Aalborg Stiftstidende was a Danish language newspaper based in Aalborg, Denmark. The paper was published between 1767 and 1999 and is the predecessor of Nordjyske Stiftstidende.
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Aalborg Stiftstidende A/S |
| Founded | 2 January 1767 |
| Language | Danish |
| Ceased publication | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Aalborg |
| Country | Denmark |
History and profile
editThe paper was established by a group of priests in Aalborg in 1767.[1] Its first issue appeared on 2 January that year.[2][3] The paper was named as Nyttige og fornøyelige Jydske Efterretninger and appeared with this title until 28 December 1770.[2] It was published under different titles between 1771 and 1904 when it was renamed as Aalborg Stiftstidende.[2]
In the 20th-century it became part of the Stiftstidende dailies.[2] The other two Stiftstidende newspapers were published in Odense, Fyens Stiftstidende and in Aarhus, Århus Stiftstidende.[2]
The paper was published by Aalborg Stiftstidende A/S.[4] Aalborg Stiftstidende had no political affiliation,[5] but had a conservative political stance.[2] The paper was close to the Chamber of Industry and Commerce and was a member of the Chamber.[6]
By November 1996 Aalborg Stiftstidende started its website.[7]
The circulation of Aalborg Stiftstidende was 42,622 copies in 1962.[2] During the first half of 1988 it sold 72,857 copies on weekdays and 98,561 copies on Sundays.[5] From 1999 the paper was published under the name Nordjyske Stiftstidende.[2]
References
edit- ^ "To benefit and entertain". Nordjyske Holding. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Taru Spiegel. "Danish Newspapers at the Library of Congress". Library of Congress. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Mediestream AvisID oversigt - København" (in Danish). Det KGL Bibliotek. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Company Profile. Aalborg Stiftstidende A/S". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ a b Yearbook of Nordic Statistics 1988. Stockholm: Nordic Council of Ministers. 1963. p. 354. ISBN 9788773032688. GGKEY:SF2455YSWU5.
- ^ Bent Flyvbjerg (1998). Rationality and Power: Democracy in Practice. Chicago; London: University of Chicago Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-226-25449-4.
- ^ Aske Kammer (2013). News on the Web: instantaneity, multimodality, interactivity, and hypertextuality on Danish news websites (PhD thesis). University of Copenhagen.