Nationen
{{for|Defunct Swedish newspaper|Nationen (weekly newspaper)}}
{{Short description|Norwegian daily newspaper with a focus on agriculture}}
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{{Lang|no|Nationen}} is a Norwegian daily newspaper with a particular focus on agriculture and rural districts. Its circulation in 2015 was 12,954, an increase of 281 copies from 2014.
History and profile
{{Lang|no|Nationen}} was founded in 1918.{{Citation |last=Overrein |first=Per |title=Nationen – avis |date=2023-11-09 |work=Store norske leksikon |url=https://snl.no/Nationen_-_avis |access-date=2024-01-27 |language=no |last2=Hetland |first2=Tom}} The founding editor-in-chief was Thorvald Aadahl, and during his editorship the paper adopted a far-right political stance.{{cite book|editor1=Peter Davies|editor2=Derek Lynch|title=The Routledge Companion to Fascism and the Far Right|isbn=978-0-203-99472-6
|url=https://archive.org/details/routledgecompani00davi|url-access=registration|year=2002|location=London; New York|publisher=Routledge|page=[https://archive.org/details/routledgecompani00davi/page/195 195]}} Hans Holten, its political editor from 1945 to 1963, brought the paper into a key role for the Centre Party. The paper primarily targets farmers and the agrarian sector, with focus on district politics, farming, commentaries and features. It is based in Oslo with offices in Trondheim and Fagernes, and edited by Mads Yngve Storvik. The newspaper relies heavily on freelance journalists for regional coverage.
Traditionally {{Lang|no|Nationen}} was affiliated with the Centre Party. Its founding owner was the Farmers Association.{{cite book|author=Oddvar Hoidal|title=Trotsky in Norway: Exile, 1935–1937|year=2013|publisher=Cornell University|location=Ithaca, NY
|isbn=9781501758065|page=343|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/book/26374#info_wrap}} The newspaper is fully owned by Tun Media, which is controlled by the Norwegian Agrarian Association, TINE, Nortura, Landkreditt, and others.{{Cite web |url=http://www.proff.no/roller/tun-media-as/oslo/aviser-fagblader-og-tidsskrifter/Z0IQBS8S/
|title=Tun Media AS - Oslo - Roller og kunngjøringer|access-date=30 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408134930/http://www.proff.no/roller/tun-media-as/oslo/aviser-fagblader-og-tidsskrifter/Z0IQBS8S/|archive-date=8 April 2016|url-status=dead }} Tun Media works to promote the interests of Norwegian agriculture and rural districts. The media group also owns other publications, such as Bondebladet. {{Lang|no|Nationen}} was against the EU membership of Norway.{{cite journal|author=Sigurd Allern|title=Journalistic and Commercial News Values. News Organizations as Patrons of an Institution and Market Actors|journal=Nordicom Review|date=2002|volume=2|issue=2|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/242189101|accessdate=30 December 2014}}
{{Lang|no|Nationen}} has had a tabloid format since 1986. An online version, [https://www.nationen.no/ nationen.no], was formally launched in 2001.
The newspaper is dependent on economic support from the Norwegian Government.[https://journalisten.no/dagen-klassekampen-kortnytt/pressestotte-dagen-og-medier24-far-storst-okning/490689 Pressestøtte: Dagen og Medier24 får størst økning. Klassekampen får fremdeles mest.]
Circulation
Numbers from the Norwegian Media Businesses' Association, Mediebedriftenes Landsforening.
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bar:85 from:start till:20691
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bar:90 from:start till:22367
bar:91 from:start till:23011
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bar:94 from:start till:21278
bar:95 from:start till:20278
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| caption = Circulation 1980 - 2009
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- 1980: 21,455
- 1981: 21,780
- 1982: 21,563
- 1983: 21,648
- 1984: 20,566
- 1985: 20,691
- 1986: 20,021
- 1987: 20,370
- 1988: 19,726
- 1989: 21,388
- 1990: 22,367
- 1991: 23,011
- 1992: 20,805
- 1993: 20,102
- 1994: 21,278
- 1995: 20,278
- 1996: 20,235
- 1997: 19,104
- 1998: 18,311
- 1999: 18,307
- 2000: 17,376
- 2001: 18,652
- 2002: 17,554
- 2003: 16,987
- 2004: 16,484
- 2005: 17,061
- 2006: 16,996
- 2007: 15,871
- 2008: 15,670
- 2009: 14,514
- ...
- 2014: 12,673
- 2015: 12,954
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Official website}}
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{{Newspapers in Norway|state=expanded}}
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Category:1918 establishments in Norway
Category:Daily newspapers published in Norway
Category:Newspapers established in 1918
Category:Norwegian-language newspapers