Barometern

Barometern OT is a Swedish language local newspaper published in Kalmar, Sweden. It is the leading paper in its circulation area.[1]

Barometern OT
TypeNewspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Gota Media
Founded1841 (1841)
LanguageSwedish
HeadquartersKalmar
Circulation40,300 (2013)
WebsiteBarometern OT

History and profile
Barometern offices in Kalmar

Barometern OT was established in 1841.[2] The paper was published by the Tidningen Barometerns AB from 1903 to 1989.[2] Then it was published by the stock corporation, Barometern-OT AB, between 1990 and 2002.[2] In 2003 the paper merged with three newspapers, namely Blekinge Läns Tidning, Borås Tidning and Smålandsposten, to create the joint holding company Gota Media.[3] The company is the owner of Barometern OT[4] which is based in Kalmar.[5] Since 1963 another local paper, Oskarshamns-Tidningen, has been published as an edition of the paper.[2]

Barometern OT has been published in tabloid format since 24 April 2001.[6] Toge Forsberg served as the editor-in-chief of the paper[5] which is published six times per week.[1]

Circulation

In 2010 Barometern OT had a circulation of 42,300 copies.[3] The circulation of the paper was 41,000 copies in 2012 and 40,300 copies in 2013.[7]

See also

References
  1. Anna Timchenko (November 2011). "The Image of Ethnic Conationals abroad" (PDF). University of Tampere. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  2. Jonas Ohlsson (2012). The Practice of Newspaper Ownership (PDF). Bohus: University of Gothenburg. ISBN 978-91-88212-98-6. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  3. Mart Ots (2011). "Competition and collaboration between Swedish newspapers – an overview and case study of a restructuring market" (Conference Paper). University of Akkureyri. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  4. "Gota Media AB". G2Mi. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  5. The Rotarian. Rotary International. July 1971. p. 23. ISSN 0035-838X.
  6. Ole Munk (Spring 2002). "Redefining the whole process" (PDF). Design Journal (82). Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  7. Frank Eriksson Barman (2014). "In search of a profitability framework for the local daily newspaper industry. A case study at Göteborgs-Posten" (Report). Gothenburg: Chalmers University of Technology. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
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