VestNytt

Vestnytt ("West News") is a local newspaper published in Straume, Norway, and covers the municipalities of Fjell, Sund and Øygarden.[1]

History and profile

Vestnytt was established in 1988.[1] The paper is owned by Bergens Tidende.[2] It is a bilingual newspaper and published in both Nynorsk and Bokmål.[3]

It was formerly published three days a week, on Tuesdays, Thursday, and Saturdays, but since 2015 appears twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays. Its editorial office is in Straume, the municipal center of Fjell. The paper's first editor was Geir Magnus Nyborg, followed by Øyvind Risnes.[4] The paper is currently edited by Marit Kalgraf, who succeeded Elisabeth Netland after 18 years.[5]

Circulation

According to the Norwegian Audit Bureau of Circulations and National Association of Local Newspapers, Vestnytt has had the following annual circulation:

  • 2006: 6,022
  • 2007: 6,143
  • 2008: 6,176[1]
  • 2009: 6,162
  • 2010: 6,069
  • 2011: 6,053
  • 2012: 5,948
  • 2013: 5,914
  • 2014: 5,718
  • 2015: 5,276
  • 2016: 4,876[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Vestnytt". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "VestNytt" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Media Authority. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  3. ↑ Bernt Eirik Nordvik (14 May 2010). "Lokalavisa - nynorskbastion under press - eit språkkulturelt blikk på avisene Vestnytt og Os og Fusaposten". Bergen Open Research Archive. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Økland, Inger Elise J. 2013. Vaktbikkje på godt og vondt. Vest Næringsråd (July 2).
  5. ↑ Ny konstituert redaktør i Vestnytt. 2015. Vestnytt (February 23).
  6. ↑ Medienorge: Opplagstall norske aviser.
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