Nationen

Nationen is a Norwegian daily newspaper (execpt Sundays), founded in 1918.^[1] It has a circulation of approximately 14,000 and primarily targets farmers and the agriarian sector, with focus on district politics, farming, commentaries and features. It is based in Oslo, with offices in Trondheim and Fagernes, and edited by Mari Velsand. The newspaper relies heavily on freelance journalists for regional coverage.

Traditionally the newspaper has been controlled by the Centre Party, but they have since sold out, and the newspaper is today owned by Tun Media that is controlled by the Norwegian Agrarian Association, TINE, Nortura and Landkreditt.^[1] The media group also owns other publications.

The newspaper has had a tabloid format since 1986. An online version, nationen.no, was formally launched in 2001.^[1]

Circulation

Numbers from the Norwegian Media Businesses' Association, Mediebedriftenes Landsforening.

1980: 21 455 1981: 21 780 1982: 21 563 1983: 21 648 1984: 20 566 1985: 20 691 1986: 20 021 1987: 20 370 1988: 19 726 1989: 21 388 1990: 22 367 1991: 23 011 1992: 20 805 1993: 20 102 1994: 21 278

1995: 20 278 1996: 20 235 1997: 19 104 1998: 18 311 1999: 18 307 2000: 17 376 2001: 18 652 2002: 17 554 2003: 16 987 2004: 16 484 2005: 17 061 2006: 16 996 2007: 15 871 2008: 15 670 2009: 14 514

Circulation 1980 - 2009

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