp.no/nyheter/2016/04/02/Tok-ikkje-sp%C3%B8ken-12549291.ece Vågnes, Stig. 2016. Tok ikkje spøken. Sunnmørsposten (April 2).
- http://www.vikebladet.no/nyhende/2017/04/28/Sunnm%C3%B8rsposten-kj%C3%B8per-Vestlandsnytt-14651898.ece Karlsen Høgstavoll, Ole-Ottar. 2017. Sunnmørsposten kjøper Vestlandsnytt. Vikebladet (April 28).
- http://medienorge.uib.no/?cat=statistikk&page=avis&queryID=190 Medienorge: Opplagstall norske aviser.
