''Altaposten'' is a

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daily newspaper, published in Alta, Norway.

History and profile

''Altaposten'' was founded in 1969, and its first editor was

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. From 1988

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edited the newspaper, and since 2001 the

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has been

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. ''Altaposten'' was the owner of the

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newspaper ''

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'' until its merge with ''

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'' to form ''

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'', which is owned by ''Altaposten'' together with ''

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''. ''Altaposten'' had a circulation of 4,793 copies in 2012. The 2013 circulation of the paper was 4,535 copies.

References

External links

Official website
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