''Søndagsavisen'' is a free
Danish countrywide weekend newspaper. It has a circulation of 1.2 million and approximately 1.3 million readers each weekend. That makes it the most widely read newspaper in Denmark.
Its primary focus is weighted towards people between 25 and 50 years old, primarily families with children. It is distributed in 23 different regional editions. The editorial content is oriented towards a national audience and is the same in all regions; only the adverts differ.
''Søndagsavisen'' was fined in 2012, paying the largest sum in Denmark ever, DKK 750,000 for faulty journalism.
Courtpapers, Glostrup Court
/ref> The court found that ''Søndagsavisen'' had wrongfully published a series of articles claiming that Ecobaby, a producer of baby dummies (pacifier
A pacifier is a rubber, plastic, or silicone nipple substitute given to an infant to suckle upon between feedings to quiet its distress by satisfying the need to suck when it does not need to eat. Pacifiers normally have three parts: an elongat ...
s), was using phthalates in their production. The paper later withdrew the articles, but Ecobaby choose to continue the case.
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1978 establishments in Denmark
Newspapers established in 1978
Weekly newspapers published in Denmark
Danish-language newspapers
Free newspapers
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