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''Se og Hør'' (, ) / ''Se & Hör'' (; "See and Hear") is a TV guide and
celebrity journalism A gossip columnist is someone who writes a gossip column in a newspaper or magazine, especially in a gossip magazine. Gossip columns are written in a light, informal style, and relate opinions about the personal lives or conduct of celebrities fr ...
magazine published in three independent versions in
Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...
,
Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
and
Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
by the Danish company
Aller Media Aller Media is a magazine publisher in the Nordic countries, headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. It publishes ''Elle'', ''Cafe'', ''Familie Journalen'', ''Femina (Denmark), Femina'', ''Allers'' and ''Se og Hør''. History Aller Media was fo ...
. The Danish version is the oldest. The Danish and Swedish editions are published weekly; the Norwegian, the largest of the three, twice a week. It is the largest circulation illustrated weekly in all three countries; the Norwegian version has sometimes had the largest weekly circulation in Scandinavia.


Denmark

''Se og Hør'' first appeared in Denmark in 1939 as ''Det Ny Radioblad'' (The New Radio Magazine). In 1953 it began to cover the then new medium of television and changed its name to ''Se og Hør'', retaining the old name as a subtitle. ''Se og Hør'' is the largest illustrated weekly in Denmark, with average weekly sales of 133,325 in the first half of 2012. In the 1980s and early 1990s, under former editor-in-chief Mogens E. Pedersen, it sold as many as 350,000 copies a week. Since November 2006, the magazine has awarded a journalism prize worth 150,000 kroner. In June 2009, Kim Henningsen became editor-in-chief at the Danish ''Se og Hør'', succeeding Henrik Qvortrup, who had left in November 2008 to become political editor at TV2. In April 2014, ''Se og Hør'' was involved in a media scandal when they were accused of using illegally leaked information about celebrities' credit card transactions and flight seat numbers.


Norway

The Norwegian ''Se og Hør'' began publication in 1978 and the first issue appeared on 21 September 1978 as an offshoot of the Allers publication ''Allers Familie-Journal'', based on the Danish magazine. The headquarters of the magazine is in
Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...
. The publisher of the magazine is Se og Hør Forlaget. Knut Haavik, the first editor-in-chief, remained in the position for 25 years until his retirement in 2004, when he was succeeded by Odd Johan Nelvik, who had assisted him since the beginning. In autumn 2008, Harald Haave was named editor-in-chief after a period as assistant editor-in-chief. Nelvik retained a consultant position at the magazine. In autumn 2012, Haave was replaced by
Ellen Arnstad Ellen Arnstad (born 20 September 1965) is a Norwegian magazine editor. Career Ellen Arnstad worked as a journalist for the newspaper ''Akers Avis Groruddalen'' and the magazines ''Norsk Ukeblad'', ''Nå (magazine), Nå'' and ''Allers (magazine), ...
as the magazine's first female editor-in-chief."Ellen Arnstad ny sjefredaktør i Se og Hør: Ellen Arnstad (47) er ansatt som ny sjefredaktør i Se og Hør etter Harald Haave"
''Se og Hør'', 8 October 2012
From 2017
Ulf André Andersen Ulf André Andersen (born 1967) is a Norwegian journalist and magazine editor. Since 2017 he has been chief editor of the Norwegian magazine . Career Born in Drammen in 1967, Andersen graduated from in 1996. He later took further education in ...
was chief editor of . Since September 2003, the Norwegian ''Se og Hør'' has been published twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays. On 19 May 2006, the magazine launched an online version, seoghør.no, which is now the celebrity website seher.no, run by Aller Internet. , the site had approximately 450,000 unique users per week. , it ranked 74th in Norway at the
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statistics service. David Stenerud served as its editor until May 2012, when he left and was not replaced as part of a policy of closer coordination between the website and the print magazine. In summer 2012, the magazine became available for the
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from the
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; this mobile service had 70,000 subscribers in 2012. In the 1990s, the Norwegian ''Se og Hør'' had the largest circulation of any Scandinavian weekly. It was the best-selling television magazine in 2003 in Norway with a circulation of 268,000 copies. In 2004, circulation fell 4.8% while the position of a competitor, '' Her og Nå'', became stronger. The circulation of the magazine was 145,900 copies in 2006. For 2011, the figures were 178,000 for the Tuesday edition and 109,000 for the weekend edition. , in a shrinking market, it was narrowly maintaining its position as Scandinavia's biggest weekly. The Norwegian ''Se og Hør'' has been the subject of three books by journalists.
Arild Aspøy Arild Aspøy (born 1958) is a Norwegian journalist, writer, director and editor. Aspøy has primarily been active as an investigative journalist and author. Aspøy's articles on the black market in heavy water led Norway to stop the export of thi ...
's ''Kjæresten fridde på dopapir: Se og Hør og kampen om privatlivet'' (1995; ) explores issues of privacy raised by the magazine's editorial practices. Håvard Melnæs' ''En helt vanlig dag på jobben: Se og hør fra innsiden'' (2007; ) recounts his experiences working there as a reporter and was the basis of the 2010 film ''
En helt vanlig dag på jobben ''En helt vanlig dag på jobben'' () is a 2010 Norwegian comedy-drama Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau dramedy) is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. In film, as well a ...
''. Arne O. Holm's ''Ja, vi elsker Se og Hør: hemmelighetene bak verdens største ukebladsuksess'' (2007; ) analyses the balance of celebrity stories and gossip about relatively ordinary people and the influence of the magazine's coverage.


Sweden

The Swedish ''Se & Hör'' was formed in 1994 by a merger of ''Hänt i Veckan'' (founded in 1964) and ''Röster i radio-TV'' (founded in 1932 and owned by
Sveriges Radio Sveriges Radio Aktiebolag, AB (; "Sweden's Radio") is Sweden's national publicly funded radio programming, radio broadcaster. Sveriges Radio is a public limited company, owned by an independent foundation, previously funded through a television ...
). Its editor-in-chief was Carina Löfkvist, who succeeded Tua Lundström after the latter's death in 2009. However, in 2014, ''Se & Hör'' was merged with ''Hänt Extra'', and the resulting new magazine took back the old name ''Hänt i Veckan''.


Finland

In Finland Aller Media publishes an entertainment and TV magazine ''
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'' (commonly called ''Seiska'') which, according to ''
Helsingin Sanomat , abbreviated ''HS'' and colloquially known as , is the largest subscription newspaper in Finland and the Nordic countries, owned by Sanoma. Except after certain holidays, it is published daily. Its name derives from that of the Finnish capital ...
'', is ''Se og Hørs sister magazine.


Iceland

The magazine is not related to the similarly named Icelandic celebrity magazine ' (Seen and Heard). In 1997, the Scandinavian publisher sued the Icelandic publisher for imitation and copyright infringement and for imitating their
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and content; but the case was dismissed five years later.


Criticism - Norway

In 2020, the Norwegian ''Se og Hør'' was accused by several prominent Norwegian celebrities to have invaded their privacy and posted a variety of photos and videos without prior consent, among other issues. In August 2023, ''
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'' professional dancer Helene Spilling expressed her frustration at ''Se og Hør'' for having followed after and published paparazzi photos of her and
Martin Ødegaard Martin Ødegaard (born 17 December 1998) is a Norwegian professional association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for and Captain (association football), captains both Premier League club Arsenal F.C., Arsenal and the Norway nati ...
earlier that year, saying that it was "not fun and really disrespectful". She said that it is "disrespectful to send a car after others for several hours", and was particularly annoyed at the fact that Ødegaard's licence plate was pictured in some of the photos. In November 2023, ''Se og Hør'' published an article and identified the name of
Alexandra Joner Alexandra Irena Acevedo Joner (born 25 March 1990), professionally known as Alexandra Joner, is a Norwegian singer, dancer, and television personality. She is the daughter of Norwegian musician and composer Sverre Indris Joner and a Cuban mother ...
's new partner and released photos of him. Joner talked about her wanting for the article to be removed, but the magazine refused to do so. It was also described by Joner's manager as "disrespectful".


See also

List of Norwegian magazines


References


External links

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