Herning_Folkeblad

<i>Herning Folkeblad</i>

Herning Folkeblad

Danish local newspaper


Herning Folkeblad is a newspaper based in Herning, Denmark.[1] It has been in circulation since 1869.

Quick Facts Founder(s), Founded ...

History and profile

The paper was first published on 2 July 1869[1][2] under the name Vestjylland eller Herning Folkeblad.[3] Mediehuset Herning Folkeblad is the owner of Herning Folkeblad.[4] The company also owns Midtjyllands Avis, Ikast Avis[4] and Skive Folkeblad which was acquired by the company in September 2020.[5] Herning Folkeblad was formerly owned by a family company.[6]

The headquarters of Herning Folkeblad is in Herning.[6][7] The paper cooperates with the Herning Public Library with which it shares the same building.[7]

Although Herning Folkeblad has no political affiliation, it has a right-wing tradition,[8] and in the 1970s it had a liberal political stance.[1][6]

During the first half of 1966 Herning Folkeblad sold 15,700 copies.[9]


References

  1. The Europa World Year Book 2003. Vol. 1 (44th ed.). London; New York: Europe Publications. 2003. p. 1403. ISBN 978-1-85743-227-5.
  2. "Mediestream AvisID oversigt – København" (in Danish). Det KGL Bibliotek. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  3. "Herning Folkeblads historie". Mediehuset Herning Folkeblad (in Danish). Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  4. Jakob Albrecht (3 September 2020). "Skive Folkeblad går sammen med Herning Folkeblad og Midtjyllands Avis". Journalisten (in Danish). Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  5. Aage Erhardtsen (May 1978). Evolution of concentration and competition in the Danish newspaper and magazine sector (Report). Brussels: Commission of the European Communities. ISBN 9789282504635.
  6. Päivi Jokitalo (2010). "Scandinavian shortcuts". Scandinavian Library Quarterly. 43 (1).
  7. Peter B. Mortensen; Søren Serritzlew (September 2006). "Newspapers and budgeting: the effects of media coverage on local expenditure decisions". Scandinavian Political Studies. 29 (3): 236–260. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9477.2006.00151.x.
  8. "Daily Newspapers 1966" (PDF). Danmarks Statistik. Retrieved 12 April 2015.

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Herning_Folkeblad, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.