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''Xtra'' was a
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 by the
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.Fossen, Erik. 2007. Unge Høyre punger ut for fototyveriet. ''Bergens Tidende'' (April 10).
/ref> The paper appeared about five times a year. The newspaper first appeared in 1922 and was originally called ''Unge Høire''. iT changed its name to ''Extra'' in 1980. In 2000, after Marit Berger took over as editor, it was relaunched in a magazine format under the name ''Xtra''. Following the strong showing by the
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in the 2005 parliamentary election, which led to lower state aid, some annual issues started being published online. The publication was sued for unauthorized use of a cover photo in 2007 and had to pay a €5980 fine. ''Xtra'' was discontinued in 2010.


Editors

* Marit Berger (2000–2002) * Torbjørn Røe Isaksen (2002–2004) * Marianne Groth (2004–2006) * Ida Mjelde (2006–2007)Fossen, Erik. 2007. Vil se på saken. ''Bergens Tidende'' (January 17).
/ref> * Bjørn Olav Isaksen (2008–2010)


References

{{italic title Defunct newspapers published in Norway Norwegian-language newspapers Conservative Party (Norway) newspapers Publications established in 1922 Publications disestablished in 2010