Nordjyske is a daily regional newspaper published in the North Jutland Region of Denmark. It is Denmark's second oldest newspaper.
History and profile
The newspaper was founded in 1767[1] as Nyttige og fornøyelige Jydske Efterretninger. In 1827, it merged with Aalborg's second newspaper Aalborgs Stifts Adresse-Avis. The paper was known as Aalborg Stiftstidende until 1999, when it was rebranded to Nordjyske Stiftstidende to create a broader geographical appeal. In 2017 the name was shortened to just Nordjyske.
The publisher of Nordjyske is the Det Nordjyske Mediehus.[2] The paper is published in broadsheet format.[3] It has no political affiliation and has a liberal stance.[1][4] The paper was also described as having a right-wing tradition in a 2006 study.[5]
Nordjyske had a circulation of 82,000 copies on weekdays and 98,000 copies on Sundays in the first quarter of 2000, making it one of the top 20 newspapers in the country.[7] The circulation of the paper was 83,000 copies in 2002.[3] In 2003 the paper had a circulation of 82,000 copies on weekdays and 94,000 copies on Sundays.[4] Its circulation was 74,000 copies in 2004.[8] The 2005 circulation of the paper was 69,000 copies on weekdays and 80,000 copies on Sundays.[1] Its circulation was 62,075 copies in 2006.[9]
In 2007 the circulation of Nordjyske was 64,186 copies.[10] It sold 41,723 copies in 2013.[11]
References
^ abc"Factsheet Denmark"(PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. January 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
^ ab"World Press Trends 2003"(PDF). World Association of Newspapers. Paris. 2003. Archived from the original(PDF) on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
^ abc"Factsheet. Mass Media"(PDF). Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. December 2003. Retrieved 10 February 2015.