''Møre'' () is a local
Norwegian newspaper published once a week in
Møre og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal (; ) is a Counties of Norway, county in the northernmost part of Western Norway, Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the Molde (town), town of M ...
county.
''Møre'' covers news in
Volda Municipality
Volda is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre is the Volda (village), village of Volda. Other v ...
and
Ørsta Municipality
is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre Districts of Norway, region of Western Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Ørsta (v ...
as well as throughout Møre og Romsdal county. It is Norway's oldest local newspaper that is still published, and it is the second-oldest newspaper in the country, after ''
Adresseavisen
(; commonly known as ''Adressa'') is a regional newspaper published daily, except Sundays, in Trondheim, Norway. The paper has been in circulation since 1767 and is one of the oldest newspapers in Norway after Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler which ...
''. The newspaper is edited by Tore Aarflot.
It is published three times a week (Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays) and all of the edited material is published in
Nynorsk
Nynorsk (; ) is one of the two official 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 (''Landsmål''), parallel to the Da ...
.
The newspaper is owned by the company
Aarflots Prenteverk,
which runs the media house, where the newspaper is a major component of its operations. The business is also engaged in graphic design and printing.
History
In 1808 the farmer,
bailiff
A bailiff is a manager, overseer or custodian – a legal officer to whom some degree of authority or jurisdiction is given. There are different kinds, and their offices and scope of duties vary.
Another official sometimes referred to as a '' ...
, politician, and postmaster
Sivert Aarflot received permission to start printing at Ekset in Volda. He started printing in 1809, and in 1810 he produced his first newspaper: ''
Norsk Landboeblad''. This newspaper changed its name many times, and since 1902 or 1903 it has been called ''Møre''.
The
Sivert Aarflot Museum is dedicated to the story of Sivert Aarflot and his press and newspaper. Among other items, the museum contains his first press and a somewhat more modern
screw press
A screw press is a type of machine press in which the ram is driven up and down by a screw. The screw shaft can be driven by a handle or a wheel. It works by using a coarse screw to convert the rotation of the handle or drive-wheel into a small d ...
. The museum was opened following an agreement with company CEO Tore Aarflot.
Circulation
According to the
Norwegian Audit Bureau of Circulations The Norwegian Audit Bureau of Circulations () is a company that monitors the print runs of Norwegian newspapers, magazines, and weekly publications, and offers advice on calculating circulation numbers. It was established in 2001[National Association of Local Newspapers
The National Association of Local Newspapers (, 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 interests.
Among the first issu ...]
, ''Møre'' has had the following annual circulation:
*2004: 3,775
*2005: 3,746
*2006: 3,759
*2007: 3,752
*2008: 3,735
*2009: 3,722
*2010: 3,690
*2011: 3,650
*2012: 3,578
*2013: 3,449
*2014: 3,373
*2015: 3,317
*2016: 3,195
References
External links
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Newspapers published in Norway
Norwegian-language newspapers
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Mass media in Møre og Romsdal
Publications established in 1810
Nynorsk