''Borås Tidning'' is a

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published in

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History and profile

''Borås Tidning'' was established as the ''Borås Weckoblad'' on 1 September 1826. The paper has its headquarters in Borås. It had two predecessors, ''Borås Weckoblad'' (1826–1833) and ''Borås Nya Tidning'' (1834–1838). From 1898 to 2003 ''Borås Tidning'' was published by a stock corporation, AB Borås Tidning. In 2003 the paper merged with three newspapers, namely '' Blekinge Läns Tidning'', '' Barometern'' and '' Smålandsposten'', to create the joint holding company Gota Media. ''Borås Tidning'' is owned by Gota Media AB and has Stefan Eklund as the chief editor. ''Borås Tidning'' was published in broadsheet format until Spring 2005 when it switched to

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. From 1967 to 2011, the paper included a weekly

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page but it was discontinued because it lost its functionality as reported by the publisher. It has a politically conservative leaning.

Circulation

In 2003 ''Borås Tidning'' had a circulation of 50,100 copies. The circulation of the paper was 45,200 copies in 2010. It was 43,000 copies in 2012 and 41,300 copies in 2013.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boras Tidning 1838 establishments in Sweden Borås Daily newspapers published in Sweden Newspapers established in 1838 Swedish-language newspapers Mass media in Västra Götaland County 19th-century establishments in Älvsborg County