Budstikken

Not to be confused with Budstikka.

Budstikken was a Norwegian newspaper.

It was started as a weekly newspaper by a governmental commission on 14 April 1808, to counter rumours and false information that arose because of the Gunboat War (1807–1814). Its first editor was Danish-born Norway-patriot Envold de Falsen. In 1808 Ludvig Stoud Platou took over. The newspaper gradually became the organ of the Royal Norwegian Society of Development, founded (partly by Platou) in 1809. After a break from January to February 1814, the newspaper continued with the subtitle "from the Norwegian Society of Development" until 11 July 1814, still with Platou as editor.[1]

The newspaper and the people involved with it were especially concerned with the establishment of Norway's first university, which came in 1811.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Storsveen, Odd Arvid (2010). "Budstikken". In Flo, Idar. Norske aviser fra A til Å. Volume four of Norsk presses historie 1660–2010 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. p. 60. ISBN 978-82-15-01604-7.


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