Östersunds-Posten

Östersunds-Posten, simply ÖP, is a Swedish language local newspaper published in Östersund, Sweden.

Östersunds-Posten
TypeLocal newspaper
FormatHalf Nordic
Owner(s)MittMedia Förvaltning AB
Founded1877 (1877)
Political alignmentCenter-right
LanguageSwedish
HeadquartersÖstersund
Circulation21,800 (2013)
WebsiteÖP

History and profile

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

In 2010 Östersunds-Posten had a circulation of 26,400 copies.[4] The circulation of the paper fell to 23,400 copies in 2012 and to 21,800 copies in 2013.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Östersunds-Posten". MittMedia (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  2. "The Results of the Seventh European Newspaper Award". Editorial Design. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  3. Christoffer Rydland (2013). "Aspects of Cooperation and Corporate Governance in the Swedish Regional Newspaper Industry" (PhD Thesis). Diva Portal. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  4. Mart Ots (2011). "Competition and collaboration between Swedish newspapers – an overview and case study of a restructuring market" (PDF). University of Akkureyri. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  5. Karl Erik Gustafsson; Per Rydén (2010). A History of the Press in Sweden (PDF). Nordicom. Gothenburg. ISBN 978-91-86523-08-4. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  6. Ulf Mörkenstam; Andreas Gottardis; Hans Ingvar Roth (2012). "The Swedish Sámi Parliament: A Challenged Recognition?" (PDF). European University Institute. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  7. "11 Swedish dailies become tabloids". Media Culpa. 11 September 2004. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  8. "Östersunds Posten". Editorial Design. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  9. Frank Eriksson Barman (2014). "In search of a profitability framework for the local daily newspaper industry. A case study at Göteborgs-Posten" (Report). Chalmers University of Technology. Gothenburg. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
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