''Moss Avis'' is a local newspaper in
Moss
Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta (, ) '' sensu stricto''. Bryophyta ('' sensu lato'', Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryophytes, which comprise liverworts, mosses, and ...
,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
. Having a rivalry with ''
Moss Dagblad'', it is published six days a week. The chief editor is Pål Enghaug.
It was established in 1876, and became affiliated with the
Liberal Party. It later shifted to the right before becoming non-partisan.
It was originally published three times a week, but this was expanded to six times in 1931.
It changed to tabloid format in 1989, and launched its Internet site in 1999. Between 1998 and 2008 it was published seven times a week.
[
In addition to Moss, the newspaper covers Rygge, Råde, Våler, Son and ]Hobøl
Hobøl was a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Elvestad. Hobøl is situated about southeast of Oslo. The parish of ''Haabøl'' was established as a municipality on 1 ...
.[ It has a circulation of 14,979, of whom 14,703 are subscribers.][ It is owned by ]Mediehuset Østfold
Mediehuset Østfold AS is a Norwegian media company. Owned 99.3% by Edda Media, it publishes the Østfold-based newspapers and ''Sarpsborgavisa
''Sarpsborgavisa'' (also ''SarpsborgAvisa'') was a free newspaper published in Sarpsborg, Norway.
...
, which is owned 99.3% by Edda Media.[
]
References
Newspapers established in 1876
Daily newspapers published in Norway
Mass media in Moss, Norway
Liberal Party (Norway) newspapers
1876 establishments in Norway
Norwegian-language newspapers
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