''Kanalen'' (The Canal) is a local

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

newspaper published in

Ulefoss Ulefoss is the administrative centre of Nome municipality in Telemark, Norway, located near the border of Grenland. Its population is 2,699. It occupies both sides of Ulefoss falls on the river Eidselva. Ulefoss is one of Norway's oldest industr ...

Telemark Telemark is a traditional region, a former county, and a current electoral district in southern Norway. In 2020, Telemark merged with the former county of Vestfold to form the county of Vestfold og Telemark. Telemark borders the traditional ...

county.''Store norske leksikon'': Kanalen.
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History

''Kanalen'' was established by Jan Arve Andersen in 2001,''Kanalen'': Om Kanalen.
/ref> and it has covered events in the municipality of Nome since 2012; prior to this it also covered news in the municipality of

Sauherad Sauherad is a former municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Midt-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Akkerhaugen. The municipality borders Kongsberg, Skien, Nome, ...

. It is currently edited by Tor Espen Simonsen.Johansen, Glenn Slydal. 2015. Påskekrim på PFUs bord. ''Journalisten'' (June 19).
/ref> From 2003 to 2012 the newspaper was completely owned by the newspaper ''

Varden Varden may refer to: People *Erik Varden (born 1974), Norwegian Roman Catholic prelate *Evelyn Varden (1893-1958), American actress *Helga Varden, American philosopher *Norma Varden (1898-1989), English actress * Varden Tsulukidze (1865–1923), Ge ...

''.Jensen, Martin Huseby. 2012. Kommunen kjøper lokalavis. ''Journalisten'' (February 28).
/ref> The paper's employees currently hold the majority of shares in the company. The name ''Kanalen'' is derived from the

Telemark Canal The Telemark Canal connects the towns Skien and Dalen in southern Norway by linking several long lakes in the Skien watershed through a series of 18 locks. It originally consisted of two canals. The Norsjø–Skien Canal, with locks in Skien a ...

. The waterway and its locks run across the municipality of Nome and help link together the two largest urban areas, Ulefoss and

Lunde Lunde may refer to: People Politics * Gulbrand Lunde (1901–1942), Norwegian councillor of state in the Nasjonal Samling government * Heidi Nordby Lunde (born 1973), Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party * Jens Lunde (1884–1974), Nor ...

. The newspaper serves the same purpose as a channel for media. ''Kanalen'' is neutral in the choice between

Bokmål Bokmål () (, ; ) is an official written standard for the Norwegian language, alongside Nynorsk. Bokmål is the preferred written standard of Norwegian for 85% to 90% of the population in Norway. Unlike, for instance, the Italian language, there ...

and

Nynorsk Nynorsk () () is one of the two written standards of the Norwegian language, the other being Bokmål. From 12 May 1885, it became the state-sanctioned version of Ivar Aasen's standard Norwegian language ( no, Landsmål) parallel to the Dano-N ...

, but in practice it has been a Bokmål publication since it was launched. The municipality of Nome is composed of towns with very different social, cultural, and historical origins. The newspaper therefore emphasizes news and topical matters, prioritizing political, business, and social journalism. ''Kanalen'' follows the Ethical Code of Practice for the Norwegian Press and distinguishes itself from the local newspaper tradition with a critical and socially oriented approach. The paper is a member of 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 ...

Editors

* Jan Arve Andersen (2001–2006) * Jarle Aaheim (2006–2009) * Britt Eriksen (2009–2012) * Tor Espen Simonsen (February 2012–)

Circulation

According to the

Norwegian Audit Bureau of Circulations The Norwegian Audit Bureau of Circulations ( no, Norsk Opplagskontroll AS) is a company that monitors the print runs of Norwegian newspapers, magazines, and weekly publications, and offers advice on calculating circulation numbers. It was establishe ...

and the National Association of Local Newspapers, ''Kanalen'' has had the following annual circulation: *2004: 1,869 *2005: 2,130 *2006: 2,069 *2007: 2,020 *2008: 2,049 *2009: 1,909 *2010: 1,800 *2011: 1,744 *2012: 1,774 *2013: 1,845 *2014: 1,893 *2015: 1,959 *2016: 1,842''Medienorge'': Opplagstall norske aviser.
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References

External links

''Kanalen'' home page
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