Århus Stiftstidende

Århus Stiftstidende

Banegårdshuset, the headquarters of Århus Stiftstidende since 2005.
Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s) Berlingske Media
Publisher Midtjyske Medier
Founded 3 January 1794 (1794-01-03)
Language Danish
Headquarters Banegårdshuset Aarhus C, Denmark
Website Århus Stiftstidende

Århus Stiftstidende (colloquially Stiften) is a Danish newspaper based in Aarhus, Denmark, focusing largely on local topics.

History and profile

First published by Niels Lund on 3 January 1794,[1][2] Århus Stiftstidende is among the oldest businesses in Denmark still in operation. It originated as part of the Stiftstidende dailies;[1] with two other Stiftstidende newspapers published in Aalborg - Aalborg Stiftstidende founded in 1767 -, and Odense - Fyens Stiftstidende started in 1772.[1] Until 1927, the publishing company of Aarhuus Stiftsbogtrykkerie owned and published the paper.[3] Between 1918 and 1952, Louis Schmidt served as the editor-in-chief.[2]

Århus Stifstidende serves for Jutland.[4] The paper has no official political affiliation,[5] but has a liberal political leaning.[6] It is published in broadsheet format.[7] On 1 January 2007 Århus Stifstidende merged with other local newspapers in Midtjylland to form the editorial company of Midtjyske Medier, a branch of Berlingske Media.[8] The publisher also owns and publishes the free local weekly newspaper Aarhus Onsdag (Aarhus Wednesday) and the interactive cityguide website AOA, Alt Om Aarhus (All About Aarhus). The Aarhus Onsdag paper is more limited in its scope, is financed completely by advertisements and is available both in paperform and online. The Alt Om Aarhus website is also free and includes a number of free online magazines as well, covering fashion, culture, tourist guiding, studentlife etc.[9][10]

Circulation

Århus Stiftstidende had a circulation of 71,000 copies on weekdays and 83,000 copies on Sundays in the first quarter of 2000, making it one of the top 20 newspapers in the country.[11] The circulation of the paper was 59,000 copies in 2002.[12] The paper had a circulation of 55,000 copies in 2003.[7] The paper sold 51,500 copies in 2005.[2]

During the first half of 2009 the circulation of Århus Stiftstidende was 24,231 copies.[13] It fell to 22,168 copies during the first six months of 2010 and to 20,329 copies during the first six months of 2011.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Denmark media". Iran Embassy. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Factsheet Denmark" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. January 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "History". Stibo. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  4. ↑ Haas, Tanni (April 2003). "Importing journalistic ideals and practices?". The International Journal of Press/Politics (Sage) 8 (2): 90–103. doi:10.1177/1081180X02251049.
  5. ↑ Mortensen, Peter B.; Serritzlew, Søren (September 2006). "Newspapers and budgeting: the effects of media coverage on local expenditure decisions". Scandinavian Political Studies (Wiley) 29 (3): 236–260. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9477.2006.00151.x.
  6. ↑ Aage Erhardtsen (May 1978). "Evolution of concentration and competition in the Danish newspaper and magazine sector" (Report). Commission of the European Communities. Brussels. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  7. 1 2 "World Press Trends" (PDF). World Association of Newspapers. Paris. 2004. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  8. ↑ Midtjyske Medier (Danish)
  9. ↑ Aarhus Onsdag Dinby.dk, Berlingske Media (Danish)
  10. ↑ Alt Om Aarhus (AOA) Midtjyske Medier A/S (Danish)
  11. ↑ "The 20 largest daily newspapers 2000" (PDF). Danmarks Statistik. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  12. ↑ "World Press Trends 2003" (PDF). World Association of Newspapers. Paris. 2004. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  13. 1 2 Anna B. Holm; John P. Ulhøi; Anastasia Uliyanova (2011). "Business Model Innovation: The Danish Newspaper Industry’s Response to the Decline in Traditional Markets". SSRN 2102615.

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