''Rogalands Avis'' is a

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published in

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History and profile

''Rogalands Avis'' was established in 1899. The paper is based in Stavanger and covers the southern

Rogaland Rogaland () is a Counties of Norway, county in Western Norway, bordering the North Sea to the west and the counties of Vestland to the north, Vestfold og Telemark to the east and Agder to the east and southeast. In 2020, it had a population of 47 ...

. A Labour Party-affiliated newspaper, it was titled ''1ste Mai'' until 1955, when it absorbed the bankrupt ''

Haugaland Arbeiderblad ''Haugaland Arbeiderblad'' was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Haugesund in Rogaland county. It was affiliated with the Norwegian Labour Party. ''Haugaland Arbeiderblad'' was started in 1907 under the name ''Arbeiderbladet''. It stopped in 1908 ...

''. Notable former

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include

Johan Gjøstein Johan David Haslund Gjøstein (5 January 1866 – 15 February 1935) was a Norwegian educator, newspaper editor and politician. Personal life Johan Gjøstein was born at Hystad, Stord as the son of teacher Amund Vikingsen Gjøstein (1820–1873) ...

Cornelius Holmboe Cornelius Holmboe (17 April 1881 – 16 November 1947) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of Justice in 1928. Personal life He was born in Tromsø as the youngest son of physician Johannes Michael Holmboe (1844–19 ...

(1908–1909),

Otto Luihn Otto Luihn (15 March 1890 – 3 March 1943) was a Norwegian newspaper editor, magazine editor and poet. Early life He was born as Otto Killingland in Drammen as a son of attorney Samuel Killingland (1841–1910) and Johanne Louise Luihn (1856 ...

Hans Andreas Hanssen Hans Andreas Hanssen (29 April 1873 – 1960) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour Party. He served two terms as an MP, and edited the newspapers '' Smaalenenes Social-Demokrat'', '' Nybrott'', '' 1ste Mai'' and '' ...

(1919–1920),

Børge Olsen-Hagen Børge Olsen-Hagen (10 February 1883 – 13 September 1936) was a Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor and politician. He was born in Stavanger, and was editor of the newspaper '' 1ste Mai'' from 1920 to 1936. He was elected representative ...

(1920–1936),

Trond Hegna Trond Hegna (2 October 1898 – 20 January 1992) was a Norwegian author, journalist and editor. He served as a member of the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland from 1949–1965. Biography He was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. He w ...

(1940–1958), Engwall Pahr-Iversen (1978-1990), Norulv Øvrebotten (1990-1996) and

Lars Helle Lars Helle (born 1 November 1962) is a Norwegian journalist and editor. He was chief editor of ''Rogalands Avis'' from 1996 to 2000. He was then hired in ''Dagbladet'', and held various mid-level leadership positions. When Thor Gjermund Eriksen w ...

(1996-2000). ''Rogalands Avis'' is owned 95.8% by ''A-pressen Lokale Medier AS'', which in turn is owned 100% by

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. ''Rogalands Avis'' had a circulation of 13,276 copies in 2006 and there were 10,521 subscribers the same year. In 2009 its circulation was 10,500 copies. The circulation of the paper was 8,471 copies in 2012.

References

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