''Arendals Tidende'' (The Arendal Times) is a local newspaper published in

Arendal Arendal () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder counties of Norway, county in southeastern Norway. Arendal belongs to the Districts of Norway, region of Southern Norway, Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the munici ...

two days a week, on Mondays and Fridays. On Mondays ''Arendals Tidende'' is issued as an ordinary newspaper, and on Fridays it is issued in glossy magazine format. The newspaper covers the municipality of Arendal, and it was launched in the fall of 2005 as a sample edition. Since January 1, 2006 it has been published as a subscription newspaper. ''Arendals Tidende'' celebrated its tenth year of publication in the fall of 2015.Dyrholm, Linda. 2015. Arendals Tidende gjennom ti år. ''Arendals Tidende'' (November 14).
/ref> ''Arendals Tidende'' is a politically independent publication that follows the

Ethical Code of Practice for the Norwegian Press The Ethical Code of Practice for the Norwegian Press ( nb, Vær Varsom-plakaten, nn, Ver Varsam-plakaten, se, Leage Várrugas) is a code regulating journalism ethics and standards in Norway. It was first written in 1936. In 1956 it was rewritten ...

. The paper was started by Nils Petter Vigerstøl as chief editor,Nilsen, Anne Torhild. 2009. De små vinner igjen . ''NRK'' (February 17).
/ref> who was succeeded by Morten Kraft. The paper's current chief editor is Grete Aronsen Husebø, and the culture editor is Linda Christensen. In 2006, ''Arendals Tidende'' was the fastest-growing newspaper in the Agder district. In April 2007, ''Arendals Tidende'' won the

National Association of Local Newspapers The National Association of Local Newspapers ( no, Landslaget for lokalaviser, 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 inte ...

concept award for its summer show Pearls of Arendal. The board of ''Arendals Tidende'' filed for bankruptcy on April 25, 2012. After the bankruptcy, the paper entered a major partnership with Tvende Media and moved into new premises on Havnegaten. Before the bankruptcy, the paper was produced at the Arendal train station. The paper functioned at that time as an agent for

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and was responsible for employing a former railway employee. As a result, the station was still staffed on weekdays and the waiting room was open on weekends. The paper launched its online edition in 2014.

Circulation

According to the

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and the

, ''Arendals Tidende'' has had the following annual circulation: *2006: 2,067 *2007: 2,136 *2008: 2,377 *2009: 2,381 *2010: 2,010 *2011: 2,075 *2012: 1,817 *2013: 1,719 *2014: 1,655 *2015: 1,477 *2016: 998''Medienorge'': Opplagstall norske aviser.
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References

External links

''Arendals Tidende'' homepage
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