Nybrott (Larvik newspaper)
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Nybrott was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Larvik
in Vestfold
county.
Nybrot was started on 9 September 1911, as a Labour Party
newspaper. It was first weekly, was then published twice a week, then daily from 1915. On 10 January 1921 it was merged with Bratsberg-Demokraten
to form Folkets Dagblad, a regional newspaper for both Telemark and Vestfold
, but the merger was reversed after 19 May 1922. Nybrot modernized its name to Nybrott in 1926.
During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
, Nybrott was again merged, this time with Østlands-Posten
by decree of the Nazi authorities. The new newspaper was called Larvik Dagblad and lasted from 1 July 1943 to 31 May 1945, three weeks after the end of war and occupation.
From 1970 Arne Tumyr
was editor. From 1971 it was a morning newspaper, and Tumyr also "tabloidized" the journalism of newspaper, although the tabloid format was not adopted until 1983. From the same year it rid itself of the Labour Party connection. It had struggled financially despite help from the labour movement, but did not fare better on its own and went defunct after the last issue on 18 August 1984.
Larvik
is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Larvik. Larvik kommune - has about 41 364 inhabitants and covers 530 km2....
in Vestfold
Vestfold
is a county in Norway, bordering Buskerud and Telemark. The county administration is in Tønsberg.Vestfold is located west of the Oslofjord, as the name indicates. It includes many smaller, but well-known towns in Norway, such as Larvik, Sandefjord, Tønsberg and Horten. The river Numedalslågen runs...
county.
Nybrot was started on 9 September 1911, as a Labour Party
Norwegian Labour Party
The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....
newspaper. It was first weekly, was then published twice a week, then daily from 1915. On 10 January 1921 it was merged with Bratsberg-Demokraten
Bratsberg-Demokraten
Bratsberg-Demokraten was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Skien in Telemark county. From 1924 to 1929 it was named Telemark Kommunistblad....
to form Folkets Dagblad, a regional newspaper for both Telemark and Vestfold
Vestfold
is a county in Norway, bordering Buskerud and Telemark. The county administration is in Tønsberg.Vestfold is located west of the Oslofjord, as the name indicates. It includes many smaller, but well-known towns in Norway, such as Larvik, Sandefjord, Tønsberg and Horten. The river Numedalslågen runs...
, but the merger was reversed after 19 May 1922. Nybrot modernized its name to Nybrott in 1926.
During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany started with the German invasion of Norway on April 9, 1940, and ended on May 8, 1945, after the capitulation of German forces in Europe. Throughout this period, Norway was continuously occupied by the Wehrmacht...
, Nybrott was again merged, this time with Østlands-Posten
Østlands-Posten
Østlands-Posten is a local newspaper published in Larvik, Norway. It covers Larvik and Lardal. It was established in 1881.It has a circulation of 14284, of whom 13888 are subscribers....
by decree of the Nazi authorities. The new newspaper was called Larvik Dagblad and lasted from 1 July 1943 to 31 May 1945, three weeks after the end of war and occupation.
From 1970 Arne Tumyr
Arne Tumyr
Arne Tumyr is a Norwegian former journalist, newspaper editor and politician.Tumyr grew up in Ask in Askøy, from where he moved in 1950. He took a baker's education in 1952, and started as a journalist apprentice in the newspaper Nordlands Framtid in Bodø in 1956...
was editor. From 1971 it was a morning newspaper, and Tumyr also "tabloidized" the journalism of newspaper, although the tabloid format was not adopted until 1983. From the same year it rid itself of the Labour Party connection. It had struggled financially despite help from the labour movement, but did not fare better on its own and went defunct after the last issue on 18 August 1984.