''Fredriksstad Tilskuer'' was a Norwegian newspaper, published in

Fredrikstad Fredrikstad (; previously ''Frederiksstad''; literally "Fredrik's Town") is a List of cities in Norway, city and Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Østfold Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipal ...

Østfold Østfold () is a county in Eastern Norway, which from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2023 was part of Viken. Østfold borders Akershus and southwestern Sweden (Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Buskerud and Vestfold are on the other ...

county. ''Fredriksstads Tilskuer'' was started in 1867 From 1879 to 1902 it was edited by landowner Harald Stabell, who turned the newspaper in a conservative direction. An anti-newspaper was established, named '' Fredriksstads Blad''. However, ''Fredriksstads Tilskuer'' was innovative as well; from 1898 to 1902 it was the first

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in Østfold. The editor from 1902 to 1907 was Sølfest Ørn, and

Sven Elvestad Sven Elvestad (7 September 1884 – 18 December 1934) was a Norwegian journalist and author. He is best known for his detective stories, which were published under the pen name Stein Riverton and translated into several languages, including Germ ...

had a short journalist career but was fired. Another writer who started his career here was

Olaf Gjerløw Jens Olaf Gjerløw (20 March 1885 – 5 December 1949) was a Norwegian newspaper editor. He was editor for the newspaper ''Morgenbladet'' from 1920 until his death in 1949, except for a period in German prisons during World War II. Personal life ...

. In 1902 the newspaper absorbed '' Fredrikstad-Posten'', and in 1908 the newspaper changed its name to ''Fredriksstad Tilskuer''. It was published from March 1912 to 30 December 1916 as ''Fredrikstad og Omegn Tidende'', but then went defunct. It was absorbed by ''Fredriksstads Blad''.

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