Barometern OT is a local newspaper published in Kalmar, Sweden. It is the leading paper in its circulation area.[1]
 Barometern offices in Kalmar | |
| Format | Tabloid |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Gota Media |
| Founded | 1841 |
| Language | Swedish |
| Headquarters | Kalmar |
| Country | Sweden |
| Website | Barometern OT |
History and profile
editBarometern was established in 1841.[2][3] The paper was published by the Tidningen Barometerns AB from 1903 to 1989.[2] Then it was published by a stock corporation, Barometern-OT AB, between 1990 and 2002.[2] In 2003 the paper merged with three newspapers, namely Blekinge Läns Tidning, Borås Tidning and Smålandsposten, to create the joint holding company Gota Media.[2][4] The company is the owner of Barometern OT[5] which is based in Kalmar.[6] Since 1963 another local paper, Oskarshamns-Tidningen, has been published as an edition of the paper.[2]
Barometern OT has been published in tabloid format since 24 April 2001.[7] Toge Forsberg served as the editor-in-chief of the paper[6] which is published six times per week.[1]
Circulation
editIn 2010 Barometern OT sold 42,300 copies.[4] The circulation of the paper was 41,000 copies in 2012 and 40,300 copies in 2013.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b Anna Timchenko (November 2011). The Image of Ethnic Conationals abroad (MA thesis). University of Tampere. hdl:10024/83044.
- ^ a b c d e Jonas Ohlsson (2012). The Practice of Newspaper Ownership (PDF). Bohus: University of Gothenburg. ISBN 978-91-88212-98-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2015.
- ^ Eric C. Bellquist (1941). "Emergency Regulations and the Press in Sweden". Journalism Quarterly. 18 (4): 356. doi:10.1177/107769904101800402. S2CID 151984104.
- ^ a b Mart Ots (2012). "Competition, Collaboration and Cooperation: Swedish Provincial Newspaper Markets In Transition". Journal of Media Business Studies. 9 (2): 48. doi:10.1080/16522354.2012.11073543.
- ^ "Gota Media AB". G2Mi. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ a b The Rotarian. Rotary International. July 1971. p. 23. ISSN 0035-838X.
- ^ Ole Munk (Spring 2002). "Redefining the whole process" (PDF). Design Journal (82).
- ^ Frank Eriksson Barman (2014). "In search of a profitability framework for the local daily newspaper industry. A case study at Göteborgs-Posten" (Report). Gothenburg: Chalmers University of Technology. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
External links
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