Front page of the first edition (1749) |
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| Type | Daily newspaper (since 1841) |
|---|---|
| Format | Compact |
| Owner | Berlingske Media |
| Publisher | Berlingske Tidende A/S |
| Editor | Lisbeth Knudsen |
| Founded | January 3, 1749 |
| Political alignment | Conservative |
| Language | Danish |
| Headquarters | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Circulation | 103,685[1] |
| Official website | www.berlingske.dk |
Berlingske, previously known as Berlingske Tidende (English: Berling's Times), is a Danish national daily newspaper based in Copenhagen. First published on 3 January 1749,[2] it is the oldest Danish newspaper still published and among the oldest newspapers in the world.[3]
Berlingske was founded in 1749 by Denmark's Royal Book Printer Ernst Henrich Berling and originally titled Kjøbenhavnske Danske Post-Tidender, then the Berlingskes Politiske- og Avertissements Tidende. In 1936, the newspaper's title was shortened to Berlingske Tidende.[4]
With a circulation of about 103,000 copies on weekdays, it is also one of the "big three" broadsheet-quality newspapers in Denmark along with Jyllands-Posten and Politiken. Traditionally itself a broadsheet, Berlingske has been also published in the tabloid/compact format since August 28, 2006.[5]
Berlingske has won many awards in recent years. It is the only newspaper in the world to have won the World Press Photo Award four times. It has also won the most prestigious journalistic award in Denmark, the Cavling prize, in 2009.
Following a long period of ownership by the Berling family, the whole Berlingske-group was acquired in 1982 by a group of investors from the Danish corporate establishment including Danske Bank and A.P. Møller Mærsk. This takeover saved the group from an impending bankruptcy caused by a long strike period as well as dwindling circulation and advertising revenues.
In 2000, Det Berlingske Officin was acquired by the Norwegian industrial conglomerate Orkla Group; the Danish organization was integrated within a multinational Orkla Media group. In 2006 Orkla Media, was sold to the British Mecom Group.[6]
In January 2011, the newspaper's title was abbreviated to Berlingske following a large-scale redesign of the newspaper's web and digital presence.[4]