Firda
Norwegian newspaper
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::summary Norwegian newspaper ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Firda |
| image | Firda Media - Avishuset Firda.jpg |
| image_size | 270px |
| type | Daily newspaper |
| owners | Amedia (100%) |
| founder | Kristian Ulltang |
| founded | |
| language | Norwegian |
| headquarters | Førde |
| circulation | 11,972 (2013) |
| website | Firda |
| :: |
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Firda is a Norwegian language daily newspaper, published in the town of Førde which is located in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway.
History and profile
Firda was founded in 1917 by Kristian Ulltang, who also was its first editor. The paper was published twice per week in the 1960s.
In 1999 Firda was the recipient of the European Newspaper Award in the category of local newspaper.
At the beginning of the 1960s the circulation of Firda was about 6,000 copies. In the 1990s it had a circulation of about 15,000 copies, making it the major newspaper in Vestland. The 2013 circulation of the paper was 11,972 copies.
References
References
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- (2011). "The Invasion of Books in Peripheral Literary Fields: Transmitting Preferences and Images in Media, Networks and Translation". Barkhuis.
- "Firda". Kunnskapsforlaget.
- Terje Eggum. (2010). "Firda". Universitetsforlaget.
- (11 November 1999). "DIE WELT als Europas schönste Tageszeitung ausgezeichnet". Die Welt.
- Sigurd Høst. (1999). "Newspaper Growth in the Television Era. The Norwegian Experience". Nordicom Review.
- "Newspaper circulation 2013". Media Norway.
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