| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | Politiken-Fonden (88.4%) Ellen Hørups Fond (4.4%) Others (7.3%) |
| Publisher | JP/Politikens Hus A/S |
| Editor | Poul Madsen |
| Founded | February 12, 1904 |
| Political alignment | Right populist |
| Language | Danish |
| Headquarters | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Official website | ekstrabladet.dk |
Ekstra Bladet (Danish pronunciation: [ˈɛɡsdʁɐˌblæˀð]) is a Danish tabloid newspaper focusing on sensationalist[1][2] stories. It gets a share of its income from sex ads.[3] Since 1979 it has always had a partly or completely naked woman on page nine which is referred to as Side 9 Pigen ("The Page 9 Girl"),[4][5] a Danish equivalent of the English Page Three girl. The current editor is Poul Madsen, who on September 6, 2007 replaced Hans Engell.[6]
The political leaning of the newspaper might traditionally be viewed as social-liberal (as it is an offspring of Politiken), but it would probably be more accurate to say that the newspaper considers itself in opposition to anyone in a position of power (a watchdog),[2] and the defender of the ordinary man.[1]
Ekstra Bladet's readership and circulation have declined from 2008 to 2010.[7]
In December 2010 Ekstra Bladet editor-in-chief Poul Madsen threatened to complain to the European Court of Justice after its submission of an application to Apple's App Store was rejected.[8] Madsen claimed the application was deemed offensive, and in an editorial described Apple as being an "American nanny".[9]