Östersunds-Posten
| Type | Local newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Half Nordic |
| Owner(s) | MittMedia Förvaltning AB |
| Founded | 1877 |
| Political alignment | Center-right |
| Language | Swedish |
| Headquarters | Östersund |
| Country | Sweden |
| ISSN | 1104-0386 |
| Website | ÖP |
Östersunds-Posten, simply ÖP, is a Swedish language local newspaper published in Östersund, Sweden. The paper has been in circulation since 1877.
History and profile
[edit]Östersunds-Posten was established in 1877.[1] Its headquarters is in Östersund.[2] The Erfa-group was the owner of the paper[3] until 1975 when it was acquired by the Centertidningar,[4] a media company owned by the Center Party.[5] The paper was sold to a newspaper consortium, including the companies of Stampen, Mittmedia, and Eskilstunakuriren and became part of MittMedia Förvaltning AB.[4]
The political leaning of Östersunds-Posten is center-right.[6] The paper was published in broadsheet format until Fall 2004[7] when it began to be published in half Nordic format.[2][8] It has a weekend supplement, Lørdag.[2]
The paper started its website in 1994.[1] In 2005 Östersunds-Posten was named as the Europe's Best Designed Newspaper and awarded the European Newspaper Award in the category of local newspapers.[2]
Circulation
[edit]In 2010 Östersunds-Posten sold 26,400 copies.[4] The circulation of the paper fell to 23,400 copies in 2012 and to 21,800 copies in 2013.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Östersunds-Posten". MittMedia (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ a b c d "The Results of the Seventh European Newspaper Award". Editorial Design. Archived from the original on 18 August 2007. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ Christoffer Rydland (2013). Aspects of Cooperation and Corporate Governance in the Swedish Regional Newspaper Industry (PDF) (PhD thesis). Stockholm School of Economics.
- ^ a b c Mart Ots (2011). "Competition and collaboration between Swedish newspapers – an overview and case study of a restructuring market" (PDF). University of Akureyri. Archived from the original (Conference paper) on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ Karl Erik Gustafsson; Per Rydén (2010). A History of the Press in Sweden. Gothenburg: Nordicom. ISBN 978-91-86523-08-4.
- ^ Ulf Mörkenstam; Andreas Gottardis; Hans Ingvar Roth (2012). "The Swedish Sámi Parliament: A Challenged Recognition". European University Institute. hdl:1814/22320. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "11 Swedish dailies become tabloids". Media Culpa. 11 September 2004. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "Östersunds Posten". Editorial Design. Archived from the original on 23 May 2006. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ Frank Eriksson Barman (2014). In search of a profitability framework for the local daily newspaper industry. A case study at Göteborgs-Posten (PDF) (MA thesis). Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg.