Kristeligt Dagblad

Kristeligt Dagblad
Type Newspaper
Owner(s) Kristeligt Dagblad A/S
Founded 1896
Language Danish
Headquarters Copenhagen
Circulation 26,000 (2013)
Website Kristeligt Dagblad website

Kristeligt Dagblad is a Danish newspaper published in Copenhagen, Denmark.

History and profile

Kristeligt Dagblad was established in 1896.[1][2] It was an initiative of the Lutheran Inner Mission created to oppose radicalism and atheism.[3] The paper is owned by Kristeligt Dagblad A/S and is based in Copenhagen.[1][2][4] It is published six times per week from Monday to Saturday.[2]

Initially the newspaper was apolitical, publishing articles on religious and moral topics. From 1914 it took a wider approach and in 1935 broke away from the Inner Mission, presenting general news but without any political association. It gained popularity under the leadership of Gunnar Helweg-Larsen but lost ground in the 1950s. From 1950 it adopted a new approach, adopting a more lively style with more emphasis on foreign news. The paper does not have any sports section and covers sports-related news occasionally.[5]

The editor of Kristeligt Dagblad is Erik Bjerager.[6]

Circulation

During the second half of 1997 the circulation of Kristeligt Dagblad was 16,000 copies on weekdays.[7] In 2004 the paper had a circulation of 25,000 copies.[1] The circulation of the paper slightly rose to 25,143 copies in 2008 and to 25,718 copies in 2009.[8] It grew to 26,267 copies in 2010 and to 26,301 in 2011.[8] The paper had a circulation of 26,000 copies a day in 2013.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The Press in Denmark". BBC. 20 December 2005. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Kristeligt Dagblad". Euro Topics. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Kristeligt Dagblad". Den Store Danske (in Danish). Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  4. ↑ Niels Thomsen (1968). "The Danish Political Press". Scandinavian Political Studies 3. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  5. ↑ Thomas Horky; Jörg-Uwe Nieland (8 October 2013). International Sports Press Survey 2011. BoD – Books on Demand. p. 63. ISBN 978-3-7322-7886-2. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "Erik Bjerager skriver". Kristeligt Dagblad (in Danish). Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  7. ↑ Jose L. Alvarez; Carmelo Mazza; Jordi Mur (October 1999). "The management publishing industry in Europe" (OCCASIONAL PAPER NO:99/4). University of Navarra. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "National newspapers total circulation". International Federation of Audit Bureaux of Circulations. Retrieved 2 December 2014.

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