''Morgenavisen'' is a former Norwegian daily newspaper, published in

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from 1902 to 1984. Its first editor was Anders Stilloff, who edited the newspaper from 1902 to 1915. From its establishment the newspaper was a supporter of businessman and politician

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, and eventually also a supporter for his new political party, the

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. Later the newspaper became a supporter for the Conservative Party. During

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''Morgenavisen'' had installed a Nazi editor. From 1942 ''Morgenavisen'' and ''

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'' were the only two remaining newspapers in Bergen, as ''Bergens Aftenblad'' and '' Dagen'' ceased publication. Three other major newspapers published in Bergen, '' Gula Tidend'', ''

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'' and '' Bergens Arbeiderblad'', had stopped earlier in the war. ''Gula Tidend'' stopped its publication already on 10 April 1940. The Communist newspaper ''

'' was forbidden from August 1940, and ''Bergens Arbeiderblad'' was forbidden from 4 January 1941. In 1945 the newspaper bought ''

Bergens Aftenblad was a Norwegian daily newspaper, published in Bergen, Norway from 1880 to 1942. History and profile The paper was started in 1880, and absorbed the long-running in 1889. The Nazis took over the paper in January 1942 and closed it on 21 April 1 ...

''. In 1977 ''Morgenavisen'' was the largest newspaper supporting the Conservative Party in

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, with a circulation of around 11,000. The newspaper presented a petition for compulsory winding-up in February 1984, after a failed fund-raising effort.

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