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

Herning Folkeblad
Founder(s)Mediehuset Herning Folkeblad
Founded2 July 1869
LanguageDanish
HeadquartersHerning
CountryDenmark
Sister newspapers
WebsiteHerning Folkeblad

History and profile edit

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 edit

  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b "Mediehuset Herning Folkeblad manages multimedia content delivery with NewsCycle Solutions". NewsCycle. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  5. ^ Jakob Albrecht (3 September 2020). "Skive Folkeblad går sammen med Herning Folkeblad og Midtjyllands Avis". Journalisten (in Danish). Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  6. ^ a b c 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.
  7. ^ a b Päivi Jokitalo (2010). "Scandinavian shortcuts". Scandinavian Library Quarterly. 43 (1).
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Daily Newspapers 1966" (PDF). Danmarks Statistik. Retrieved 12 April 2015.

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