The National Association of Local Newspapers ( no, Landslaget for lokalaviser, LLA) is a
Norwegian
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association for local newspapers. The organization was established in
Voss
Voss () is a municipality and a traditional district in Vestland county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen. Other villages include Bolstadøyri, Borstrondi, Evanger, Kvitheim, Mjølfjell, ...
in 1976, and it works for its member companies' general conditions and interests.
[Landslaget for lokalaviser: Om Landslaget for lokalaviser.](_blank)
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Among the first issues it dealt with was inclusion of the smallest local newspapers in the direct press support system, which occurred in 1989. The association is now a co-owner of the Norwegian Audit Bureau of Circulations, the company responsible for monitoring newspapers' circulation figures. These figures are the basis for receiving press subsidies. The association also represents its member companies in various government agencies and committees.
The National Association of Local Newspapers is not a tariff organization, and therefore does not negotiate on behalf of its member companies. Some of the association's members are also members of the Norwegian Media Businesses' Association The Norwegian Media Businesses' Association ( no, Mediebedriftenes Landsforening, MBL) is an employers' organisation in Norway, organized under the national Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise
The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise ( no, Nær ...
(MBL).
The National Association of Local Newspapers has over 100 small newspapers as members,Oslo
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, and Rune Hetland is its general secretary.[Fortsatt støtte til 4000-6000-avisene. 2014. Landslaget for lokalaviser (April 11).](_blank)
/ref> The association's board is headed by Ståle Melhus,Local Newspaper of the Year Local Newspaper of the Year ( no, Årets lokalavis) is a Norwegian
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prize is awarded at the association's annual meeting.Skjerdal, Sissel Iren. 2016. Sogn Avis er årets lokalavis. ''Firda'' (April 17).
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Members (as of January 2012)
* '' Akers Avis Groruddalen''
* '' Åmliavisa''
* ''Andøyposten
''Andøyposten'' is a Norwegian language regional newspaper published in Andenes, Norway.
History and profile
''Andøyposten'' was established in 1979. The paper is based in Andenes and is published three times per week. As of 2005 Schibsted ow ...
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* '' Arendals Tidende''
* '' Askøyværingen''
* '' Ås Avis''
* '' Birkenesavisa''
* '' Bø blad''
* ''Bømlo-nytt
''Bømlo-nytt'' (The Bømlo News) is a local Norwegian newspaper published in Svortland in Hordaland county. ''Bømlo-nytt'' covers events in the municipality of Bømlo and is issued every Wednesday and Saturday. The newspaper first appeared on A ...
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* '' Bremanger Budstikke''
* ''Bygdanytt
''Bygdanytt'' is a Norwegian language, Norwegian newspaper, published in Indre Arna in Bergen, and covering Arna, Norway, Arna and Osterøy. The newspaper was founded in 1951, and its first editor was Sigurd Mjeldheim. The newspaper is issued twice ...
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* '' Bygdebladet''
* ''Bygdebladet Randaberg og Rennesøy
''Bygdebladet Randaberg og Rennesøy'' (The Randaberg and Rennesøy Country Gazette) is a local Norwegian newspaper published in Randaberg in Rogaland county. The newspaper appears once a week and covers events in the municipalities of Randaberg ...
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* ''Dag og Tid
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* ''Dalane Tidende
''Dalane Tidende'' is a local newspaper published in Egersund, Norway
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* '' Dølen''
* ''Drangedalsposten ''Drangedalsposten'' (The Drangedal Gazette) is a local Norwegian newspaper published in Drangedal in Telemark
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* ''Eidsvoll Ullensaker Blad
''Eidsvoll Ullensaker Blad'' is a local newspaper published in Eidsvoll, Norway.
It was established in 1901 as ''Eidsvoll Blad'', and eventually became affiliated with the Centre Party. It was originally published twice a week; this was increas ...
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* ''Eikerbladet ''Eikerbladet'' (The Eiker Gazette) is a local Norwegian newspaper published in Mjøndalen in Buskerud
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* ''Enebakk Avis ''Enebakk Avis'' (The Enebakk Gazette) is a local Norwegian newspaper published in Enebakk in Akershus county.
The company Enebakk Avis AS was launched as its own business by Smaalenene Medier AS. The first issue of the paper was published on Dec ...
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* '' Fanaposten''
* ''Finnmarksposten
''Finnmarksposten'' is a local newspaper published in Honningsvåg, Norway. It was established in 1866.
It has a circulation of 1235, of whom 726 are subscribers.
''Finnmarksposten'' is owned by ''Finnmark Dagblad'' since 1993, which in turn is ...
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* ''Fjell-Ljom (The Mountain Echo), originally spelled ''Fjeld-Ljom'', is a local weekly Norwegian newspaper published in Røros in Sør-Trøndelag county.
has been published since January 8, 1886. In 1979 the newspaper went into bankruptcy after losing out t ...
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* '' Fjordabladet''
* '' Fjordingen''
* ''Fjuken
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History and profile
''Fjuken'' was founded in 1989. The founders were initially community members. The paper is published by the company Sk ...
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* ''Framtia ''Framtia'' (The Future) is a local weekly Norwegian newspaper, published on Wednesdays in Ørnes in Nordland county. It covers events in the municipalities of Meløy and Gildeskål
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* ''Framtid i Nord ''Framtid i Nord'' ("Future in the North") is a local newspaper in northern Troms, a county in Northern Norway. It focuses on local news from the municipalities of Kvænangen, Nordreisa, Lyngen, Skjervøy, Gáivuotna ( Kåfjord) and Storfjord. It ...
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* '' Frolendingen''
* '' Frostingen''
* '' Gamlebyavisen''
* '' Gaula''
* '' Gauldalsposten''
* '' Gjesdalbuen''
* '' Grannar''
* '' Grenda''
* ''Hallingdølen
''Hallingdølen'' is a Norwegian language local newspaper published in Ål, Norway and serves Hallingdal.
Profile
''Hallingdølen'' was established in 1936. The paper is not owned by one of the large media conglomerates. It was founded by commun ...
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* '' Hammerfestingen''
* '' Hardanger Folkeblad''
* ''Hordaland
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* '' Hordaland Folkeblad''
* '' Inderøyningen''
* '' Jarlsberg Avis''
* '' Kanalen''
* '' KlæbuPosten''
* ''Klar Tale
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* '' Kvinnheringen''
* '' Kyst og Fjord''
* ''Lierposten
''Lierposten'' (The Lier Gazette) is a Norwegian newspaper published in Lier in Buskerud county. ''Lierposten'' was established in 1987 and is published weekly. It is politically independent. The newspaper's editor and manager is Pål A. Næss.
C ...
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* ''Lofot-Tidende ''Lofot-Tidende'' (The Lofoten Times) is a Norwegian newspaper published in Leknes in the municipality of Vestvågøy. It is published once a week, on Wednesdays. ''Lofot-Tidende'' covers events in the municipalities of Vestvågøy, Flakstad, and Mo ...
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* '' Lokalavisa NordSalten''
* '' Lokalavisa Verran-Namdalseid''
* '' Marsteinen''
* ''Meløyavisa ''Meløyavisa'' (The Meløy Gazette) is a local Norwegian newspaper published in Nordland county.
''Meløyavisa'' was established in 1986. The newspaper is published twice a week in Ørnes in the municipality of Meløy, and it covers news in the ...
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* '' Meråkerposten''
* '' Møre''
* '' Nordre''
* '' Nordvestnytt''
* ''Nye Troms ''Nye Troms'' is a local newspaper published in Målselv, Norway
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* '' Øksnesavisa''
* '' OPP''
* '' Os og Fusaposten''
* ''Østerdølen ''Østerdølen'' (the Østerdal Resident) is a local Norwegian newspaper published in Stor-Elvdal in Hedmark county.
The newspaper was established in August 1999 and is published once a week in Koppang. It covers events in the municipalities of ...
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* '' Østhavet''
* '' Øyavis''
* '' Øy-Blikk''
* '' Øyene''
* '' Øyposten''
* '' Raumnes''
* ''Røyken og Hurums Avis
''Røyken og Hurums Avis'' (The Røyken and Hurum Gazette) is a local Norwegian newspaper covering the municipalities of Røyken and Hurum in Buskerud county.
''Røyken og Hurums Avis'' was launched in 1976, when it was called ''Hurumposten'' (The ...
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* ''Ryfylke
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* ''Ságat
''Ságat'' is a Sámi newspaper written in Norwegian that is published in Leavdnja, Finnmark, Norway.
History and profile
''Ságat'' was founded in Vadsø in 1957 and moved to Leavdnja in 1981, where it still is based today. It maintains office ...
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* '' Saltenposten''
* ''Samningen ''Samningen'' (The Samnanger Resident) is a local Norwegian newspaper published in the municipality of Samnanger in Vestland county. The paper was established in 1977 and is published weekly, on Thursdays. It is edited by Hallvard Tysse. The paper's ...
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* '' Sande Avis''
* '' Sandnesposten''
* '' Selbyggen''
* '' Snåsningen''
* '' Søgne og Songdalen Budstikke''
* '' Solabladet''
* '' SolungAvisa''
* ''SortlandsAvisa ''SortlandsAvisa'' (The Sortland Gazette) is a local Norwegian newspaper published in the municipality of Sortland in Nordland county
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* '' Søvesten''
* '' Stangeavisa''
* '' Steinkjer-Avisa''
* ''Storfjordnytt ''Storfjordnytt'' (The Storfjord News) is a local Norwegian newspaper published once a week in Møre og Romsdal county.
The newspaper is published every Thursday, and it covers news in the municipality of Fjord, as well as in the villages of Geira ...
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* '' Strandbuen''
* '' Strilen''
* ''Sulaposten ''Sulaposten'' (The Sula Gazette) is a local Norwegian newspaper published in the municipality of Sula in Møre og Romsdal county. The newspaper's editorial office is in Langevåg
Langevåg or Langevågen is the administrative center of Sula Mu ...
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* '' Suldalsposten''
* ''Sunnhordland
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* '' Sunnmøringen''
* '' Svalbardposten''
* '' Svelviksposten''
* '' Sydvesten''
* '' Sykkylvsbladet''
* '' Synste Møre''
* ''Tysnes
Tysnes () is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnhordland. The administrative centre is the village of Uggdal. Other population centres in Tysnes include the villages of Våge and Onarhei ...
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* '' Tysvær Bygdeblad''
* '' Våganavisa''
* ''VaksdalPosten ''VaksdalPosten'' (The Vaksdal Gazette) is a local Norwegian newspaper published once a week in Dale in Hordaland county.
The paper covers events in the municipalities of Vaksdal and Modalen. The newspaper was established in 1987 and is publishe ...
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* '' Varangeren''
* '' Varingen''
* '' Vennesla Tidende''
* '' Vest-Telemark Blad''
* '' Vestavind''
* ''Vesteraalens Avis ''Vesteraalens Avis'' is a Norwegian newspaper, published in Stokmarknes, Norway, and covering the district of Vesterålen. The newspaper was founded in 1892. Among its editors was Nanna With
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* '' Vestby Avis''
* '' Vestlandsnytt''
* '' Vestnesavisa''
* '' Vestnytt''
* '' Vigga''
References
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External links
National Association of Local Newspapers website
Norwegian journalism organisations
Organizations established in 1976