The number of national daily newspapers in Norway was 96 in 1950, whereas it was 83 in 1965.[1] A total of 191 newspapers was published in 1969.[2] There were 221 newspapers in the country in 1996.[3] The number of the newspaper was 233 in the country in 1999.[4] The Institute for Information and Media Science at the University of Bergen listed 296 newspapers in 2003. There were 297 titles in 2012.[2]

Categories

Norwegian newspapers fall into several categories:

  • National newspapers, i.e., those that target readers in all regions.
  • Political party newspapers, i.e., those that function more or less as a party or political movement's mouthpiece.
  • Regional newspapers, i.e., those that target readers in a geographic area.
  • Tabloid and broadsheet papers.

Newspapers

Following is a sample of newspapers published in Norway.

NewspaperCategoryFrequency[5]Circulation (2014)[5]Owner (in 2014) [5]Notes
Adresseavisen ("Adressa")regionaldaily75,835Adresseavisen ASA
Aftenpostennationaldaily250,179Aftenposten ASCirculation numbers are for the national morning edition.
The regional evening edition's circulation is 155,366 (ranked 4th).
Agderregionaltwice a week8,479Avisen Agder AS
Agderpostenregionaldaily23,329AS Agderposten
Akershus Amtstidende ("Amta")regionaldaily8,621Akershus Amtstidende AS
Andøypostenregionaltwice a week2,010Andøyposten AS
Askøyværingenregionaltwice a week5,311Askøyværingen AS
Avisa Nordlandregionaldaily23,716Avisa Nordland AS
Bergens Tidenderegionaldaily83,086Bergens Tidende AS
Bergensavisenregionaldaily27,406Bergensavisen AS
Bladet Tromsøregional11,071 (2003)
Bladet Vesterålenregionaldaily9,692Bladet Vesterålen AS
Bondebladetnationalweekly82,995 (2003)agriculture
Brønnøysunds avisregionaldaily4,516Brønnøysunds Avis AS
Budstikkaregionaldaily28,264Asker og Bærums Budstikke ASA
Dag og Tidnational6,982   Nynorsk
Dagbladetnationaldaily105,255AS Dagbladettabloid
Dagennationaldaily10,842Dagbladet Dagen ASconservative Christian
Dagens Næringslivnationaldaily81,391Dagens Næringsliv ASbusiness
Dagsavisennationaldaily29,041Stiftelsen Dagsavisensocial democratic
Dalane Tidenderegionaltwice a week8,418Dalane Tidende og Egersunds Avis AS
Demokratenregionaltwice a week8,282Demokraten AS
Drammens Tidenderegionaldaily40,954Drammens Tidende og Buskeruds Blad AS
Drivaregionaltwice a week4,217Driva-Trykk AS
Enebakk Avisregionalweekly2,984Enebakk Avis AS
Fanapostenregionaltwice a week4,403Fanaposten AS
Finnmark Dagbladregionaldaily8,813Finnmark Dagblad AS
Finnmarkenregionaldaily7,169Dagbladet Finnmarken AS
Firdaregionaldaily13,875Avishuset Firda AS
Firda Tidendregionaltwice a week3,056Avisdrift Gloppen A/S
Firdapostenregionaltwice a week5,484Firdaposten AS
Fiskarennationalfisheries
Fiskeribladetnationalfisheries
Fjordabladetregionaltwice a week2,800Fjordabladet AS
Fjordenes Tidenderegionaltwice a week5,485Fjordenes Tidende AS
Fjordingenregionaltwice a week4,285Fjordingen AS
Fjukenregionalweekly4,075Skjåk Mediautvikling AS
Framtid i nordregionaltwice a week5,303Mediaselskapet Nord-Norge Samkjøringen AS
Fredriksstad Bladregionaldaily23,442Fredriksstad Blad AS
Fremoverregionaldaily8,835Fremover AS
Frihetennationalweekly2,800Norges Kommunistiske Particommunist
Fædrelandsvennenregionaldaily41,326Fædrelandsvennen AS
Gjesdalbuenregionalweekly
Glåmdalenregionaldaily19,370Glåmdalen AS
Grannarregional3,883   139   
Gudbrandsdølen Dagningenregional28,003   22   
Halden Arbeiderbladregional9,494   64   social democratic
Hallingdølenregional
Hamar Arbeiderbladregional28,490   21   social democratic
Hamar Dagbladregional4,607   123   
Harstad Tidenderegional14,749   42   
Haugesunds Avisregional34,811   13   
Helgeland Arbeiderbladregional9,402   
Indre Akershus Bladregional7,035   85   
Jarlsberg Avisregional3,288   149   
Jærbladetregional
Klassekampennationaldaily12,109Klassekampen ASsocialist
Koordinatorenonline only
Kvinnheringenregional
Laagendalspostenregional10,823   55   
Levanger-Avisaregional4,706   121   
Lofotpostenregional8,208   72   
Lofot-Tidenderegional
Magazinetnationalconservative Christian
Morgenbladetnational8,255   70   conservative
Moss Avisregional16,169   35   
Moss Dagbladregional7,551   80   
Møre-Nyttregionaltwice a week5,526Møre-Nytt AS
Nationennational16,987   34   agriculture
Nettavisenonline only
Nordlysregional29,437   19   
Norge Idagnationalconservative Christian
Ny Tidnational4,519 (2003)socialist
Nye Tromsregionaltwice a week5,051Nye Troms AS
Opdalingen regionaltwice a week2,655Opdalingen AS
Oppland Arbeiderbladregionaldaily26,578Oppland arbeiderblad ASsocial democratic
Panorama.noonline onlymusic
Porsgrunns Dagbladregionaldaily
Rana Bladregionaldaily10,622AS Rana Blad
Ringerikes Bladregional12,787   47   
Rjukan Arbeiderbladregional
Rogalands Avisregional12,787   47   
Romerikes Bladregionaldaily38,337   11   
Romsdals Budstikkeregionaldaily18,639   32   
Saltenpostenregionaltwice a week4,032   133   
Samoyikionline onlyonline, Bengali
Sandefjords Bladregionaldaily
Sarpsborg Arbeiderbladregionaldaily14,578Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad ASsocial democratic
Sogn Avisregionaldaily10,085Sogningen/Sogns Avis AS
Stavanger Aftenbladregionaldaily68,010Stavanger Aftenblad ASA
Strandbuenregionaltwice a week4,354Strandbuen AS
Sunnhordlandregionaldaily7,832Bladet Sunnhordland AS
Sunnmørspostenregionaldaily32,667SUnnmørsposten AS
Svalbardpostenregionalweekly3,095Stiftelsen Svalbardposten
Telemarksavisaregionaldaily22,282Telemarksavisa AS
The Foreigneronline onlyonline, English
The Oslo Timesonline onlyonline, English
Tidens Kravregionaldaily15,412Tidens Krav AS
TradeWindsinternational7,800   maritime business
Troms Folkebladregionaldaily7,779Troms Folkeblad AS
Trønder-Avisaregionaldaily23,142
Tysvær Bygdebladregionalweekly
Tønsbergs Bladregionaldaily29,785Edda Vestfold AS
Upstreaminternational6,500 (2003)
Vardenregionaldaily26,091Varden AS
Varingenregional
VGnationaldaily284,414Verdens Gang AStabloid
Vest-Telemark Bladregionaltwice a week5,530Vest-Telemark Blad AS
Vesteraalens Avisregionaltwice a week2,388Vesterålens Avis AS
VestNyttregionaltwice a week6,143Vestnytt AS
Vårt Landnationaldaily26,344Avisen Vårt Land ASChristian
Østkantavisaregionalweekly70,000Nordstrands Blad AS
Østlandets Bladregional
Østlands-Postenregional
Østlendingenregional

Online editions

The Institute for Journalism provides a directory of online newspapers.

Defunct

References

  1. ↑ Pippa Norris (Fall 2000). "Chapter 4 The Decline of Newspapers?". A Virtuous Circle: Political Communications in Post-Industrial Societies (PDF). New York: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Production grants for news and current affairs media" (PDF). Ministry of Culture. 20 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Media in Norway" (Guideline). Regjeringen. 31 August 1996. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Norway". Press Reference. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 Willings 2015
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