''Barometern OT'' is a local newspaper published in
Kalmar
Kalmar (, , ) is a city in the southeast of Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. It had 36,392 inhabitants in 2010 and is the seat of Kalmar Municipality. It is also the capital of Kalmar County, which comprises 12 municipalities with a total of ...
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Sweden. It is the leading paper in its circulation area.
History and profile
''Barometern'' was established in 1841.
[ The paper was published by the Tidningen Barometerns AB from 1903 to 1989.][Then it was published by a stock corporation, Barometern-OT AB, between 1990 and 2002.]Blekinge Läns Tidning
''Blekinge Läns Tidning'', known as ''BLT'', is a local newspaper in Karlskrona, Sweden, which has been in circulation since 1869.
History and profile
''Blekinge Läns Tidning'' was established by Frans August Blomquist and Palle Nilsson in K ...
'', ''Borås Tidning
''Borås Tidning'' is a Swedish language daily newspaper published in Borås, Sweden.
History and profile
''Borås Tidning'' was established qua the Borås weckoblad on 1 September 1826. The paper has its headquarters in Borås. It had two pre ...
'' and '' Smålandsposten'', to create the joint holding company Gota Media.[
''Barometern OT'' has been published in ]tabloid format
A tabloid is a newspaper with a compact page size smaller than broadsheet. There is no standard size for this newspaper format.
Etymology
The word ''tabloid'' comes from the name given by the London-based pharmaceutical company Burroughs We ...
since 24 April 2001. Toge Forsberg served as the editor-in-chief
An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies.
The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
of the paper[ which is published six times per week.][
]
Circulation
In 2010 ''Barometern OT'' sold 42,300 copies.[ The circulation of the paper was 41,000 copies in 2012 and 40,300 copies in 2013.]
See also
*List of Swedish newspapers
The number of newspapers in Sweden was 235 in 1919. It decreased to 125 papers in the mid-1960s. In 2009 the number of the newspapers in the country was 90.
This is a list of Swedish-language newspapers with their respective cities of publicatio ...
References
External links
Official website
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1841 establishments in Sweden
Daily newspapers published in Sweden
Mass media in Kalmar
Newspapers established in 1841
Swedish-language newspapers