Øvre Smaalenene

Øvre Smaalenene was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Askim in Østfold county.

It was established as Askims Avis on 7 May 1902, but changed its name to Øvre Smaalenene (modern: "Upper Østfold") in 1903. The first year it was published by Ole Lingjærde and Fredrik Maseng with a Liberal Party affiliation. It was mainly politically independent after that.^[1] and in addition to Askim it also covered the municipalities of Spydeberg, Hobøl and Enebakk.^[2]

Its circulation was about 3,000 in the interwar period, then 4,933 in 1950, 6,460 in 1970 and 7,061 in 1983.^[1] In 1990 it absorbed the somewhat smaller Østfold-Posten,^[2] because both newspapers were bought by A-pressen, and the circulation rose to 9,505.^[1] In 1997 it merged with the Mysen-based newspaper Indre Smaalenenes Avis, which continued, from 2003 under the name Smaalenenes Avis. However, the newspaper was moved back to Askim.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Zakariassen, Olav (2010). "Indre Smaalenenes Avis". In Flo, Idar (in Norwegian). Norske aviser fra A til Å. Volume four of Norsk presses historie 1660–2010. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. p. 184. ISBN 978-82-15-01604-7. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Østbye, Helge (1984) (in Norwegian). Massemediene. Oslo: Tiden. pp. 26. ISBN 82-10-02375-6. 
3. ^ Zakariassen, Olav (2010). "Indre Smaalenenes Avis". In Flo, Idar (in Norwegian). Norske aviser fra A til Å. Volume four of Norsk presses historie 1660–2010. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. p. 184. ISBN 978-82-15-01604-7.