List of newspapers in Denmark
This list of newspapers in Denmark leads to daily and weekly newspapers published in Denmark (excluding the Faroe Islands and Greenland Autonomous Territories ).
- 3.1 Funen
- 3.2 Jutland
- 3.3 of Zealand, Lolland- Falster and Bornholm
History of the Danish newspaper market
Apart from the first flight leaves from 1482 took the newspaper history of the country with the appearance of initially predominantly German-language weekly newspapers from its beginning in 1634. Only the 1666-1777 brought out monthly magazine Den Danske Mercurius is considered as an early example of a Danish -language newspaper. Censorship and license were forced up to the first draft constitution of the Danish Constitution in 1848 order of the day and had an impact on the content of the publications. 1749 appeared the first edition of Kiøbenhavnske Danske post Tidender, the forerunner of the weekly newspaper Berlingske and Weekendavisen. From the beginning, the first daily newspaper in Denmark took a leading position in the newspaper market, which continues to the present. First local newspaper was the Aalborg Stiftstidende of 1769th From the second half of the 19th century, the newspaper market flourished in the wake of industrialization, which can be explained, among other things with new printing techniques and lower paper costs. The start-ups were organs of Danish parties that appeared everywhere in the country and party political issues, opinions and cultural debates included. 1905 a press reform was initiated, in which in addition to the format, the content orientation of the newspapers changed. Been reported from now on also on topics of everyday life and the economy; Reports and reader service was introduced by the U.S. model. From the put in place until the First World War reform especially the two morning papers and tabloids Ekstra Bladet benefited (from 1904), a special edition of policies, and BT ( 1916 ), a publication of Berlingske Media. In Jutland the Jyllands-Posten published since 1871, which dominated the market on the peninsula as the initial regional newspaper and asserted itself in the second half of the 20th century and in the rest of the country.
Newspaper closures
After giving the news monopoly newspapers had to compete in 1926 with the radio. Although the German occupation during the Second World War drew again a doubling of circulation figures by themselves, including also illegal writings were like the Dagbladet Information; but that could not prevent the einsetztende from the 1930s newspaper closures. Television news programs such as TV advices from 1965, allowing private broadcasters from 1988, the Internet and last but not least free newspapers (from 2001) as Metro Xpress, 24timer and Urban did the rest, so that later on 123 editorially independent newspapers of 1945 for half a century (1994 ) only 33 remained. For July 2011, a historic decline in circulation figures for all purchase and subscription newspapers was recorded as the number of sold copies, including those of the three largest ( Jyllands-Posten, Berlingske and policies ) fell short the first time the hundred thousand mark.