''Kristianstadsbladet'' is a regional newspaper published in
Kristianstad
Kristianstad (, ; older spelling from Danish ''Christianstad'') is a city and the seat of Kristianstad Municipality, Scania County, Sweden with 40,145 inhabitants in 2016. During the last 15 years, it has gone from a garrison town to a devel ...
,
Sweden, which has been in circulation since 1856.
History and profile
The paper was established in 1856.
It is published daily except for holidays.
[ It has a liberal political stance.]
The owner of ''Kristianstadsbladet'' was Bonnier Group
Bonnier AB (), also the Bonnier Group, is a privately held Swedish media group of 175 companies operating in 15 countries. It is controlled by the Bonnier family.
Background
The company was founded in 1804 by Gerhard Bonnier in Copenhagen, Denma ...
until 2011 when it was acquired by Gota Media together with '' Trelleborgs Allehanda'' and ''Ystads Allehanda''. The paper was published by Sydsvenska Dagbladet AB under Bonnier Group. It was previously published in broadsheet format, but later its format was converted into 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 ...
.
In 2011 ''Kristianstadsbladet'' was the recipient of Society for News Design
The Society for News Design (SND), formerly known as the Society of Newspaper Design, is an international organization for professionals working in the news sector of the media industry, specifically those involved with graphic design, illustration ...
Award of Excellence.
References
External links
Official website
1856 establishments in Sweden
Bonnier Group
Daily newspapers published in Sweden
Publications established in 1856
Swedish-language newspapers
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