Porsgrunns Dagblad
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Porsgrunns Dagblad is a Norwegian newspaper, published in Porsgrunn
in Telemark
county.
Porsgrunds Dagblad was started on 1 December 1914, and later modernized its name. The first editor Daniel H. Grini was an experienced press worker, and came from Varden in the neighboring city. He made Porsgrunds Dagblad into a local newspaper. In a city where the liberal newspapers Porsgrunds Blad
and Porsgrunds Tidende had struggled, and the conservative newspaper Grenmar
was well established, Porsgrunds Dagblad became the city's new organ for the Liberal Party. It bought both Breviksposten in 1916 and later Langesunds Blad and Skiens Dagblad. It prevailed over Grenmar, which went defunct in 1954, but faced tougher competition from the Skien
-based regional newspapers Varden and Telemark Arbeiderblad.
It struggled financially, and in 1983 its Saturday edition was discontinued. It was owned by Trygve Hegnar
for a period, but since 1999 it has been owned by Østlands-Posten
(and A-pressen
). The Saturday edition was re-established in 2009, but the Monday edition was removed at the same time. Thus it is published five days a week. Since 2004 it is a morning newspaper.
Bjørg Vik
and Jahn Otto Johansen
started their careers in Porsgrunns Dagblad, and the newspaper also printed feuilleton
s which later became books by Jon Flatabø and Karen Sundt. The current editor is Erik Enger.
Porsgrunn
is a town and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Porsgrunn....
in Telemark
Telemark
is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. The county administration is in Skien. Until 1919 the county was known as Bratsberg amt.-Location:...
county.
Porsgrunds Dagblad was started on 1 December 1914, and later modernized its name. The first editor Daniel H. Grini was an experienced press worker, and came from Varden in the neighboring city. He made Porsgrunds Dagblad into a local newspaper. In a city where the liberal newspapers Porsgrunds Blad
Porsgrunds Blad
Porsgrunds Blad was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Porsgrunn in Telemark county.Ugeblad for Porsgrund og Omegn was started as a weekly newspaper on 1 May 1846. It struggled economically, and was auctioned in late 1848...
and Porsgrunds Tidende had struggled, and the conservative newspaper Grenmar
Grenmar (newspaper)
Grenmar was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Porsgrunn in Telemark county.Grenmar was started on 3 January 1878, after two trial issues in December 1877. It absorbed the much older newspaper Porsgrunds Blad in 1886 , and then Telefon which existed only from 1889 to 1890...
was well established, Porsgrunds Dagblad became the city's new organ for the Liberal Party. It bought both Breviksposten in 1916 and later Langesunds Blad and Skiens Dagblad. It prevailed over Grenmar, which went defunct in 1954, but faced tougher competition from the Skien
Skien
' is a city and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Skien. Skien is also the administrative centre of Telemark county....
-based regional newspapers Varden and Telemark Arbeiderblad.
It struggled financially, and in 1983 its Saturday edition was discontinued. It was owned by Trygve Hegnar
Trygve Hegnar
Trygve Hegnar is a Norwegian businessperson and magazine editor. He was born in Oslo. He founded and edited the magazine Kapital from 1971, and the newspaper Finansavisen from 1992. He became Norwegian champion in team handball with the club SK Arild in 1964, and played for the Norwegian national...
for a period, but since 1999 it has been owned by 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....
(and A-pressen
A-pressen
A-pressen is one of the three largest media companies in Norway and was established on May 27, 1948 with the name Norsk Arbeiderpresse . It got its present name in 1994...
). The Saturday edition was re-established in 2009, but the Monday edition was removed at the same time. Thus it is published five days a week. Since 2004 it is a morning newspaper.
Bjørg Vik
Bjørg Vik
Bjørg Vik is a Norwegian writer, playwright and journalist. She made her literary debut in 1963 with Søndag ettermiddag...
and Jahn Otto Johansen
Jahn Otto Johansen
Jahn Otto Johansen is a Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor, foreign correspondent and non-ficiton writer.He worked for the newspaper Morgenposten from 1956 to 1966, for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 1966 to 1977, and was chief editor of Dagbladet from 1977 to 1984. He has been a...
started their careers in Porsgrunns Dagblad, and the newspaper also printed feuilleton
Feuilleton
Feuilleton was originally a kind of supplement attached to the political portion of French newspapers, consisting chiefly of non-political news and gossip, literature and art criticism, a chronicle of the latest fashions, and epigrams, charades and other literary trifles...
s which later became books by Jon Flatabø and Karen Sundt. The current editor is Erik Enger.