Bladet Tromsø is a daily newspaper published in Tromsø

Tromsø

Tromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Tromsø city is the ninth largest urban area in Norway by population, and the seventh largest city in Norway by population...

, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 by Bladet Tromsø A/S, a subsidiary of Harstad Tidende

Harstad Tidende

Harstad Tidende is a daily, regional newspaper published in the city of Harstad, Norway. With a circulation of 13,503 it covers the municipalities of Harstad, Bjarkøy, Kvæfjord, Lødingen, Tjeldsund, Evenes, Skånland, Gratangen, Lavangen and Ibestad. The newspaper is owned by Harstad Tidende...

, and through this part of the Schibsted Group

Schibsted

Schibsted is a Norwegian media conglomerate with operations in 20 countries, the most important being Norway and Sweden. The company has its headquarters in Oslo, Norway and is listed on Oslo Stock Exchange....

. In 2006 the paper had an average circulation of about 110.000. It distributes daily, except Sundays. Editor-in-Chief is Jonny Hansen.

Bladet Tromsø was founded on 24 January 1898, with Erling Gjemsø as the first editor in chief, followed by his namesake Erling Steinbø.

The Lindberg case

The newspaper became internationally known when they in 1988 had published an official report on seal hunt, written by Odd F. Lindberg

Odd F. Lindberg

Odd F. Lindberg is a Norwegian freelance journalist, Arctic explorer and film maker.-Sealing report in Bladet Tromsø:Lindberg had been making documentaries and worked as a journalist, author and photographer until 1988, when he gave an official report to the Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and...

, about Norwegian methods on hunting seal. The report received international attention and lead to a discussion about Norwegian seal hunt and about the freedom of speech

Freedom of speech

Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak freely without censorship. The term freedom of expression is sometimes used synonymously, but includes any act of seeking, receiving and imparting information or ideas, regardless of the medium used...

.

The newspaper was sued by the seal hunters, and sentenced in two court rounds to pay compensation.

The European Court of Human Rights

European Court of Human Rights

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg is a supra-national court established by the European Convention on Human Rights and hears complaints that a contracting state has violated the human rights enshrined in the Convention and its protocols. Complaints can be brought by individuals or...

 in Strasbourg

Strasbourg

Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...

, in May 1999, reversed the ruling of the Norwegian court, and marked a change of time in what may be published.

External links

• www.itromso.no