List of Norwegian newspapers
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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
Market size
The Institute for Information and Media Science at the University of Bergen lists 296 newspapers in 2003. These account for a combined circulation of more than 3 million.
Newspapers
Following is a sample of newspapers published in Norway, with the ten largest in bold, (2003 average daily circulation/ranking):
- Adresseavisen – regional (86,570/6)
- Aftenposten – national morning edition (256,639/2), regional evening edition (155,366/4)
- Agderposten – regional (24,834/26)
- Andøyposten – regional (2,262/180)
- Asker og Bærums Budstikke – regional (31,113/16)
- Avisa Nordland – regional (26,360/24)
- Bergensavisen – regional (30,952/17)
- Bergens Tidende – regional (90,087/5)
- Bladet Tromsø – regional (11,071/53)
- Brønnøysunds avis – regional (4,688/122)
- Dagbladet – national/tabloid (186,136/3)
- Dagen – national/conservative Christian (8,628/69)
- Dagens Næringsliv – national/business (69,262/8)
- Dag og Tid – national/Nynorsk (6,982/87)
- Dagsavisen – national (32,706/15)
- Drammens Tidende – regional (45,271/9)
- Demokraten – regional (11,523/50)
- Driva – regional (4,388/128)
- Fanaposten – regional (4,599/124)
- Finnmark Dagblad – regional (9,561/63)
- Finnmarken – regional (7,332/63)
- Fjuken – regional (3,883/140)
- Framtid i nord – regional (4,858/118)
- Fredriksstad Blad – regional (25,661/25)
- Fremover – regional (9,902/60)
- Friheten – national/communist circulation n/a
- Fædrelandsvennen – regional (45,125/10)
- Glåmdalen- regional (20,603/30)
- Grannar – regional (3,883/139)
- Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen – regional (28,003/22)
- Halden Arbeiderblad – regional/social democratic (9,494/64)
- Hamar Arbeiderblad – regional/social democratic (28,490/21)
- Hamar Dagblad – regional (4,607/123)
- Haugesunds Avis – regional (34,811/13)
- Harstad Tidende – regional (14,749/42)
- Indre Akershus Blad – regional (7,035/85)
- Jarlsberg Avis – regional (3,288/149)
- Klassekampen – national/socialist (7,178/84)
- Laagendalsposten – regional (10,823/55)
- Levanger Avisa – regional (4,706/121)
- Lofotposten – regional (8,208/72)
- Morgenbladet – national (8,255/70)
- Moss Avis – regional (16,169/35)
- Moss Dagblad – regional (7,551/80)
- Nationen – national/Center party (16,987/34)
- Nettavisen – online only
- Nordlys – regional (29,437/19)
- Ny Tid – national/socialist (4,519/126)
- Nye Troms – regional (4,957/116)
- Opdalingen – regional (3,019/157)
- Oppland Arbeiderblad – regional/social democrat (28,890/20)
- Rana Blad – regional (10,923/54)
- Ringerikes Blad – regional (12,787/47)
- Romerikes Blad – regional (38,337/11)
- Romsdals Budstikke – regional (18,639/32)
- Saltenposten – regional (4,032/133)
- Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad – regional/social democrat (15,916/37)
- Sogn Avis – regional (11,325/52)
- Stavanger Aftenblad – regional (70,101/7)
- Sunnhordland – regional (8,179/73)
- Sunnmørsposten – regional (36,020/12)
- Svalbardposten – regional (3,224/152)
- Telemarksavisa – regional (22,503/28)
- Tidens Krav – regional (15,485/38)
- Troms Folkeblad – regional (7,796/77)
- Trønder-Avisa – regional (23,457/27)
- Tønsberg Blad – regional (32,971/14)
- Varden – regional (30,695/18)
- Verdens Gang – national/tabloid (380,190/1)
- Vesteraalens Avis – regional (2,670/169)
- Vesterålen – regional
- Vårt Land – national/Christian (26,782/23)
- Østlandets Blad – regional
- Østlendingen – regional
Online editions
The Institute for Journalism provides a directory of online newspapers here. (http://www.ij.no/doksenteret/ressurser/aviser.htm).
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