Midtjyllands Avis

Midtjyllands Avis
TypeLocal newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Silkeborg Avis Holding
Founder(s)Mediehuset Herning Folkeblad
PublisherMidtjyllands Avis A/S
Founded6 May 1857; 167 years ago (1857-05-06)
Political alignmentRight-wing
LanguageDanish
HeadquartersSilkeborg
CountryDenmark
Sister newspapersHerning Folkeblad
WebsiteMidtjyllands Avis

Midtjyllands Avis (also known as MJA) is a local newspaper based in Silkeborg, Denmark. It is one of the oldest newspapers in the country, being established in 1857.

History and profile

MJA was first published in 1857, and its first issue appeared on 6 May that year.[1][2][3] The owner of the paper was a family company until 1998.[1] MJA is owned by Silkeborg Avis Holding, part of JP/Politikens Hus[1] and has its headquarters in Silkeborg.[4][5]

MJA is published daily except Sundays[2] by Midtjyllands Avis A/S, a subsidiary of Mediehuset Herning Folkeblad A/S.[6][7] Mediehuset Herning Folkeblad also publishes Herning Folkeblad and Ikast Avis.[6][8] MJA was published in broadsheet format until 14 April 2011 when it switched to tabloid format.[5] The paper has a right-wing stance.[9]

The circulation of MJA was 18,000 copies in the first half of 2000, making it one of the twenty best selling newspapers in Denmark.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Other Activities". JP/Politikens Hus. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b The Europa World Year Book 2003. Vol. 1 (44th ed.). London; New York: Europa Publications. 2003. p. 1403. ISBN 978-1-85743-227-5.
  3. ^ "Mediestream AvisID oversigt - København" (in Danish). Det KGL Bibliotek. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  4. ^ "The Old Paper Mill". PBase. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Midtjyllands Avis becomes a tabloid". WAN IFRA. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Mediehuset Herning Folkeblad manages multimedia content delivery with Newscycle Solutions". WAN IFRA. Bloomington. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  7. ^ "Company Overview". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  8. ^ "Danish publisher creates engaging audience experience with Newscycle's digital system". Southern Newspaper Publishers Association. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "The 20 largest daily newspapers 2000" (PDF). Danmarks Statistik. Retrieved 15 February 2015.