''Östgöta Correspondenten'', commonly known as ''Corren'', is a daily Swedish language
newspaper
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Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as p ...
in
Linköping
Linköping () is a city in southern Sweden, with around 105,000 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality and the capital of Östergötland County. Linköping is also the episcopal see of the Diocese of Linköping (Church ...
,
Sweden.
History and profile
''Östgöta Correspondenten'' was first published in Linköping in 1838.
The founder of the paper was Henrik Bernhard Palmær.
[ ''Corren'' was controlled by the Ridderstad family for 168 years, but was sold to Norrköpings Tidningar AB in 2008 for SEK 700 million. The publisher of the paper is Correspondenten i Linköping AB.
The paper was published in broadsheet format until 1 February 2005 when it switched to tabloid format. The stated position of the editorial page is ]liberal
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Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
.
Circulation
In 1998 the circulation of ''Östgöta Correspondenten'' was 67,000 copies. The paper had a circulation of 67,200 copies in 2000
See also
*List of Swedish newspapers
The number of newspapers in Sweden was 235 in 1919. It decreased to 125 papers in the mid-1960s. In 2009 the number of the newspapers in the country was 90.
This is a list of Swedish-language newspapers with their respective cities of publicatio ...
References
External links
Official website
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1838 establishments in Sweden
Daily newspapers published in Sweden
Mass media in Linköping
Newspapers established in 1838
Swedish-language newspapers