''Altaposten'' is a
Norwegian daily newspaper, published in
Alta in
Finnmark
Finnmark (; ; ; ; ) is a counties of Norway, county in northern Norway. By land, it borders Troms county to the west, Finland's Lapland (Finland), Lapland region to the south, and Russia's Murmansk Oblast to the east, and by water, the Norweg ...
county, Norway.
History and profile
''Altaposten'' was founded in 1969, and its first editor was
ﾃystein Dalland. From 1988
Ulf Jﾃｸrgensen edited the newspaper, and since 2001 the
editor-in-chief
An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The editor-in-chief heads all departments of the organization and is held accoun ...
has been
Rolf Edmund Lund.
''Altaposten'' was the owner of the
Sami
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newspaper ''
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''ﾃﾅ｡ﾅ｡u'' was a Northern Sﾃ｡mi-language newspaper published twice a week and distributed across Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. In 2008, ''ﾃﾅ｡ﾅ｡u'' ceased publication to merge with the rival paper ''Min ﾃ（gi'' to form ''ﾃ」vir''.
Histo ...
'' until its merge with ''
Min ﾃ（gi
''Min ﾃ（gi'' (''Our Time'' in Northern Sami) was a twice-weekly Northern Sami, Northern Sﾃ｡mi language newspaper based in Karasjok Municipality, Kﾃ｡rﾃ｡ﾅ｡johka, Norway. In 2008, ''Min ﾃ（gi'' ceased publication to merge with the rival paper ''ﾃﾅ ...
'' to form ''
ﾃ」vir
''ﾃ」vir'' is a newspaper written in the Northern Sﾃ｡mi language with editorial offices or reporters in Kﾃ｡rﾃ｡ﾅ｡johka, Guovdageaidnu, ﾃ〕tﾃ｡, Girkonjﾃ｡rga, and Romsa, Norway. It is currently published five times a week, from Monday to Friday ...
'', which is owned by ''Altaposten'' together with ''
Finnmark Dagblad
''Finnmark Dagblad'' is a Norwegian daily newspaper, published in Hammerfest, Norway.
The newspaper was founded in 1913 as ''Vestfinmarkens Socialdemokrat''. It changed its name to ''Vestfinnmark Arbeiderblad'' in 1923. From 1940 the newspaper ...
''.
''Altaposten'' had a circulation of 4,793 copies in 2012. The 2013 circulation of the paper was 4,535 copies.
References
External links
Official website
Newspapers established in 1969
1969 establishments in Norway
Daily newspapers published in Norway
Norwegian-language newspapers
Polaris Media
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