''Dagsposten'' ("Daily Mail") was a Norwegian newspaper, published in

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in Sør-Trøndelag county.

History and profile

''Dagsposten'' was started on 2 October 1877 by Olai Olsen. He chose a connection with the liberal politician

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, who later founded the

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. It soon became the largest newspaper in

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. From 1886 to 1890

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was editor, and from 1890 to 1902

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was editor. After a conflict with the owners, who wanted a Coalition Party connection, Løken left and founded '' Nidaros''. H. O. Oppedal took over. In 1909 ''Dagsposten'' became affiliated with the

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. Gerhard Jynge was editor from 1914 to 1917. In 1917 Johannes Knudsen took over as editor, and in 1940 he affiliated the newspaper with the Fascist party

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. During this period the paper was financed by the

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. After a while it was allowed to remove the sub-header "Organ for Nasjonal Samling", which had caused a loss of advertisement and discrediting among the populace. It was abruptly stopped when the

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ended in Norway on 8 May 1945.

References

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