Ny Dag
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Ny Dag was a Swedish
communist newspaper. It became the main organ of the Communist Party of Sweden
(later renamed 'Left Party - Communists', VPK) on January 2, 1930.
Ny Dag was one of six newspapers that was subject to a 'transport ban' during the Second World War. The 'transport ban', based on a law in place between 1940 and 1944, meant amongst other things that the newspaper could not be transported through the postal services, railways or other forms of public transport.
As of 1945, Ny Dag had around 29,700 subscribers. About ten local editions of Ny Dag were launched during the 1940s. All were closed down during the 1950s.
After the meagre election result for the Communist Party in the 1962 municipal elections (in which the party obtained 3.8% of the nation-wide vote), a lengthy, and for a Communist Party publication remarkably harsh, debate erupted in the pages Ny Dag, in which critics held the party leadership personally accountable for the electoral defeat.
Ny Dag became a twice-weekly newspaper in 1965. As of 1970, it had a circulation of around 15,000. Ny Dag was printed at Västermalms Tryckeri AB, on Kungsholmen
in Stockholm
.
edited Ny Dag between 1931 and 1934. Around 1940, Gustav Johansson was the editor of the newspaper.
Hilding Hagberg
, also the party chairman, was the political editor of Ny Dag 1943 to 1964, whilst C.-H. Hermansson served as the editor of the newspaper 1959 to 1964. As of the late 1970s, Ingemar Andersson was editor-in-chief of the newspaper.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
communist newspaper. It became the main organ of the Communist Party of Sweden
Left Party (Sweden)
The Left Party is a socialist and feminist political party in Sweden, from 1967 to 1990 known as the Left Party – The Communists .On welfare issues, the party opposes privatizations...
(later renamed 'Left Party - Communists', VPK) on January 2, 1930.
Ny Dag was one of six newspapers that was subject to a 'transport ban' during the Second World War. The 'transport ban', based on a law in place between 1940 and 1944, meant amongst other things that the newspaper could not be transported through the postal services, railways or other forms of public transport.
As of 1945, Ny Dag had around 29,700 subscribers. About ten local editions of Ny Dag were launched during the 1940s. All were closed down during the 1950s.
After the meagre election result for the Communist Party in the 1962 municipal elections (in which the party obtained 3.8% of the nation-wide vote), a lengthy, and for a Communist Party publication remarkably harsh, debate erupted in the pages Ny Dag, in which critics held the party leadership personally accountable for the electoral defeat.
Ny Dag became a twice-weekly newspaper in 1965. As of 1970, it had a circulation of around 15,000. Ny Dag was printed at Västermalms Tryckeri AB, on Kungsholmen
Kungsholmen
Kungsholmen is an island in Lake Mälaren in Sweden, part of Stockholm City. It is situated north of Riddarfjärden and considered part of the historical province Uppland....
in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
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Editors
Hugo SillénHugo Sillén
Hugo Sillén was a Swedish Communist politician. In the 1929 split of the Communist Party of Sweden, Sillén led the pro-Comintern fraction that expelled Karl Kilbom and the majority of the party members with support of the Comintern that feared Kilbom would support Bukharin's right opposition...
edited Ny Dag between 1931 and 1934. Around 1940, Gustav Johansson was the editor of the newspaper.
Hilding Hagberg
Hilding Hagberg
Karl Hilding Hagberg was a Swedish communist politician. He was the leader of the Communist Party of Sweden from 1951 to 1964....
, also the party chairman, was the political editor of Ny Dag 1943 to 1964, whilst C.-H. Hermansson served as the editor of the newspaper 1959 to 1964. As of the late 1970s, Ingemar Andersson was editor-in-chief of the newspaper.