Sydsvenskan
Sydsvenskan's headquarters in Malmö. | |
Type | Daily newspaper |
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Format | Compact |
Owner(s) | Bonnier Group |
Editor-in-chief | Lars Dahmén |
Founded | 1870 |
Language | Swedish |
Headquarters | Malmö, Sweden |
Circulation | 99,800 (2013) |
ISSN | 1652-814X |
Website | www.sydsvenskan.se |
Sydsvenska Dagbladet Snällposten, generally known simply as Sydsvenskan (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈsyːdˌsvɛnskan], The South Swedish), is a daily newspaper published in Scania in Sweden.
History and profile
Sydsvenskan was founded in 1870.[1] In 1871 the paper merged with Snällposten which was started in 1848.[1] Sydsvenskan is headquartered in Malmö[2] and mostly distributed in southern Scania. Its coverage is characterized by local news from southwest Scania in addition to a full coverage of national, EU, and international news. The paper is owned by the Bonnier Group[3] which bought it in 1994.[2]
Until 1966, Sydsvenskan had close ties to the Rightist Party (now Moderate Party).[4][5] In the Swedish debate about the country's role in the EU and in relation to the Eurozone, the paper has emphasized the importance of a closer political, economical, and cultural affiliation to Europe.[4] Its stated editorial position is "independent liberal".[3]
The newspaper changed its format from broadsheet to compact format on 5 October 2004.[6][7]
Sydsvenskan introduced a soft paywall in February 2013. Those who did not have a paper subscription could view a maximum of 20 free articles per month.[8] A year after, this was changed to 5 articles per week.[9] Subscription models were available from 28 Swedish kronor, with the cheapest one giving full access to the website.[8] In August 2014, this was raised to 59 Swedish kronor (around US$7.10), as the former price was an introductory price.[10] A year after the introduction of the paywall, 60,000 subscribers had created accounts on the website and 4,000 had purchased a digital subscription.[9]
Circulation
In 1998 the circulation of Sydsvenskan was 125,000 copies on weekdays and 146,000 copies on Sundays.[2] The paper had a circulation of 129,300 copies on weekdays in 2005.[3] It was 94,800 copies in 2012.[11] The circulation of the paper was 99,800 copies in 2013.[12]
Acquisition of Helsingborgs Dagblad
In the end of April 2014, Sydsvenskan acknowledged their intention to buy Helsingborgs Dagblad. A deal was reached in the end of May and the Swedish Competition Authority approved it around two weeks after.[13] A strong reason was reported to be that both newspapers had seen their ad revenue decrease heavily.[14]
See also
References
- 1 2 Karl Erik Gustafsson; Per Rydén (2010). A History of the Press in Sweden (PDF). Gothenburg: Nordicom. ISBN 978-91-86523-08-4. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 Stig Hadenius; Lennart Weibull (1999). "The Swedish Newspaper System in the Late 1990s. Tradition and Transition" (PDF). Nordicom Review 1 (1). Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Swedish mass media" (PDF). Swedish Institute. 2006. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- 1 2 Torbjörn Vallinder. "Sydsvenska Dagbladet Snällposten". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ↑ Eurotopics Media Index
- ↑ "The press in Sweden". BBC News. 2004. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ "11 Swedish dailies become tabloids". Media Culpa. 11 September 2004. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- 1 2 "Så lanseras Sydsvenskans betalvägg". Dagens Media (in Swedish). 4 February 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- 1 2 "Sydsvenskan skruvar åt sin betallösning". Journalisten (in Swedish). 3 February 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ↑ "Därför chockhöjer Sydsvenskan priset". Resumé (in Swedish). 18 August 2014.
- ↑ Frank Eriksson Barman (2014). "In search of a profitability framework for the local daily newspaper industry. A case study at Göteborgs-Posten" (Report). Gothenburg: Chalmers University of Technology. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ↑ "Top 20 daily paid-for newspapers in the Nordic countries 2013". Nordicom. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ "Konkurrensverket godkänner tidningsaffär". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 9 July 2014.
- ↑ "Sydsvenskan köper HD". Medievärlden (in Swedish). 23 April 2014.
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