Weekendavisen (meaning The Weekend Newspaper in English) is a Danish weekly broadsheet newspaper published on Fridays in Denmark. Its circulation (as of 2007) is approximately 60,000 copies, about ten per cent of which cover subscriptions outside Denmark. According to opinion polls, however, the actual number of readers is much higher (290,000 in 2007).
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Berlingske Media |
| Publisher | Weekendavisen A/S |
| Editor | Martin Krasnik |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Political alignment | Conservative / classic liberalism |
| Language | Danish |
| Headquarters | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Website | www.weekendavisen.dk |
History
editUntil 1971 the Danish postal service distributed mail twice daily, in the morning and in the afternoon. When afternoon mail delivery was discontinued, Berlingske Aftenavis (Berlingske Evening Newspaper), which was the evening edition of the daily newspaper Berlingske Tidende, had to cease publication, and Weekendavisen came into existence as a replacement,[1] known for the first several years as Weekendavisen Berlingske Aften. The owner and publisher of the paper is the Berlingske Officin.[2][3]
Weekendavisen's logo contains the original coat of arms of Berlingske Tidende, including the words "ANNO 1749", and its volume count begins in that year rather than in 1971 because its publishers and editors regard it as a continuation of the original Berlingske Tidende.
Characteristics
editWeekendavisen is a highbrow newspaper containing in-depth analyses of society and politics as well as extensive coverage of literature and fine arts. The weekly covers matters of national and international rather than local interest.[citation needed]
Weekendavisen is split into four sections each week: Society, Culture, Books and Ideas, which covers science-related news and articles.
Awards
editWeekendavisen presents the annual Weekendavisen Book Award. The nominees are selected by the newspaper's corps of literary critics and the final winner is selected by the readers.
Editors-in-chief
edit- 1950-1973: Otto Fog-Petersen
- 1973-1978: Henning Fonsmark
- 1978-1984: Frank Esmann
- 1984-1987 Jørgen Schleimann
- 1987-1992 Tøger Seidenfaden
- 1992-1998 Peter Wivel
- 1998-2017 Anne Knudsen
- 2017- Martin Krasnik
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Jette Drachmann Søllinge (1999). "Danish Newspapers. Structure and Developments" (PDF). Nordicom Review. 1 (1). Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ Carmelo Mazza; Jesper Strandgaard Pedersen (2004). "From Press to E-Media? The Transformation of an Organizational Field". Organization Studies. 25 (6): 875–896. doi:10.1177/0170840604042407.
- ^ Jose L. Alvarez; Carmelo Mazza; Jordi Mur (October 1999). "The management publishing industry in Europe" (Occasional Paper No:99/4). University of Navarra. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
External links
edit- (in Danish) Official website
- (in Danish) Information on Weekendavisen at the website of the paper's owner, the Berlingske Officin
- (in Danish) Information on Weekendavisen at the paper's own website
- Denmark - Culture - Mass Media – an overview of the history of the Danish press at the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. Weekendavisen is mentioned in the last paragraph of section 4.13.4.