''Frolendingen'' (The Frolander) is a local Norwegian newspaper, published on Wednesdays in
Froland
Froland is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Southern Norway, Sørlandet. The administrative center is the village of Blakst ...
in
Agder
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''Frolendingen'' was established in 2005. It is an independent paper for the residents of the municipality of Froland. The newspaper is owned by about 100 companies and private individuals, each of whom hold between one and 100 shares. The newspaper is a member of the
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 ...
and it follows the
Ethical Code of Practice for the Norwegian Press The Ethical Code of Practice for the Norwegian Press (, , ) is a code regulating journalism ethics and standards in Norway.
It was first written in 1936. In 1956 it was rewritten for the first time, with important contributions from ''Verdens Gang ...
. The paper is published every Wednesday, and it covers local events and news.
Editors
Since it was launched, ''Frolendingen'' has had five editors. Cornelius Munkvik edited the paper from its beginning until 2007, and was succeeded by Ottar Johansen. Johansen retired on December 31, 2010, and was succeeded by Olav Svaland on January 1, 2011. Svaland was silenced by the board of ''Frolendingen'' in August 2011, after the board suspended the newspaper due to an article the editor had written about an employee in the municipality of Froland. The person concerned was the county leader of the group ''Folk for frihet'' (People for Freedom). Svaland, who left the newspaper in the fall of 2011, has stated that he believes that being silenced was a clear violation of
freedom of speech
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.
The next editor, serving from August 2011 to April 2015, was Elin Drivdal. She was succeeded in May 2015 by Baard Larsen. Larsen had previously worked as an editor at ''
Ã…mliavisa
''Ã…mliavisa'' (The Ã…mli Gazette) is a local Norwegian weekly newspaper covering the municipality of Ã…mli in county and neighboring areas. It was first published in March 2008. The newspaper was named Nynorsk User of the Year in 2008. Esben ...
'', and prior to that had worked for over 10 years at '' Grimstad Adressetidende'' and one year at ''
Fædrelandsvennen
is a regional newspaper based in Kristiansand, Norway. It covers the southernmost part of the country, (Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder), focusing especially on the area between Mandal, Norway, Mandal and Lillesand (west and east of Kristiansand).
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''.
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
*2016: 1,335