Verdens Gang ("The course of the world"), generally known under the abbreviation VG, is a Norwegiantabloid newspaper. In 2016, circulation numbers stood at 93,883, having declined from a peak circulation of 390,510 in 2002. VG is nevertheless the most read online newspaper in Norway, with about 2 million daily readers.[1]
Verdens Gang
Front page from 8 October 2006. Featured in the cover story is Austrian kidnap victim Natascha Kampusch.
VG is based in Oslo.[6] The paper is published in tabloid format.[7] The owner is the media conglomerateSchibsted,[5] which also owns Norway's largest newspaper, Aftenposten,[8] as well as newspapers in Sweden and Estonia and shares in some of Norway's larger regional newspapers. Schibsted took over the paper following the death of Christensen in 1967.[5] Just before the change in the ownership VG was mostly sold in the Oslo area and had a circulation of 34,000 copies.[9]
The editor-in-chief is Gard Steiro.[10]VG is not affiliated with any political party.
For many years, VG was the largest newspaper in Norway by circulation, which reached a peak of 390,000 in 2002. As its readers moved from the traditional newspaper to internet newspapers, the circulation has collapsed to 94,000 in 2016. VG is now the second largest print newspaper in Norway. It was overtaken by Aftenposten in 2010. The online newspaper vg.no is, however, by far the most visited in Norway, with 2 million daily readers.[11]
VG Nett
VG Nett is VG's news site online. It was started in 1995.[12]VG Nett made a net operating profit of 40 percent in 2006, making it an unusually successful online media operation.[13] According to figures from TNG Gallup, it had approximately 2 million daily readers in 2016.[14]
VG's web pages also include a discussion forum, VG Debatt.[15]
^ ab"Lesertall for norske nettaviser". medienorge. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
^Stig A. Nohrstedt; et al. (2000). "From the Persian Gulf to Kosovo — War Journalism and Propaganda" (PDF). European Journal of Communication. 15 (3). Retrieved 8 January 2015.
^Epp Lauk; Svennik Hoyer (Fall 2008). "Recreating journalism after censorship. Generational shifts and professional ambiguities among journalists after changes in the political systems" (PDF). Central European Journal of Communication. 1 (1). Retrieved 31 December 2014.
^. NorgesLexi (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
^ abcOlav Anders Øvrebø (2008). "Journalism After the Monopoly on Publishing has been Broken" (Book chapter). Bergen Open Research Archive. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
^ ab"Media in Norway" (Guideline). Regjeringen.no. 31 August 1996. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
^Adam Smith (15 November 2002). "Europe's Top Papers". campaign. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
^Craig Carroll (1 September 2010). Corporate Reputation and the News Media: Agenda-setting Within Business News Coverage in Developed, Emerging, and Frontier Markets. Routledge. p. 155. ISBN978-1-135-25244-1. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
^Sigurd Høst (1999). "Newspaper Growth in the Television Era. The Norwegian Experience" (PDF). Nordicom Review. 1 (1). Retrieved 31 December 2014.
^"Torry Pedersen går av som ansvarlig redaktør i VG". VG (in Norwegian). 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
^"Online Journalism Atlas: Norway". Online Journalism. 25 January 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
^Pfanner, Eric. (18 February 2007) "Norwegian newspaper publisher finds the secret to profiting online". International Herald Tribune. 20 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
^"Forsiden - VG Nett Debatt". vgd.no. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
External links
Official website
Media related to Verdens Gang at Wikimedia Commons
January 09, 2023
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Verdens Gang The course of the world generally known under the abbreviation VG is a Norwegian tabloid newspaper In 2016 circulation numbers stood at 93 883 having declined from a peak circulation of 390 510 in 2002 VG is nevertheless the most read online newspaper in Norway with about 2 million daily readers 1 Verdens GangFront page from 8 October 2006 Featured in the cover story is Austrian kidnap victim Natascha Kampusch TypeDaily newspaper online editionFormatTabloidOwner s SchibstedEditorGard SteiroFounded1945 78 years ago 1945 Political alignmentNoneHeadquartersAkersgata 55 Oslo NorwayWebsitewww wbr vg wbr noVerdens Gang AS is a private company wholly owned by the public company Schibsted 2 Contents 1 History and profile 2 VG Nett 3 Circulation 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory and profile EditVG was established by members of the Norwegian resistance movement shortly after the country was liberated from German occupation in 1945 3 The first issue of the paper was published on 23 June 1945 4 Christian A R Christensen was the first editor in chief of VG from its start in 1945 to 1967 when he died 5 VG is based in Oslo 6 The paper is published in tabloid format 7 The owner is the media conglomerate Schibsted 5 which also owns Norway s largest newspaper Aftenposten 8 as well as newspapers in Sweden and Estonia and shares in some of Norway s larger regional newspapers Schibsted took over the paper following the death of Christensen in 1967 5 Just before the change in the ownership VG was mostly sold in the Oslo area and had a circulation of 34 000 copies 9 The editor in chief is Gard Steiro 10 VG is not affiliated with any political party For many years VG was the largest newspaper in Norway by circulation which reached a peak of 390 000 in 2002 As its readers moved from the traditional newspaper to internet newspapers the circulation has collapsed to 94 000 in 2016 VG is now the second largest print newspaper in Norway It was overtaken by Aftenposten in 2010 The online newspaper vg no is however by far the most visited in Norway with 2 million daily readers 11 VG Nett EditVG Nett is VG s news site online It was started in 1995 12 VG Nett made a net operating profit of 40 percent in 2006 making it an unusually successful online media operation 13 According to figures from TNG Gallup it had approximately 2 million daily readers in 2016 14 VG s web pages also include a discussion forum VG Debatt 15 Circulation EditNumbers from the Norwegian Media Businesses Association Mediebedriftenes Landsforening Circulation of the printed newspaper VG 1980 2017 The daily number of readers of the internet newspaper vg no 1996 2016 1 1980 200 536 1981 227 191 1982 240 302 1983 256 747 1984 269 140 1985 290 705 1986 317 049 1987 333 698 1988 345 636 1989 360 331 1990 367 036 1991 365 318 1992 374 092 1993 377 575 1994 386 137 1995 371 238 1996 356 861 1997 370 115 6 1998 364 619 1999 373 552 2000 375 983 2001 387 508 2002 390 510 2003 380 190 2004 365 266 2005 343 703 2006 315 549 2007 309 610 2008 284 414 2009 262 374 2010 233 295 2011 211 588 2012 188 345 2013 164 430 2014 138 188 2015 112 716 2016 93 883 2017 82 015 2018 96 405See also EditList of Norwegian newspapersReferences Edit a b Lesertall for norske nettaviser medienorge Retrieved 19 March 2018 Stig A Nohrstedt et al 2000 From the Persian Gulf to Kosovo War Journalism and Propaganda PDF European Journal of Communication 15 3 Retrieved 8 January 2015 Epp Lauk Svennik Hoyer Fall 2008 Recreating journalism after censorship Generational shifts and professional ambiguities among journalists after changes in the political systems PDF Central European Journal of Communication 1 1 Retrieved 31 December 2014 Verdens Gang NorgesLexi in Norwegian Archived from the original on 21 June 2012 Retrieved 30 August 2008 a b c Olav Anders Ovrebo 2008 Journalism After the Monopoly on Publishing has been Broken Book chapter Bergen Open Research Archive Retrieved 29 December 2014 a b Media in Norway Guideline Regjeringen no 31 August 1996 Retrieved 22 November 2014 Adam Smith 15 November 2002 Europe s Top Papers campaign Retrieved 7 February 2015 Craig Carroll 1 September 2010 Corporate Reputation and the News Media Agenda setting Within Business News Coverage in Developed Emerging and Frontier Markets Routledge p 155 ISBN 978 1 135 25244 1 Retrieved 8 December 2014 Sigurd Host 1999 Newspaper Growth in the Television Era The Norwegian Experience PDF Nordicom Review 1 1 Retrieved 31 December 2014 Torry Pedersen gar av som ansvarlig redaktor i VG VG in Norwegian 4 January 2017 Retrieved 4 February 2011 MedieNorge statistics http www medienorge uib no statistikk medium avis Online Journalism Atlas Norway Online Journalism 25 January 2008 Retrieved 13 January 2015 Pfanner Eric 18 February 2007 Norwegian newspaper publisher finds the secret to profiting online International Herald Tribune Archived 20 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 1 February 2009 MedieNorge statistics http www medienorge uib no statistikk medium avis 253 Forsiden VG Nett Debatt vgd no Retrieved 19 March 2018 External links EditOfficial website Media related to Verdens Gang at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Verdens Gang amp oldid 1102334096, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
