Demokraten

{{Short description|Local newspaper in Fredrikstad, Norway}}

{{about|the Norwegian newspaper|the Danish newspaper|Demokraten (1873)}}

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name = {{Lang|no|Demokraten}} |

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type = |

format = Tabloid |

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foundation = 1906 |

owners = A-pressen |

political = Labour Party
Social Democratic (1921-1927)
Non-partisan|

headquarters = Fredrikstad, Norway |

editor = Tomm Pentz Pedersen |

website = [http://www.demokraten.no/ www.demokraten.no]|

circulation = 8,659[http://www.medieregisteret.no/database/dbprogs/?1=1&fid=20031 Demokraten] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050128081631/http://www.medieregisteret.no/database/dbprogs/?1=1&fid=20031 |date=2005-01-28 }} at the Norwegian Media Registry. Retrieved on 6 November 2008.

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{{Lang|no|Demokraten}} ("The Democrat") is a local newspaper in Fredrikstad, Norway. Second in its city behind {{Lang|no|Fredriksstad Blad}}, it is published three days a week. The chief editor is Tomm Pentz Pedersen.

It was established in 1906 as {{Lang|no|Smaalenenes Social-Demokrat}}, being affiliated with the Labour Party.{{cite encyclopedia|year=2007 |title=Demokraten |encyclopedia=Aschehoug og Gyldendals Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location= |url=http://www.snl.no/article.html?id=506837 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Retrieved on 5 November 2008. Its founder and editor until 1909 was Hans Andreas Hanssen.{{cite web|url=http://www.nsd.uib.no/polsys/index.cfm?urlname=storting&lan=&MenuItem=N1_1&ChildItem=&State=collapse&UttakNr=33&person=11120|title=Hans Andreas Hanssen|publisher=Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)|language=Norwegian|accessdate=29 January 2011}} In 1921, when the Social Democratic Labour Party broke away from the Labour Party, {{Lang|no|Smaalenenes Social-Demokrat}} followed the new party. In 1927 the Social Democratic Labour Party reconciled with the Labour Party, and the two parties again became one. The name {{Lang|no|Demokraten}} was taken in 1945, and the newspaper ultimately became non-partisan.{{Citation needed|date=November 2008}} In 2001, facing local competition, the number of issues per week was cut from six to five. It was later cut to three.

It has a circulation of 8,659, of whom 8,528 are subscribers.

It is published by Demokraten AS, which is owned 100% by A-pressen.