Skiensposten was a Norwegian newspaper, published in 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....

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Skiensposten was started in 1842 by Herman Bagger

Herman Bagger

-Personal life:Herman Bagger was born in Lemvig in Jutland, Denmark to physician Eggert Christian Bagger and his wife Claudine Margrethe , née Borgen. He had one older brother and three younger siblings....

, a Danish immigrant who had worked as a jurist, teacher, farmer and politician. Before the end of the year, however, he grew tired and resigned as chief editor. Skiensposten survived for the time being, but faced competition from Bratsberg Amtstidende

Bratsberg Amtstidende

Bratsberg Amtstidende was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Skien in Telemark county. It also held the names Ugeblad for Skien og Omegn , Bratsberg Amtstidende og Correspondent and Skiensposten ....

, a newspaper founded in 1840 by Peter Feilberg

Peter Feilberg

Peter Fredrik Feilberg was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician.He was born in Tønsberg. His family had immigrated from Flensburg, Southern Schleswig in 1787. Peter Feilberg was a dyer by education, and operated a printing press...

. The new owners of Skiensposten tried to halve the price, and changed its name to Skiens Adressetidende. However, this was not enough to keep it in circulation, and it went defunct near the end of 1843.

It was pressed by Jens Melgaard, a printing press rival of Peter Feilberg.