''iTromsø'' (formerly ''Bladet Tromsø'') is a daily (save for Sunday) newspaper published in

Tromsø Tromsø is a List of towns and cities in Norway, city in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The city is the administrative centre of the municipality as well as the administrative centre of Troms county. The city is located on the is ...

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History and profile

''Bladet Tromsø'' was first published on 24 January 1898 with Erling Gjemsø as the first

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. He was followed by Erling Steinbø in the post. The newspaper initially supported the

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. Following the party split in 1972, it aligned with the new Liberal People's Party for a short time before declaring its support of the Conservative Party. The newspaper was owned by the company which owns ''

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'' from 1986 to 1992. It is now published by Mediehuset iTromsø A/S, a subsidiary of

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, which was earlier owned by the Schibsted Group. The

is Stig Jakobsen. In December 2009, the newspaper changed its name to ''iTromsø''. , it had a circulation of 9,500 copies.

Editor in chief

*1898 – 1898 Erling Gjemsø *1898 – 1912 Erling Steinbø *1912 – 1916 Anders Hamre *1916 – 1916 Sverre Melvær *1916 – 1917 Karl Sjurseth *1917 – 1917 Andreas Aas *1917 – 1917 Anders Hamre *1917 – 1961 Oscar Larsen *1941 - ??

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*1961 – 1972 Kjell Larsen *1961 – 1982 Sverre Larsen *1972 – 1974 Wiggo Jentoft *1974 – 1980 Erlend Rian *1980 – 1985 Einar Sørensen *1985 – 1985 Kjell Larsen *1985 – 1986 Arnulf Hartviksen *1986 – 1990 Pål Stensaas *1990 – 1993 Per Eliassen *1994 – 2007 Yngve Nilssen *2007 - 2009 Jonny Hansen *2009 – 2014 Jørn Chr. Skoglund *2014 – 2015 Jonny Hansen *2015 – Stig Jakobsen

Lindberg case

''Bladet Tromsø'' became internationally known in 1988 when they published an official report on

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written by Odd F. Lindberg. The report received international attention and led to a discussion about the Norwegian seal hunt and

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. The newspaper was sued by the seal hunters and sentenced after two court rounds to pay compensation. In May 1999, the

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reversed the ruling of the Norwegian court, marking a change in the standards of publication.

References

External links

www.itromso.no
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