Ekstra Bladet
Danish tabloid newspaper
Type | Daily newspaper |
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Format | Tabloid |
Owner(s) | JP/Politikens Hus A/S |
Publisher | JP/Politikens Hus |
Editor | Knud Brix |
Founded | 12 February 1904 ; 119 years ago ( 1904-02-12 ) |
Political alignment | Traditionally centre-left; no current alignment |
Language | Danish |
Headquarters | Copenhagen , Denmark |
Circulation | 60,000 (2012) |
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Ekstra Bladet is a Danish tabloid newspaper , published by JP/Politikens Hus in Copenhagen. [1] [2] It was founded in 1904 as an evening edition to Politiken . In 1905 the newspaper was established in its own right and has since focused on investigative journalism, news, sports and entertainment. It has been described as a sensationalistic newspaper. [3] [4] Since April 2022, Knud Brix has been editor-in-chief.
History and profile
The newspaper began publication 1904 [5] [6] as a supplement to the Politiken newspaper, and a year later, it became a separate newspaper. The headquarters of the paper is in Copenhagen . [7]
In December 2010 Ekstra Bladet editor-in-chief Poul Madsen threatened to complain to the European Court of Justice after its submission of an application to Apple 's App Store was rejected. [8] Madsen claimed the application was deemed offensive, and in an editorial described Apple as being an "American nanny". [9]
Since 5 October 2012 Tipsbladet , an association football magazine, has been sold with the Friday edition of Ekstra Bladet . [10]
The current editor-in-chief is Henrik Qvortrup who took over in July 2021. [11] Poul Madsen was chief editor from September 2007 through March 2021. [12] [11] Hans Engell held the position from 2000 to 2007. [12] Victor Andreasen served as the editor-in-chief of the paper for two times, between 1963 and 1967 and between 1971 and 1976. [13]
For over 100 years, Ekstra Bladet s main competitor has been BT published by Berlingske Media .
Circulation
Ekstra Bladet ' s readership and circulation has declined in recent years, and continues to do so. [7] [14] During the last six months of 1957 the paper had a circulation of 68,178 copies on weekdays. [15] The circulation of the paper was 210,000 copies in 1991, 198,000 copies in 1992 and 185,000 copies in 1993. [16] It fell to 177,000 copies in 1994, to 168,000 in 1995 and to 166,000 copies in 1996. [16] Although its circulation grew to 169,000 copies in 1997, it again decreased and was 159,000 copies in 1998 and 148,000 copies in 1999. [16]
It was 134,000 copies in 2000 and 127,000 copies in 2001. [16] The circulation of the paper fell to 119,000 copies in 2002. [17] It was the fourth best selling Danish newspaper in 2003 with a circulation of 110,000 copies. [18] In 2004 the paper had a circulation of 110,000 copies. [19] There is another report giving its 2004 circulation as 106,000 copies. [20] In 2012 the paper had a circulation of 60,000 copies. [7]
In January 2012, the paper's website had an Alexa Internet global rank of #2061 and a rank of #5 in Denmark. [21] As of July 2018, the site held ranks of #3359 globally and #9 in Denmark. [22]
References
- ↑ About (in Danish) Ekstra Bladet . Retrieved 22 September 2010. "noise and ruckus", "occasional indignation", "Always in opposition"
- ↑ Said about us (in Danish) Ekstra Bladet . Retrieved: 22 September 2010.
- ↑ Wagner, Finn (7 February 2020). "Hvem læser Ekstrabladet?" [ Who reads Ekstra Bladet ? ] . fyens.dk (in Danish) . Retrieved 15 January 2022 .
- ↑ Olsen, Jens Erik (26 January 2010). "Klumme: Ekstra Bladet tør" [ Column: Extra Bladet dares ] . Ekstra Bladet (in Danish) . Retrieved 15 January 2022 .
- ↑ Jose L. Alvarez; Carmelo Mazza; Jordi Mur (October 1999). "The management publishing industry in Europe" (PDF) . University of Navarra . Archived from the original (Occasional Paper No:99/4) on 30 June 2010 . Retrieved 27 April 2015 .
- ↑ Anna B. Holm. "Discontinuities in Business Model Innovation of the Danish Newspaper Industry" (PDF) . Conferenga . Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2014 . Retrieved 12 December 2014 .
- 1 2 3 Demetrios Matheou (10 November 2014). "The Future of (Tabloid) Newspapers" . Danish Film Institute . Retrieved 2 January 2015 .
- ↑ Apple clashes with tabloid over breasts The Copenhagen Post . Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- ↑ Kommentar: Vi har ikke brug for en amerikansk nanny (in Danish) Ekstra Bladet . Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- ↑ "Ekstra Bladet / Tipsbladet" (PDF) . INMA . 2013 . Retrieved 29 May 2016 .
- 1 2 "Henrik Qvortrup bliver chefredaktør på Ekstra Bladet" (in Danish). TV2 . 19 May 2021 . Retrieved 15 January 2022 .
- 1 2 "Hans Engell forlader Ekstra Bladet" . Politiken (in Danish). 6 September 2007 . Retrieved 6 September 2007 .
- ↑ "Factsheet Denmark" (PDF) . Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark . January 2007 . Retrieved 9 May 2015 .
- ↑ Readers Ekstra Bladet . Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ↑ Britt-Mari Persson Blegvad (1964). "Newspapers and Rock and Roll Riots in Copenhagen". Acta Sociologica . 7 (3). JSTOR 4193580 .
- 1 2 3 4 "Culture" (PDF) . Danmarks Statistik . Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2015 . Retrieved 9 May 2015 .
- ↑ "World Press Trends 2003" (PDF) . World Association of Newspapers . Paris. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2017 . Retrieved 15 February 2015 .
- ↑ "World Press Trends" (PDF) . World Association of Newspapers . Paris. 2004 . Retrieved 8 February 2015 .
- ↑ "The Press in Denmark" . BBC . 20 December 2005 . Retrieved 17 December 2014 .
- ↑ "Media pluralism in the Member States of the European Union" (PDF) . Commission of the European Communities . Brussels. 16 January 2007 . Retrieved 27 March 2015 .
- ↑ "Statistics Summary for ekstrabladet.dk" . Alexa Internet . 7 January 2012. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012 . Retrieved 7 December 2017 .
- ↑ "ekstrabladet.dk Traffic Statistics" . Alexa Internet . 23 July 2018. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018 . Retrieved 22 July 2018 .
External links
- Official website ( Mobile ) (in Danish)
- Media related to Ekstra Bladet at Wikimedia Commons