''Drangedalsposten'' (The Drangedal Gazette) is a local
Norwegian newspaper published in
Drangedal
Drangedal is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Prestestranda. Other villages in Drangedal include Bø i Tørdal, ...
in
Telemark
Telemark () is a Counties of Norway, county and a current electoral district in Norway. Telemark borders the counties of Vestfold, Buskerud, Vestland, Rogaland and Agder. In 2020, Telemark merged with the county of Vestfold to form the county o ...
county.
The newspaper is published every Thursday and it was founded by the local community in 1999 after the
Orkla Group
Orkla ASA is a Norwegian conglomerate operating in Europe, Asia and the US. At present, Orkla operates in the branded consumer goods, aluminium products and financial investment sectors. Orkla ASA is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and its he ...
purchased and then incorporated the newspaper ''Drangedal Blad'' into ''
Kragerø Blad Vestmar''.
[Berge, Grete Ingebjørg. 2009. Populær lokalavis fyller 10 år. ''NRK'' (January 14).](_blank)
/ref> The editor of the paper is Gry Rønjum.
Circulation
According to the Norwegian Audit Bureau of Circulations The Norwegian Audit Bureau of Circulations () is a company that monitors the print runs of Norwegian newspapers, magazines, and weekly publications, and offers advice on calculating circulation numbers. It was established in 2001[National Association of Local Newspapers
The National Association of Local Newspapers (, LLA) is a Norwegian association for local newspapers. The organization was established in Voss in 1976, and it works for its member companies' general conditions and interests.
Among the first issu ...]
, ''Drangedalsposten'' has had the following annual circulation:
*2004: 1,963
*2005: 1,988
*2006: 1,980
*2007: 1,952
*2008: 1,970
*2009: 1,954
*2010: 1,905
*2011: 1,907
*2012: 1,941
*2013: 1,946
*2014: 2,096
*2015: 2,060
/ref>
References
External links
''Drangedalsposten'' home page
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Weekly newspapers published in Norway
Norwegian-language newspapers
Mass media in Telemark
Drangedal
Newspapers established in 1999
1999 establishments in Norway