Friheten

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The editorial offices of Friheten
TypeBiweekly newspaper
Owner(s)Norwegian Communist Party
Founded1941; 83 years ago (1941)
Political alignmentNorwegian Communist Party
LanguageNorwegian
HeadquartersOslo, Norway
Websitewww.friheten.no

Friheten (English: Freedom) is a Norwegian language biweekly newspaper, published by the Norwegian Communist Party (NKP).

History and profile[edit]

Friheten was founded illegally in 1941 during the German occupation of Norway due to World War II.[1] The founders were the members of the communist wing of the resistance movement.[1] The paper was started as a news sheet by the group and became a regular newspaper with the publication of its first issue on 14 May 1945.[1] After the liberation in 1945 it emerged as the official party newspaper.

It is the last party-dependent newspaper left in Norway. The paper has its headquarters in Oslo.[2]

The editor is Harald Øystein Reppesgaard.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c 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). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  2. ^ "A Guide to Norwegian Mass Media Statistics". Scandinavian Political Studies. 4. 1969. Retrieved 22 May 2016.

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