Lofotposten
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.{{cite book|author1=Kaarle Nordenstreng|author-link1=Kaarle Nordenstreng|author2=Ulf Jonas Björk|author3=Frank Beyersdorf|author4=Svennik Høyer|author-link4=Svennik Høyer|author5=Epp Lauk|title=A History of the International Movement of Journalists: Professionalism Versus Politics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FG_-CgAAQBAJ&pg=PT45|accessdate=25 May 2016|date=26 January 2016|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan UK|isbn=978-1-137-53055-4|page=45}} 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.[http://snl.no/Lofotposten Lofotposten] Store Norske Leksikon, Retrieved 21 March 2013 Jan Eivind Fredly is the editor.
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External links
- [http://www.lofotposten.no/ The internet version of the newspaper]
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Category:1896 establishments in Norway
Category:Newspapers published in Norway
Category:Norwegian-language newspapers
Category:Newspapers established in 1896
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