Magazinet
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Dagen is a conservative
Protestant Norwegian
newspaper. Its predecessor was Magazinet, which was published three times a week. Its average circulation in 2004 was 5,307 copies. The last editor of the newspaper was Vebjørn Selbekk
. The ideological goal of the newspaper was "to influence society from a Revival Christian point of view".
It became known to a wider audience in January 2006, when it was one of the first newspapers to reprint Jyllands-Posten's
Muhammad cartoons which, according to the editor, was made in the name of freedom of speech
. The printing of these drawings resulted in attacks on Norwegian installations in some parts of the Muslim world. On February 14 2006 the Muslim organization Al-Jinnah Foundation pressed charges against Selbekk for blasphemy and for "endangering Norwegian lives by causing provocations through the publishing of the drawings of the prophet Muhammed". Selbekk officially apologized that the printing of the pictures hurt religious feelings February 10 2006 at a press conference at the Norwegian ministry of integration, Bjarne Håkon Hanssen
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On January 2, 2008 the newspaper merged with another Christian newspaper, Dagen and now has the name DagenMagazinet. Earlier, the newspaper had a "sister" in Sweden, but the Swedish Magazinet also no longer exists. On 1 April 2011, DagenMagazinet was renamed to Dagen.
Conservatism
Conservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most, minimal and gradual change in society. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism...
Protestant Norwegian
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...
newspaper. Its predecessor was Magazinet, which was published three times a week. Its average circulation in 2004 was 5,307 copies. The last editor of the newspaper was Vebjørn Selbekk
Vebjørn Selbekk
Vebjørn K. Selbekk is a Norwegian newspaper editor and journalist. Selbekk became widely known in Norway when he as a chief editor of the conservative Protestant Norwegian newspaper Magazinet January 9, 2006 was one of the first to reprint the Muhammad cartoons.Vebjørn Selbekk grew up in Meråker...
. The ideological goal of the newspaper was "to influence society from a Revival Christian point of view".
It became known to a wider audience in January 2006, when it was one of the first newspapers to reprint Jyllands-Posten's
Jyllands-Posten
Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten , commonly shortened to Jyllands-Posten or JP, is a Danish daily broadsheet newspaper. It is based in Viby, a suburb of Århus, and with a weekday circulation of approximately 120,000 copies, it is among the largest-selling newspaper in Denmark...
Muhammad cartoons which, according to the editor, was made in the name of 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 printing of these drawings resulted in attacks on Norwegian installations in some parts of the Muslim world. On February 14 2006 the Muslim organization Al-Jinnah Foundation pressed charges against Selbekk for blasphemy and for "endangering Norwegian lives by causing provocations through the publishing of the drawings of the prophet Muhammed". Selbekk officially apologized that the printing of the pictures hurt religious feelings February 10 2006 at a press conference at the Norwegian ministry of integration, Bjarne Håkon Hanssen
Bjarne Håkon Hanssen
Bjarne Håkon Hanssen, has been the Norwegian Minister of Health since 20 June 2008 as part of the second cabinet Stoltenberg. On October 8, 2009 Hansen announced that he would step down as a minister when Stoltenberg's new cabinet is put together...
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On January 2, 2008 the newspaper merged with another Christian newspaper, Dagen and now has the name DagenMagazinet. Earlier, the newspaper had a "sister" in Sweden, but the Swedish Magazinet also no longer exists. On 1 April 2011, DagenMagazinet was renamed to Dagen.